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Obama calls for universal health care within six years (and Hillary too)
CNN ^ | January 26, 2007 | AP/CNN

Posted on 01/26/2007 10:57:14 AM PST by IntelliQuark

Every American should have health care coverage within six years, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Thursday as he set an ambitious goal soon after jumping into the 2008 presidential race.

"I am absolutely determined that by the end of the first term of the next president, we should have universal health care in this country," the Illinois senator said.

His chief rivals, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards, also are strong proponents of universal health care and have promised to offer their plans.

On Thursday, she criticized Bush's proposal to make health care more affordable through tax breaks, arguing that it would lead to less funding for hospitals.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; cradle2grave; democrats; electionpresident; elections; healthcare; hillary; obama; socializedmedicine; womb2tomb
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
When can we start referring to his proposal as "Hussein Care"?

We already did, click here

21 posted on 01/26/2007 11:28:44 AM PST by ASA Vet (The WOT should have been over on 9/12/01.)
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To: IntelliQuark

Just in case you were not sure, you WILL breathe your last breath in the poor house.


22 posted on 01/26/2007 11:29:07 AM PST by SMARTY ("Stay together, pay the soldiers and forget everything else." Lucius Septimus Severus)
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To: IntelliQuark

Unca Sam will be your Doctor...

AKA Socialized Medicine


23 posted on 01/26/2007 11:32:53 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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To: RightWhale
Most of what these raving Liberals talk about have nothing to do with the responsibilities and function of FedGov.

DUH!


24 posted on 01/26/2007 11:33:23 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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To: buckalfa

Jubilation T. Cornpone:

Poster boy for The Dem's And rRINO's


25 posted on 01/26/2007 11:34:11 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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To: Brilliant

bttt


26 posted on 01/26/2007 11:40:45 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: IntelliQuark
Good health comes from good living. Until you do, don't ask the public to pay for your excesses.

Obama is a smoker. As long as he and others smoke, drink and over eat, they should pay for their own health care.

27 posted on 01/26/2007 11:50:06 AM PST by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: IntelliQuark

Osamabama is another communist bum who wants to wreck the best remaining system of medical care in the world in order to buy cheap popularity with the lumpen proletariat, the media and academe.


28 posted on 01/26/2007 11:51:52 AM PST by Argus
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To: IntelliQuark

OMG. Here we go. I have been absolutely terrified of this happening. Terrified. Why are so many so ignorant? Just talk to people who LIVE in England or Canada. Yes, everyone will HAVE insurance, but it's USELESS if you can't get in to see the doctor or have the procedure done!!!!


29 posted on 01/26/2007 11:54:34 AM PST by Paved Paradise
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To: IntelliQuark

See what happens when you prop up an empty suit? He opens his mouth, and his first big proposal is Socialized Medicine.

Does he remember this went over like a lead balloon the first time it was proposed (Hillary!)

The liberals won an election and now they think we all want to be government cheese eating Socialists.

Please, stay deluded and suggest more Socialism and perhaps a few fascist like business proposals while you're at it. We will wind up being as grateful for these proposals as we were in 1994.


30 posted on 01/26/2007 11:55:20 AM PST by word_warrior_bob (You can now see my amazing doggie on my homepage!! Come say hello to Jake.)
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To: Elsie
The Man who knew no Fear!
31 posted on 01/26/2007 11:59:27 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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To: Elsie

Please Help End Overpopulation - SUPPORT SOCIALIZED MEDICINE!!

snark snark


32 posted on 01/26/2007 12:01:33 PM PST by acw011 (Texan livin Up North.)
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To: IntelliQuark

Obama's going to win the Dem nomination, and he's worse than Hilary. I pray that he doesn't win in the general election, but right now I'm pessimistic. The people want a smooth-talking empty suit who speaks in platitudes.


33 posted on 01/26/2007 12:02:00 PM PST by Aquinasfan (When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
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To: IntelliQuark

These bozos are amazingly dangerous.

Everywhere we see the disadvantages of single payer government controlled health care and these Dems have the gall to keep pushing it.

Kind of like drug dealers...


34 posted on 01/26/2007 12:03:16 PM PST by eleni121 ( + En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great))
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To: IntelliQuark

Bet neither one of them will sign up for it.


35 posted on 01/26/2007 12:04:00 PM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: JerseyDvl

You're pretty good with the dialog there.


36 posted on 01/26/2007 12:05:05 PM PST by Paved Paradise
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To: Paved Paradise

You are so right. In upstate NY health care is basically subsidized by Canadians who come here to get heir procedures done (with hard cash) because the Canadian health system is woefully broken.

There is hope however...from wiki

"All insurance...upplied by the government. Recently, the Supreme Court of Quebec ruled, in Chaoulli v. Quebec that private business must be allowed to offer health insurance and compete with the public program."


37 posted on 01/26/2007 12:08:32 PM PST by eleni121 ( + En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great))
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To: eleni121

That's very interesting. I worked for a large global company many years ago; we'd do executive exchanges: 2-3 year assignments. I caught on right away that all our guys/gals would do all their medical stuff here and get it done when they'd come back on vacations and so on; meanwhile, just the opposite occurred with our British and Canadian counterparts, as well as other European countries. They'd get as much crap done as they could in their 2-3 years here and I talked to many, many of them and they told me they couldn't get the stuff done there (England, Canada). I was convicted way back then and that was in the mid-late eighties.


38 posted on 01/26/2007 12:11:58 PM PST by Paved Paradise
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To: eleni121

I still don't get the word "UNIVERSAL". Medicare/medicaid does not pay if you are overseas. Does Universal mean anywhere on earth or just our american universe?


39 posted on 01/26/2007 12:15:54 PM PST by americanbychoice3
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To: Paved Paradise
I was convicted way back then and that was in the mid-late eighties.

Don't worry about it...nearly everyone was convicted in the eighties.

40 posted on 01/26/2007 12:19:19 PM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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