Posted on 08/21/2009 7:14:29 AM PDT by DogBarkTree
Anything constructive Romney has had to say on the issue has been too far buried in his defense of his own socialized medicine in MA.
You’re right about DeMint, he has been out there. But Corker isn’t enough of a national figure to really be heard on anything.
Using Facebook is brilliant. Not only is it free but she can take her message directly to the people totally bypassing the MSM.
Who said that she invented the idea?
The truth is that this piece offers nothing new to the debate. She's not doing much heavy lifting -- the people whose studies she quotes did that for her.
She also didn't do the really heavy lifting of actually passing the Tort Reform legislation she cites with approval -- that happened before she was ever in a position to influence it.
Again, it's nice that she's on-board, but it's disingenuous to suggest that she's had any actual influence on the matter.
Which brings us back to the flaccid thinking behind that throw-away line I cited. That's actually the most important part of the entire artice, precisely because it's the sort of line that gets big-time politicians in trouble. Ms. Palin needs to learn to think more carefully about such things, because it will (and many times already has) get her in trouble.
What it tells us is that she needs a few years of seasoning before she should have the temerity to offer herself up for higher office or party leadership.
If you don’t think she’s has an influence on the debate in the last two weeks, you either haven’t been paying attention or, I assume, are one of those strongly biased against her.
Sure, she quotes the experts on the subject, as she would have less credibility without doing so. But the Republicans have to take it to the public politically, now is the time to do that, and she’s been very effective.
She does that with FACTS. She pummels the politicians in DC pointing out that they are IGNORING something that COSTS YOU and me and every other American $2000/yr in additional medical costs, meanwhile those same politicians have plans to ADD a Trillion Dollars in the next decade, and $250 BILLION PER YEAR after that! She is not hammering the politicians as a Republican or a Democrat, but as the populist that she is.
Why are they ignoring it? You know why as well as I do: most of them are lawyers and have many lawyer buddies and donors. If Congress addresses TORT REFORM FIRST, they will be showing me, at least, that they are trying to demonstrate a real interest in controlling costs and changing the medical system for the better. Then I might be willing to let them tackle other issues with a little more faith in them.
Ignoring TORT REFORM means they have no interest in helping us.
Here is a Price Waterhouse Analysis of healthcare costs in America. This shows that the expert Sarah relied on for this is accurate, and that adds to her credibility in this issue.
“What ... a call for tort reform is now a ‘lightning bolt?’
Get real. Folks have been suggesting that for at least the past 20 years.”
Alaskans have been suggesting a pipeline to the lower 48 for 30 years but it took Palin to ram it through.
Tort reform was like bird shot on the shelf. Palin has flushed out the quail and delivered bird shot to the tail feathers.
Go Sarah! Go!
“The truth is that this piece offers nothing new to the debate. She’s not doing much heavy lifting — the people whose studies she quotes did that for her. “
This is what Palin wrote:
“The State of Alaska pioneered the “loser pays” rule in the United States, which deters frivolous civil law suits by making the loser partially pay the winner’s legal bills. Preventing quack doctors from giving “expert” testimony in court against real doctors is another reform.”
So she is bringing her unique perspective as a *governor of alaska* as to why tort reform makes sense. Governors are responsible for their states and have to implement the correct decisions.
There you go again. Palin is not claiming this is a new idea and I've yet to see anybody on this thread make the same claim.
Your point is ironic given your stated correction of Sarah on her mentioning "building roads and hospitals" as being inappropriate.
THIS!! This needs to be the new mantra!
The corporation gets to choose, because the corporation generally pays the lion's share of its employees' insurance premiums. In my case, I think it's about 80%... Plus which, they handle all of the negotiations (and most likely get a better price than I could on my own), and they handle the enrollment.
One might plausibly argue that corporations should get out of the middle, but we shouldn't fool ourselves into thinking that it would be easy; in fact, it might be a lot harder for individuals, and may well cost more.
No predicates!
This bill should never become law.
umm his profile says he’s a guy
I might have to make her page my new home page.
Not that I needed another reason to love this woman! I can’t wait to hear the screeching heads on the MSM!
I think it's safe to assume that everyone on this thread knows that when you quote a study, it means that the study was done by somebody else.
LOL, unbelievable.
Sarah is sure getting a big bang for her buck on Facebook! Press release? Press Conference? Who needs it. She is using technology to her advantage and kicking the opposition’s ass in the process! I LIKE IT!
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