Posted on 02/08/2010 5:12:33 PM PST by Sub-Driver
WTG!
GOP Leaders: Just don’t show up for this phony “summit” publicity stunt. JUST DON’T GO. Americans won’t blame you, and you can ONLY lose if you participate.
Tennessee has joined several other states in trying to pass a Health Care Freedom Act. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military's secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011)
New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.
Compromise......done it for 7 decades, do they got the gravitias to stand on principle?
Democrats essentially back in campaign mode....looking to shame the GOP in not wanting to cover everyone and yet Death Care still has tens of millions uninsured after 10 yrs...but it saying you want to do it....compassion
same old b.s: GOP take a gun to a gun fight, leave the butterknife at home.
Just don’t go. We don’t want healthcare.
The WH wants Zero's mug on TV with the Repubs in front of him to provide another "scolding opportunity" to boost the far-left polling numbers which rise when he seems to "get the better of" the GOP.
That's all this is about.
We need to reinstate Nancy Reagan’s campaign of “Just Say NO” to these poor, spineless members of the GOP.
I will give the maximum donation possible to any Congress Critter who attends this event and asks Obama if he received any aid as a foreign student when he attended schools here in the US.
That “party of no” stuff is getting old. If someone is mugging me, I have no intention of negotiating with them. Since the dems seem to want to mug American, Pubbies need to say “NO F’ing way” if they want our votes and they need to own it. I will never ever understand why Republicans allow dems to define the debate in so many cases.
GOP, now we will see what you are made of. Meet with Obama on one condition. These talks start from scatch, period. The original bill needs to thrown into a burning garbage dump. Publically, announce the GOP positions before the summit, and do not go to the summit unless these positons are accepted by Obama and the Democrat Party. Actually, you are better off stating your positions on the media and skipping the trap the dummy Obama has set for you!!! Have you looked at Obama’s poll numbers lately. The America hater. socialist, Barack Hussein Obama is in crash and burn mode!!! Do not give the weakling an inch. And...now that Murtha has passed, get your butts in gear and win that seat for the GOP. Get your butts into real, effective action. We the people want Obama to resign or be impeached by his own Democrat Party.
Dumb poker. There are some things that need fixing in our health care. Most of us know what they are:
1. Tort limits.
2. Health care should be transferrable across state lines.
3. Health care insurer “delay and deny” protocols must be made illegal.
4. Medical professionals must not be allowed to have an interest in hospitals, labs, nursing homes and other medical services.
5. Hospitals, labs nursing homes and other medical services (including pharmaceutical) must be “not for profit” enterprises. Same for medical insurers.
This is not the time for Pubbies to be playing games. By stating up front what they will support puts the demrats on defense. Its called framing the argument.
My take on this is have the GOP go..do not just say no, to not let Obama control what is aloud in the health care bill..he wants you get clips of the GOP saying NO. Go in strong with ideas and with ever thing Obie puts out...show how it is wrong/stupid/not good for Americans. Be educated and win
Reputable Endocrinologist won't prescribe the generic form for these reasons.
Yet ins. companies don't want to pay the few extra cents for the name brand Syntrhoid from Abbot Labs. This is not an expensive drug..a tad over $20 per 30 days supply.
Thyroid is the furnace of the entire Endoctrine system.
And NO ILLEGALS allowed FREE health care!
You are absolutely correct.
If the dims offer even the slightest of compromise, the GOP will be expected to surrender all principal and give the dims EVERYTHING THEY WANT.
It's far better to win than to compromise.
It the profit motive that has created 90% of all new therapies and drugs in the world over the last 100 years.
I'd argue on this thought. I don't have the time right now but I see no need to rob Americans of the freedom to decide what business they engage in provided they promote a quality product/service.
The variety of business models strengthens the market and benefits everyone. If their business model stinks, the market will take care of them.
To: dools007
++++ 5. Hospitals, labs nursing homes and other medical services (including pharmaceutical) must be not for profit enterprises. Same for medical insurers.++++
I would agree if these entities are are invested in at risk “instruments” such as banks, MBSs, and taxed supported.
And this would include subsidised by us, the taxpayer!
Yo Caipirabob—I’m not sure this is a good idea either. But I think it’s an issue that should be discussed and debated. In principle I believe in the marketplace’s ability to provide goods and services at a price people feel is fair. However, that is only true in the absense of skewing factors—like greed and dishonesty.
If a Wall Street, retail or manufactuing CEO proves to be greedy and dishonest the health and and welfare of it emoloyees may be impacted, but not that of the community at large. However, if the same behavior occurs in a hospial or nursing home it will directly affect health care quality. IMHO this is precisely the problem with nursing homes and medical insurers—of which I have first hand experience. I suspect it is also a factor in hospital operation.
Of course, we also know hospitals are being impacted by having to treat everyone that comes along regardless of citizenship or ability to pay. And, in its infinite wisdom, federal and state governments provide hospitals no compensation for this service. And this at the same time Medicare/Medicaid limits what hospitals may charge for services. Let us not forget the exorbitant malpractice insurance hospitals must also pay as well. That is why I list tort reform as my number one priority.
The marketplace has a way to deal with bad companies, they eventually go bust. IMHO health care does not inherently have the same correcting mechanism. People’s health and well being are directly impacted by bad health care providers.
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