Health care reform now seems headed for certain passage.
Democratic leaders cleared the final hurdle when Bart Stupack announced in a nationally televised news conference to say he would vote for the bill.
Stupak, a Michigan Democrat, led a band of House Democrats who had withheld support of the health care legislation because of abortion concerns but once House leaders saw they were short of the magic 216, the White House announced that President Obama would issue an executive order after the bill passes "that will reaffirm its with longstanding restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion."
Text of Obama's planned Executive Order.
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HOORAY!!!!!!
yet another defeat for conservatards!!!!
life is DEFINATELY good today!
sincerely,
your friendly neighborhood "not as much FOR democrats as i am AGAINST republiTARDS" social comment guy, Ray in Tempe.
Congratulations Bruce.
If passed this will be immediately challenged in the courts and injunctions will be issued.
The Senate must still weigh in on the fix.
IMPEACH BARRY SOETORO!!
Stan Transue says: Congratulations Bruce.
This isn't a contest. I'm not looking for congratulations or vindication. I. Do. Not. Care. What. Happens. With. This. Bill. Search the archives and you'll find very little about what I think ought to be in a health care reform bill, and some of what I think ought to be in it ain't in this bill. If it was going to pass, it passes; if it wasn't going to pass, it wouldn't have. And that's that. If it costs Democrats in November, so be it. They'd have lost seats anyway. You think I root for them any more than I root for or against Republicans? Guess again. I watch these proceedings the way I watch a ball game. I don't care who wins; I want only to see a good game. That's all Washington is to me, and they don't have me as a fan of either side.
obammy care...???
crime
public school system
affirmitive action/quotas
urban decay in major cities
morality/family values
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac subprime mortgage crisis
etc. etc. etc. etc.
I guess when all the quality physicians quit we can always count on some turd world quack with more consonants in his name than a NYC cab driver, or better yet maybe try out our pet's veterinarian.
Sorry for offering congratulations Bruce. I wouldn't want anyone to mistakenly assume from my honestly offered acknowledgement that you care one way or another.
For some of us the political process is more important than a "good game." We are invested, personally, professionally and philosophically in working to achieve an outcome that provides the greatest possible benefit for the greatest number of people.
The combination of your avowed detachment and your enthusastic advocacy (or counter-advocacy) presents an unexpected contradiction.
I suppose it may be more accurate based on this revelation to consider you an amoral agent provocateur rather than an immoral Collectivist.
In the end I can't decide which is more distateful.
Stan Transue says: "We are invested, personally, professionally and philosophically in working to achieve an outcome that provides the greatest possible benefit for the greatest number of people."
And when each side presents ideas to that effect rather than useless ad hominems and empty rhetoric, I'm in. That's political process and discourse. The reaction to it is useless, and mostly that's what we get. I'm sometimes saddened by the behavior out there, like the guy who threw money in the face of the Parkinson's patient, but then I'm amused when someone suggests the money man was a plant for Democrats. That's just hysterical to me, especially when it includes a good dose of boiler plate. The bill's passage triggers threats about court action and November votes: That's ludicrous posturing done by people who need to feel better because something happened they didn't like. So long as we get more of that than mature discussion and ideas, I'll continue to observe in bemusement.
Dr. Mugabi says:
"I guess when all the quality physicians quit we can always count on some turd world quack with more consonants in his name than a NYC cab driver, or better yet maybe try out our pet's veterinarian."
and these quality doctors are going to do what? make fries at McDonald's? they have a doctor's degree and don't want to be doctors, so now what? sell real estate? car salesmen?
you know where a big portion of the rise in healthcare costs came from? doctors started buying up hospitals and clinics...doctors used to be YOUR advocates, now they have million dollar CT Scan machines and such that need to be paid for and make a profit...so instead of saying, "an expensive CT Scan isn't needed" they push for unneeded scans that keep paying the machines and keep making profits...doctors owning hospitals and clinics are a conflict of interest (a costly one)...quality doctors aren't going anywhere...they have hospital and clinic profits to watch over.
Stan Transue says:
"...For some of us the political process is more important than a "good game." We are invested, personally, professionally and philosophically in working to achieve an outcome that provides the greatest possible benefit for the greatest number of people."
wow, Libertarians are really full of sh!t...look at Tea Party signs and all you see is me, my, I..."stay out of my..." "I don't want...." "don't....me and my..."...at least republicans admit that they have selfish reasons and demands...Libertarians have selfish reasons and demands too, but try to bullsh!t everyone that they are looking out for EVERYBODY'S interests.
I just tea bagged walrus while watching Glenn Beck and listening to Rush Limbaugh at the same time.
Multi-Tasker says:
"I just tea bagged walrus while watching Glenn Beck and listening to Rush Limbaugh at the same time."
another example of a libertarian full of sh!t
I heard walrus likes tickle fights with a Bawney Fwank look alike while watching Jon Leibowitz.
15 states ready to sue, Caterpillar paying 100 million more, America one more step closer to an entitlement banana republic. Bribery, extortion, back room deals, sweetheart deals, wow I feel real positive about America's future, I'm sure the leftist will do for our health care what they did for our public school system.
Medicare and SS are $107,000,000,000,000 in unfunded liability. They are one reason we are going bankrupt. Now add another entitlement the will be the exact same way in 30 or fewer years and we will all be happy happy joy joy!
WHO said tickle fights? I want a tickle fight with Brucie!
USSA says:
"15 states ready to sue..."
NO! 15 republican governors willing to use state power and state taxpayers' money to further their political careers...tell them to use their own money to sue.
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