Let's just quote the president when the Republicans tried to bring up
amendments to the HCR bill to make it something they could support. The
president said "I Won!" and so now the Republicans can do the very same
thing and tell the president the same thing - and rightfully so. The
public voted against the president almost across the country and his
policies were turned down as well. It got so bad that the Democrats
tried not to be there when the president showed up to campaign and they
tried to duck and dodge when asked about their votes in favor of the
president's policies. That is pretty bad when the candidates try to
keep away from the head of their own party when they are campaigning.
On 01/05/2011 04:27 PM, Tommy News wrote:
Wrong. You are not everyone.
Does Mr Boehner know about whom he's speaking when he and any of his
conservative cronies say "the American people". I think he and they
mean "it has to be my way". I wonder what their consituents will do
when they learn that they can't get the health care they need because
insurance companies ... well, we all know about that part of it. The
Republicans have been bitching and moaning about what they like to
derisively call "Obamacare", yet not one of them has come forward with
a scintilla of an alternative. I doubt if they have a plan since it
seems to me that they've mostly been concerned with knocking down
President Obama at every turn. Our health insurance system is one of
the most cumbersome in the world, since it's really not a system by
subject to the individual money-grabbing whims of the insurance
companies. We are supposedly the richest country in the world. While
we spend mountains of moolah on every kind of war effort, there's
never any money to take care of our citizens. It's interesting that
in all this talk about saving money, it's never once been brought up
that perhaps we should cut back in the war mongering department. We
say we're a peace-loving nation. Our actions do not back up our
words. I was born in 1940 and have lived through 5 wars (WW2, Korea,
Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan). That seems a bit on the excessive side.
I think it's important to remember that when it comes to war we are
not always in the right.
On 1/5/11, Mark<[email protected]> wrote:
I bought the "rider" on my policy.... that is not an option they have. Free
enterprise means getting what you pay for.
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Tommy News<[email protected]> wrote:
Markie Mark Mark-
And what happens when you get cancer or some other disease and your
insurance company "death panel" drops your policy and you cannot buy
another policy because you now have a "pre-existing condition"? What
then, Markie Mark?
On 1/5/11, THE ANNOINTED ONE<[email protected]> wrote:
@@@@ they want to put insurance companies back in charge of our health
care.@@@@
You bet I want that. I work hard and pay my own bills. I want to be
able to hire any one or any company I choose to meet my personal needs
whether it is health care or which gas station to fill my tank.
On Jan 5, 2:13 pm, Tommy News<[email protected]> wrote:
The dire negative consequences of health reform repeal
From Mitch Stewart, BarackObama . com
Tommy --
Our progress is under attack.
Their majority is not even a day old, but House Republicans are
already getting ready to pass a bill to repeal health reform.
Instead of focusing on the future, they want to put insurance
companies back in charge of our health care. To go back to the days
when these companies could deny coverage to children based on
pre-existing conditions, cancel coverage when people would get sick,
or limit the care you could receive -- even when you needed more. When
seniors would be forced to choose between paying their mortgage and
paying for their prescription drugs, simply because they landed in the
"donut hole" in coverage.
They want to turn our progress into a partisan fight.
But you and I know that the Affordable Care Act and other reforms to
protect consumers did not pass because of a partisan or ideological
agenda.
They passed because millions of Americans stood up and said we were
ready for commonsense solutions after years of fraud and abuse, for a
new era of responsibility after unchecked power. They passed because,
after 100 years of debate and negotiation, we said we would wait no
longer for health reform.
These reforms passed because of you. Now, we must prepare to stand up
for them again.
Organizing for America is pulling together a team of organizers and
volunteers to defend reform -- and we need you on this team. Together,
we'll show how our progress is already improving lives across the
country -- and take on those who are pushing for repeal.
Join the fight to protect our progress and keep Congress focused on the
future:
http://my.barackobama.com/ProtectOurProgress7
It's clear that's not where House Republicans are looking -- they're
putting the car in reverse and heading straight toward the ditch that
we just spent two years climbing out of.
As the President said this week, we are still emerging from a
recession that took a toll on millions of families, many of whom are
still trying to get their lives back on track. The Affordable Care Act
and Wall Street reform were important steps forward on the road to
recovery, and we can't afford to play political games with them now.
We have an obligation to ensure our progress is not rewritten by the
insurance industry and big banks.
This year, we'll need to stand by the President as he works to grow
our economy, make the United States more competitive, and keep moving
the country forward -- but we're also going to have to work hard to
defend what we have already achieved.
Join the campaign to protect our progress:
http://my.barackobama.com/ProtectOurProgress7
Thanks,
Mitch
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America
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