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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:05 AM Original message |
House passes for-profit insurance corporation welfare plan |
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ProleNoMore (316 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. The DLC Dems Are Proud, Very Proud Tonight! |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. The DLC "Dems" need to be politically decapitated. n/t |
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ProleNoMore (316 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Agreed! |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. These people beg to differ |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:09 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Not *real* democrats.... |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
25. Haven't you learned to stop listening to the crowing after a bill's been passed. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:18 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. BINGO! "It's not like they're going to tell you that you're about to get screwed." |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:20 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. People don't vote for bills just to crow. They vote for them so that they pass. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:23 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. No they vote for bills so they can say they did something. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Exactly. It's called a "pretense" - or a "plug nickel". Toss a crumb to the masses |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:15 AM Response to Reply #40 |
59. They're not even giving us crumbs. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
26. If health care was REALLY a "basic human right" - it would NOT be a for-profit enterprise |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:19 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Is continuing to watch people die a basic human right? n/t |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:28 AM Response to Reply #30 |
43. Quite apparently, it is. If you're a woman or can't afford NOT to die... |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
3. Then why did the insurance cos oppose the bill? |
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Jkid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
24. That is a good question |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:22 AM Response to Reply #24 |
60. Theater for the masses. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 01:32 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. +1 |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:18 AM Original message |
They ran commercials in support of HC, they wanted the mandates and... |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
44. they wanted the $$$$$$ and NO competition |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 10:16 AM Response to Reply #44 |
54. Exactly, many of the ads for HC reform were funded by the corporations... |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:08 AM Response to Original message |
4. I am rec number six. |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Yeah, and I was rec #5. |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
7. K&R |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
9. "I have Crohn's disease recently diagnosed" |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
10. BTW, they are people who share this sentiment over at this topic. |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
11. K&R However, debate and discussions are NOT allowed. |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
12. "My wife has multiple sclerosis." |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:12 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. So screw everyone else, eh?! |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:15 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I think you need to read it again n/t |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:19 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. No, I saw that thread already and I think it's selfish and short sighted. |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:26 AM Response to Reply #29 |
39. If youve dealt with the current healthcare system, there's lots of good things in |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #39 |
57. No the Republicans are not blowing up the awfulness of the mandates. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
56. And all it cost was... |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
14. We all just got screwed over BIG TIME & people here on DU are stupid enough to cheer about it! |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:12 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. A watermark, if you will... n/t |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:20 AM Response to Reply #14 |
31. I ain't cheering - I'm LIVID |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
15. everyone supporting this awful bill on DU should be forced to memorize Sec. 509. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Isn't that the kind of crap the founding fathers wanted NOT to happen in this country? |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
51. Well, if they put those of us who cannot afford it into prison, |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Then it needs to be POINTED out and asked to be STRIPPED out |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:19 AM Response to Reply #15 |
48. Well, for poor people like me, they are not going to be able to get blood |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
16. You can thank the Blue Dogs, Rahm Emanuel and the DLC |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:23 AM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Rahm Emmanuel and his corprat insurance co-loving BROTHER, the Blue Dicks |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
19. None of that is true. |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
38. Also, would I be right in thinking that these "taxes for not doing so".... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:29 AM Response to Reply #38 |
45. I wish it would |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #19 |
58. When will the public option be available? How many will be covered? n/t |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
23. "I *do* have pre-existing conditions and just about have exhausted COBRA. I am really hoping this |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
33. there's plenty to be upset about with this, I've OP'd that before, but as Rep Grayson said |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #33 |
41. nice post, you will get lost in all the noise though n/t |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-09-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #41 |
62. thanks for the comp. everyone reads my every word here, don't worry. lol |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:21 AM Response to Original message |
34. I'm shocked. SHOCKED I tell you. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:24 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Democratic party spinelessness is a pre-existing condition n/t |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Not only pre-existing but also chronic. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:35 AM Response to Reply #34 |
52. The fact that they can function at all without spines |
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PHIMG (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:45 AM Response to Original message |
46. Leadership is walking the party into a buzzsaw |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
47. Another ignorant rant, I see... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:20 AM Response to Original message |
49. I'm not saying this because you are a fellow MJ fan. |
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greennina (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 03:23 AM Response to Original message |
50. We were sold-out(ntxt) |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
53. Emmanuel & Pelosi have done their masters proud. |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-08-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
55. I wanna see the numbers. |
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