Kerry Resurfaces With Healthcare Address

latimes.com ^ | 1/27/05 | Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writer

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Former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, who has kept a relatively low profile since his loss in November to President Bush, returned to the public stage today with a combative speech on healthcare.

The speech, delivered one year after his victory in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, sent a signal that the Massachusetts senator is keeping open the possibility of running again in the 2008 presidential election.

"I must say I did have to travel a few more blocks than I had hoped to get here,'' Kerry said wryly as he began his remarks to healthcare advocates gathered in Washington's Mayflower Hotel, which is closer to the White House than Kerry's Senate offices on Capitol Hill.

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..."You know the old joke? There's only one cure for presidential ambitions, and that is being embalmed,'' said veteran Democratic strategist Bill Carrick. "I am presuming he's keeping his options open. I think he clearly wants to make sure he's in the forefront of leadership in the Democratic Party.''...

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also,
'Kerry Battling Bush on Health Care Plan

Thursday January 27, 2005 10:16 PM


By LOLITA C. BALDOR

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John Kerry took on President Bush's health care proposals Thursday in his first major speech since losing to Bush in November, saying the plans won't meet the needs of children and low-income families who don't have health coverage.

``Today the president is in Ohio addressing health care, but his effort is the same window dressing, avoidance of reality that we've seen the last four years,'' the Massachusetts Democrat said.

Bush was in Cleveland Thursday talking about a plan for more computerization of medical records as a way to reduce medication errors and cut cots.

Kerry spoke at a luncheon, sponsored by the private group Families USA, that at times resembled one of his election campaign stops. He joked, posed for pictures and hugged supporters.

As on the campaign trail, he recounted stories of people he had met who were struggling to pay their health care bills or going without care so they could buy other necessities.

Recounting a meeting with Erie, Pa., resident Albert Barker, Kerry said the man had a heart attack and later lost his health coverage, so his wife would pray every day that nothing else happened.

``We shouldn't have to rely on a faith-based initiative for health care,'' Kerry said, taking another swipe at Bush, who has pushed for more funding for religious programs.

Republican National Committee spokesman Danny Diaz questioned Kerry's commitment to health care, saying he was ``long on political attacks and short on credibility.''

``Over the course of Senator Kerry's two decades in Congress, he has introduced virtually no health care legislation,'' said Diaz.

Kerry is pushing a proposal that would provide health care to all children through an expansion of the Medicaid program. The federal government would absorb states' costs for children at or below poverty level, to encourage states to expand coverage to children in families that make less than about $47,000. It would cover children up to the age of 21.

It is a legislative long shot in the Republican-controlled Senate. '

[Anti-MSM]

`Today the president is in Ohio addressing health care, but his effort is the same window dressing, avoidance of reality that we've seen the last four years,'' the Massachusetts Democrat said.

Speaking of avoiding reality, doesn't he know that the election is over and he lost?

[Theresawithanh]

"There's only one cure for presidential ambitions, and that is being embalmed"

LOL! Kerry may want to make sure he's in the forefront of the dem party, but I think he's on it's @ss. They don't treat losers too kindly.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

See TennCare. End of story.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Kerry's Health plan? I can hardly wait... Will someone tell this f...g traitor to shut up!

" I have a plan. I have a plan ! " Yeesh!

[bitt]

see another..
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1330332/posts

puke!!

[MJY1288]

I just saw a clip on C_Span of Kerry's speech....

Someone needs to remind Kerry that he lost the election and his message was rejected by the voters.

The immanent crash and burn of the Democrat Party will make the final descent of the Hindenburg look like a walk in the park by comparison

[goldstategop]

Jean Francois Cheri touts CanadaCare. Film at 11.

Denny Crane: "I want two things: First God and then Fox News."

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, who has kept a relatively low profile since his loss in November to President Bush, returned to the public stage today with a combative speech on healthcare."

When will the GOP controlled US Senate
AND
Right Wing Main Stream Media call this SOB a traitor!

What cowards we have in the US Senate and in the Right Wing Main Stream Media.

Do they expect President Bush to do THEIR work?

The 58,000 + names on The Wall are watching!

And waiting for justice.

Hey, but don't listen to people like me.

I'm just a "war criminal" who was in Viet Nam when Hanoi Kerry was.

Just ask Hanoi Kerry, he'll tell you,
I and my Brothers and Sisters
who served with honor in Viet Nam
are just "war criminals."

[Soaring Feather]

bump

[Dolphy]

I have an enormous amount of compassion for those who lose their health care coverage through no fault of their own and cannot either afford or even find insurance. But the fact is I know more people who recklessly have children, quit jobs with health benefits and refuse jobs that do provide health insurance than I do those who lose or cannot afford coverage.

[Michael Barnes]

" I have a plan. I have a plan !

no-no..Lurch goes like this...

" I have a plan. I have a plan ! Go to my website.."

Meanwhile it changes by the minute due to polling...

I wonder how much stress johnkerry.com put on the waybackmachine?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

US GOP controlled Senate

AND

Main Stream Right Wing Media

Hang your heads in shame!

When you wake up in the morning,
and look in the mirror,
before you go to the US Senate,
or to the TV or Radio studios,
know that you did nothing to remove this traitor.

Well REAL Americans know what you did NOT do!

U.S. Constitution Amendment XIV

Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress,
or elector of President and Vice President,
or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States,
or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress,
or as an officer of the United States,
or as a member of any state legislature,
or as an executive or judicial officer of any state,
to support the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same,
or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.
But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

[smonk]

maybe we should stop prank calling his house and asking for Lou . . . . Mr. Lou Zer.

[bitt]

and puuuhleeeeze stop asking for Amanda....Amanda Huginkiss

[bitt]

'The 58,000 + names on The Wall are watching!

And waiting for justice.

Hey, but don't listen to people like me.

I'm just a "war criminal" who was in Viet Nam when Hanoi Kerry was.

Just ask Hanoi Kerry, he'll tell you, I and my Brothers and Sisters who served with honor in Viet Nam are just "war criminals." '

TONK WORDS...they were lost in his post.

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Thankyou for posting that Ammendment Tonkin. It really proves Kerry is a traitor once you read that.

[Theresawithanh]

His message, such that it was, seemed to be largely that America is going to hell in a handcart, and we're here to fix things, to take back America, and he was always dooming and glooming.

I caught a comment made by Ms. Cahill on Fox this morning saying something to the effect that 9/11 was a major reason Kerry/Edwards lost the election. Well, DUH!

[goldstategop]

LOL! If health care is so important to Senator Kerry, nothing is stopping him from introducing legislation to address the alleged "crisis." As they say, talk's cheap. President Bush did more in four years than you've ever done in 20 as a Senator.

Denny Crane: "I want two things: First God and then Fox News."