Posted on 12/16/2009 3:21:05 PM PST by jessduntno
WASHINGTON -The liberals' longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont vowed it will return when the realization dawns that private insurance companies "are no longer needed." Sanders, an independent and socialist, said his approach is the only one "which eliminates the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste, administrative costs, bureaucracy and profiteering that is engendered by the private insurance companies." His remarks drew handshakes and even a hug or two from Democrats who had filed into the Senate to hear him. Sanders acknowledged the proposal lacked the votes to pass, and he chose to withdraw it after Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., exercised his prerogative and required Senate clerks to begin reading the 767-page proposal aloud to a nearly empty chamber. After three hours, they were 139 pages into it. The political theater came as the White House and Senate Democrats sought an agreement with Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., to become the 60th supporter of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul — the number needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. The Nebraska lawmaker told reporters he was reviewing a proposal to toughen abortion restrictions in the legislation, one of the changes he is seeking. Nelson said the compromise negotiated by anti-abortion Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., involves attempt to separate private and public funds, an approach that in the past failed to sway the Nebraska moderate and Catholic bishops. Asked whether the new language was satisfactory, Nelson said, "I don't know at this point in time. Constituency groups haven't responded back yet." Nelson emerged as the lone known holdout among 60 Democrats and independents earlier in the week after Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., forced supporters of the bill to remove a proposed Medicare expansion.
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WASHINGTON -The liberals’ longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont vowed it will return when the realization dawns that private insurance companies “are no longer needed.”
Sanders, an independent and socialist, said his approach is the only one “which eliminates the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste, administrative costs, bureaucracy and profiteering that is engendered by the private insurance companies.” His remarks drew handshakes and even a hug or two from Democrats who had filed into the Senate to hear him.
Sanders acknowledged the proposal lacked the votes to pass, and he chose to withdraw it after Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., exercised his prerogative and required Senate clerks to begin reading the 767-page proposal aloud to a nearly empty chamber. After three hours, they were 139 pages into it.
The political theater came as the White House and Senate Democrats sought an agreement with Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., to become the 60th supporter of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — the number needed to overcome a Republican filibuster.
The Nebraska lawmaker told reporters he was reviewing a proposal to toughen abortion restrictions in the legislation, one of the changes he is seeking. Nelson said the compromise negotiated by anti-abortion Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., involves attempt to separate private and public funds, an approach that in the past failed to sway the Nebraska moderate and Catholic bishops.
Asked whether the new language was satisfactory, Nelson said, “I don’t know at this point in time. Constituency groups haven’t responded back yet.”
Nelson emerged as the lone known holdout among 60 Democrats and independents earlier in the week after Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., forced supporters of the bill to remove a proposed Medicare expansion.
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Single-payer health care plan dies in Senate
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Quick drive a stake through its heart
dig a hole and bury it with about a ton of garlic
Put lots of dirt and a big slab of concrete on top of it
LOL
Hopefully, *bernie*, you'll be longggggg gone by then. LOL
Won't believe this 'til I see Dingy Harry, Pelousy and 4 of their hand picked quislings carrying a casket clearly marked in bold English, "Health Care Reform".
Otherwise, just more lies by the same ol' liars. LOL
For a laugh. :o)
HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces: HHS has the authority to implement single payer plan by adjusting parameters for Medicare.
(Law, we don’t need no stinking law)
Laugh is right LMhairyBO!
“Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont vowed it will return when the realization dawns that private insurance companies “are no longer needed.” Sanders, an independent and socialist, said his approach is the only one “which eliminates the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste, administrative costs, bureaucracy and profiteering that is engendered by the private insurance companies.”
Let us see now.....private companies who must be efficient to make a profit waste HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. But the federal government which DESTROYS money, will SAVE billions of dollars. Uh, Bernie? You have been dead for many years........LIE DOWN!!!!
Touching, isn't it?
Shoot it with a silver bullet just to make sure ;-)
Ahhhhhhhhh yet another end-around, ala the EPA eh?
Bring it on, this is rapidly morphing into more *fun* than anyone could've possibly imagined. LOL
Profit is the price of incentive. Absent the promise of profit, no one would have the least idea what anything truly costs. If goods were provided without reference to the value of time, energy, knowledge, or ability, they would reflect only the cost of raw materials rather than their true value when transformed into commodities, leading to a scarcity of everything. See: Socialism.
IT HAS NOT DIED. WE STILL HAVE A RECONCILIATION POSSIBILITY...... AND....... WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN TO INSURANCE COMPANIES BEING SUPERVISED BY A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE UNION AGENCY?
THIS IS ONE STEP AWAY FROM SINGLE PAYER BY ANY OTHER NAME.
LETS CALL IT SINGLE PAYER 2.....OR SINGLE PAYER PLAN B.
These leftists want us by the cajones very, very badly, and they need to be sent packing.
BWWWHAAAA!!!!!!!
But-but, steph?
What about the Dead Constituency?
The republic's dead'uns need representation, outside Chicago, too y'know. LOL
Considering it's Democrats we speak, how about felt up. LOL
I was talking with a young college grad nitwit about this the other day and he responded with "yeah but there hasn't been a REAL socialist country yet.." - sigh -
The Tiger Woods Stamp of Approval!
In a word, Fore!. LOL
“But-but, steph?
What about the Dead Constituency? “
Now I know the meaning of “Grateful Dead” ;-)
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