Should Anthony Weiner's remarks apply to both sides of the aisle?
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:05 AM
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Should Anthony Weiner's remarks apply to both sides of the aisle?
Edited on Thu Feb-25-10 09:08 AM by Faryn Balyncd
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"If Barack Obama’s bill gets changed to exclude the public entities, it is not health insurance reform…it rises and falls on whether the public is allowed to choose Medicare if they’re under 65 or not. If they are allowed to choose Medicare as an option, this bill will be real health care reform...." - Howard Dean
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:07 AM
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1. no. he said all republicans are wholly owned subsidiaries of the insurance companies
some democrats are but many aren't.
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:09 AM
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2. You've got a valid point . . . What would you put the rough per centage at on the left side?
Edited on Thu Feb-25-10 09:14 AM by Faryn Balyncd
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:15 AM
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6. this is completely a guesstimate.
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:19 AM
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7. I think you're in the ballpark....How does the insurance industry get such good mileage from them?
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:29 AM
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9. heavy on the bribes and threats I guess.
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:58 AM
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10. they buy the heads of the committees
Why waste good money on junior members when the old guys can do so much more?
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:11 AM
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:12 AM
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4. Most Publicans just don't want government to DO* anything. Democrats just don't want to get
Edited on Thu Feb-25-10 09:28 AM by patrice
voted out of office. They'd vote for government to do stuff as long as they hold their seats. *Except War.
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:15 AM
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5. probably easier to mention those that are not wholly-owned
quite a short list (an include the WH . . . if any apply)
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Thu Feb-25-10 09:24 AM
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8. if you want to neutralize them
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Thu Feb-25-10 10:05 AM
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11. There are a percentage of democratic senators who are owned
by the health insurance companies...Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is one.
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