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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 03:00 PM Original message |
Howard Dean claims TORT reform would 'make enemies' |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. HD is the man |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. He's also wrong about tort reform |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. If (and that's a big IF) you can find a complete video |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. +1 Glad to see people see through the RW propaganda about lawyers. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. +1, and.. |
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Iowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Preserving the ability to sue is a safety issue, and this statement was not a progressive one. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Personally... |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Provide a newspaper story or link, instead of hearsay................... |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. The issue needs to be looked at restively. nt |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Got burned a little by all the negative responses, did ya??? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Not exactly... |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Aaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnndd??? Your op was a propaganda piece. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 01:16 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Quotes from Howard Dean are propaganda? |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Cherry picked quotes are. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
42. Obviously, WD does not burn easily or he would not still be posting here. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
40. What do you mean by that? |
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ArcticFox (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Your post doesn't make a whole lot of sense |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 08:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I meant it was settled as in ended... |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. "I think that there does need to be some sort of structure brought to tort settlements" |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Knowing that JE is a sorry piece of..... |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. We need tort reform because of John Edwards? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 01:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
28. No, I was just relaying a personal experience.. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
43. Then, whhich Democrats do you admire and why? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. Shocked, shocked, that you and your "friend" hold this position. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
38. Exactly. Before these lawsuits, Doc could remove the wrong arm or leg and the patient had no remedy |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Or, as he put it, "the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party." The rest are, IMO, |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. as it is said . . . "BINGO!!" |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. if medical corporations know there is a 'price' on a human life that is limited, they'll adapt to it |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Trust me. They already do that |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. 'Tort Reform', Sir, Is a Red Herring Anyway |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Amen, brother. Also you never see mentioned that the large majority.............. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 10:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. Correct |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
44. As always, Molly Ivins was exactly correct. The people lose their rights AND |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
33. Exactly. The same insurance companies gouge the doctors that gouge the patients. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. YES. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
49. It's a state law issue, anway |
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ArcticFox (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. Tort Reform is a Right Wing Red Herring |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
45. THANK YOU! So true. I hate to see Demcorats buying into the RW propaganda. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
17. "by a growing number of Americans" -another corporate media lie |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
47. "by a growing number of Americans"--not only a lie, |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
19. It's not about saving money on malpractice insurance, it's about saving on unneeded tests and tx |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I worked in hospitals for many, many years |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Exactly, Ma'am |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. It would be great to see a new study undertaken by Congress looking at this |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
46. Who decides which tests are needed or not needed? Not lawyers. Lawyers . |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-28-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. Darth was going on about tort reform in the '04 VP debate. |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
31. The ultimate source for this is the Reston, VA townhall meeting |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
39. Actually single payer would do a lot to create tort reform |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
48. The business about lawyers increasing the cost of medical malpractice insurance is bs. In fact, |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-29-09 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
50. The real tort reform they want is, ending or reducing contingency agreements. |
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