Posted on 08/28/2009 9:57:33 PM PDT by Libloather
Howard Dean claims TORT reform would 'make enemies'
August 28, 10:07 AM
Mesa Independent Examiner
Christina Wijfjes-Smit
There is a new battle cry being touted in the ongoing debate of health care reform by a growing number of Americans; TORT reform.
TORT reform would limit the circumstances under which injured people may sue or limit the amount a jury can award at trial, or both.
Doctors are forced to spend an enormous amount of money on mal-practice insurance due to the ever growing number of frivolous law suits filed. The increase of cost to the doctor trickles down to the patient which then increases the cost of medical insurance. It is a vicious unending cycle that TORT reform could combat.
Howard Dean, former Democratic National Chairman, explained at a town hall meeting why TORT reform was not part of the proposed health care reform bill. He said, “This is the answer from a doctor and a politician. Here’s why tort reform is not in the bill. When you go to pass a really enormous bill like that, the more stuff you put in it, the more enemies you make, right? And the reason that tort reform is not in the bill is because the people who wrote it did not want to take on the trial lawyers in addition to everyone else they were taking on. And that is the plain and simple truth.”
As the American people delve deeper and educate themselves on what health care reform entails it becomes apparent that lawmakers, from both sides of the aisle, are far more concerned with their own interests over the interest of the American people. If this surprises anyone, it shouldn’t.
I can believe that.
“We are not going to tolerate these attacks...run by the strangest collection of misfits, looney tunes, and squalid criminals since the advent of the Third Reich.” - Ronald Reagan after terrorist attacks by Shi’ite Muslims, July 1985
It might have been quoted this afternoon, leaving out the missing words from the elipses (from outlaw states) and substituting “current administration>”
(or a guilty conscious? OOOOH, that's bad for a Dem/Lib! What did you do Howard? What do you know?)
“And Deathcare™ won’t?”
Yes, it will, but trial lawyers are their guys, big donors. Not so much insurance providers or drug companies. Old people are, too, but they figured they’d be able to propagandize their way past them.
The bad news about DEATHCARE is that it WILL make enemies.
The GOOD NEWS — for the DimocRATS — is that they’ll ALL BE DEAD!
I don't know why they are called "trial" lawyers. The ambulance chasers I know rarely, if ever, go to trial. Shaking down the insurance companies is their thing, not trial practice.
The real reason we will never see ObamaCare is that it would destroy a big part of the trial lawyer industry.
Dan Quayle talked about tort reform ages ago.
I have little hope.
Yeah... They don’t want to lose the political revenue the get every year. Over 1/2 million dollars to the D’Rats $5000 for Repubs
Trial Lawyers pony up big time for the D’Rats
The difference is that ObamaCare will only offend patriots, who already despise the Democrats. Tort reform will offend the parasites who fund the Democrats, and our liberal congresscritters have been paid generously to represent the parasites who feed off flaws in our tort laws.
Title shoud read:
Howard Dean admits corruption. Calls will of the people a “pipedream”
“When you go to pass a really enormous bill like that, the more stuff you put in it, the more enemies you make, right? “
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THAT is RIGHT, Mr.Dean. It is about time some Demodogs get it!
The solution is simple: KISS!
Keep It SIMPLE, Stupid!
Don’t write a “really enormous bill like that”!
TORT REFORM FIRST
TORT REFORM ONLY
TORT REFORM NOW
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