A prominent Ohio Democratic politician recently commented on what he considers to be the crucial question in any election. The question is: "Whose side are you on?" That question is really at the heart of most domestic policy and political disputes. It is seen in the health care debate.
If you are opposed to the Obama plan, then you are for maintaining the status quo. Sure, you can say that you want a single-payer plan, or Medicare for all, or some other plan, like the plan offered by Senator Ron Wyden, but the reality is that its either the current plan or the status quo.
Why do I say that? Because it is obvious that there aren't the votes in either the Senate or the House to get a national payer plan. There aren't the votes to expand Medicare to all Americans, regardless of their age. As far as the Wyden plan goes, there probably aren't the votes to pass that plan either, especially once people realize it does away with the employer paid health insurance benefit.
So, its either the Obama plan or the status quo. Now, if you are for the status quo, then you are on the side of the insurance companies. You are on the side of those people who don't care if 30 million Americans are without health insurance, or if Americans are denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions, or if insurance companies try to rescind coverage just when people need it most. If you are against the Obama plan, then that's the side that you are on.
Now, if you are on that side, then you are not on my side, or my family's side, or my friends' side, and, if you are a U.S. Congressman running for re-election, then I am not voting for you. If this attitude results in the election of a Republican, I can live with that. The Republican won't be on my side, but either are you, so there's really no difference. Further, if you are defeated in 2010, then there's a chance the Democrats can nominate and elect a Democratic who is on my side in 2012.
Think of it as a example of single-issue voting, only from the Left, not from the Right.
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I am not on either side that you mentioned and either are millions of other citizens.
Older people don't want their services cut by half a billion dollars as in the senate package and people like me and teachers want to keep their present health care coverage.
For example, I was sick 3 months ago, called my doctor's office at 8:05 AM, he saw me at 8:30, examined me, wrote a prescription, I paid my co-pay, and took my first pill before 9 am.
Sorry, I don't want to lose that !
If anyone thinks that I will get that same care by adding 30 million people and subtracting all the doctors, like mine, who said he would quit, is fooling themselves.
Yes, EVERYONE wants the Fraud and rates to come down.
What's wrong with making the insurance companies actually compete?
By opening up all 50 States to all the insurance companies watch the rates drop !!
And stop the ridiculous law suits with Tort reform.
We don't need another big inefficient bureaucracy.
And we can not add to the debt anymore or all our money will be totally worthless.
This is too simply written for the TEA PARTY.....They will never
understand the subject. The
COFFEE PARTY will have to explain
this to them, and also to any elected official who votes against OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE PLAN.
You didn't know that there are that many inhumane voters out there calling themselves Americans.
B.K.
RESPONSE TO" BE RESPONSIBLE ">
BARACK OBAMA recently said, " repeat, repeat, repeat and nothing penetrates". Thank you for responding to my writing.I
wanted the " PARTY OF NO " to
answer from your heart, and you did just that. The description of your health problem,and the perfect medical care you received is riveting. Did you give THANKS?
The majority of our nation however,is opposed to your self serving beliefs and untruths. You have not heard a word our president has said, as
he has over, and over explained health care reform which is more than critical. Thirty million people are victims of you and your followers.
You do not know that there is another " PARTY " at work providing answers to all quality of life.
It is composed of ELITE, INTELLIGENT, EDUCATED, GRADUATES of IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS. They surround our
president ; check it out.
I am one of many public health nurses, caring for those thirty million humans, with no health care available. For them you chose the status quo, which denounces their existence. May
GOD bless every one of them, and you.
B.K.
Response to " BE RESPONSIBLE "
BARACK OBAMA recently said, "repeat, repeat, repeat and it just doesn't penetrate". Thank you for responding to my writing.I wanted the " PARTY OF NO " to respond from your heart, and you did just that. The description of your health problem, and the perfect medical care you received was riveting. DID YOU GIVE THANKS ?
The majority of our nation however, is opposed to your self serving beliefs and untruths. You did not hear a word, as our president explained the proposed health care plan. He was perfectly clear.
It could be construed to say that the REPUBLICANS are masters of political slavery over the uninsured (you will believe and do as I say ).
You do not know that there is a
" PARTY " at work providing answers for all quality of life; they are the " ELITE, INTELLIGENT,EDUCATED GRADUATES OF IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS " ; check it out. I am one of many public health NURSES caring for those thirty million people who you chose to denounce and control. Please start studying
any and all related facts.
Thank you again for sharing your opinion.
B.K.
The only people Jesus ever got violent with was hypocrites. Ask yourself, why, with all these "Christians" waving Bibles to manipulate people is America getting the crap beat out of it with Nature nowdays? Why the fires, the droughts, etc?
Why are these Bible and cross waving people advocating cutting old and disabled, poor people, unemployed people off all safety nets but advocating assault weapons, execution and trillions in war getting the crap beat out of America? WAKE UP Moneychanger hypocrites!
Jesus hated hypocrisy. Let's all listen and remember what he said about "the fruit matching the tree" cause it's damn sure not matching up now! We have fascists and neonazis hiding behind crosses and Bibles to manipulate dumb Americans. Some of us Christians are not so easily misled.
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