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I forgot about his grandmother's hip replacement in her latter days--thanks, I can use that.
#1 Posted by Star, CJR on Thu 30 Jul 2009 at 10:03 AM
The WHouse may be up to things, but they're Nixonian? That metaphor utterly fails.
#2 Posted by John C Abell, CJR on Thu 30 Jul 2009 at 11:01 AM
Mr. Obama has re-read the Clinton manual on question evasion and slippery rhetoric, and is trying to finesse his way through the "crisis" of health care. As more details in the 1,000-page bill come to light, we will all become more fully aware of the duplicity by the White House and the Congress, the disparity between what is said and what is on the printed page at final adoption. Forcing an "unfunded mandate" on the American people to have health insurance or face high fines creates a locked in, captive market for insurers.
So, who is congress looking out for, anyway? It would ebe best for all of us if the Congress' August recess were extended for a couple of years.
#3 Posted by D. Matthews, CJR on Thu 30 Jul 2009 at 12:41 PM
The so called health care this country has had since Nixon's HMO has all been but a tight fit funnell for the government tax and private health insurance companies making it a double tax problem that no one can afford anymore.
Its been going on for to long with taking away this countrys freedom and health care !! Stop using the impeached presidents mess, because it only works for the rich anyway. Not for those with pre existing conditions.
#4 Posted by Jennifer, CJR on Thu 30 Jul 2009 at 11:07 PM
Lets start fresh with a solution like they have in European countries or Canada.
Not insurance, a national health care plan that treats everybody with dignity, that everybody can afford.
These politicians have no shame.
Obama's deceptive marketing won't cover up the fact that more "access to insurance" they cannot afford is not what Americans need.
#5 Posted by Yumi J., CJR on Fri 31 Jul 2009 at 04:13 PM