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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:04 PM Original message |
Leading Blue Dog: Covering uninsured not top priority of health reform |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. That Much Is Obvious |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. du his poll. 60% against helping people, the fucker. |
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yourout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. he meant "Profit Containment" |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. profit REtainment |
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yourout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Ah.....that is much better. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. There IS no 'cost containment' when there are 50 million uninsured and |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. No SIR, your focus is on keeping the status quo. |
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zogofzorkon (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
56. The focus remains the same |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. Wonder what Jonathon Alter will say about this |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Alter is not nearly as smart as he thinks he is... nt. |
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Larkspur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Agree. He's bought into the Right Wing meme that the "Surge" worked in Iraq |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Only one thing worse than a politician |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. No crap. Thats why they didn't go Medicare for All |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. Umm, covering the unisured should be the highest priority |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
8. WHy oh why do we "need" these assholes? |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. exactly -- it's still the same as having no majority |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. These go along to get along scoundrels |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. Kick them OUT of the party AND their committee chairmanships! |
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BlueIdaho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Yes - let's reward courage and loyalty for a change! nt. |
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Beavker (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. The DNC keeps allowing these guys |
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Blasphemer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
49. Exactly... Blue Dogs = The Health Insurance Industry |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. Let them eat mandates! |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. Yes, getting sweetheart deals for Pharma and Insurance ARE the top priorities of these clowns. nt |
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oneofthepeople (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. Blue Dogs are adding what to this debate? |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Roadblocks, potholes, misdirection, frustration, and just plain lies. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
16. Join the Republicans, Mr. Ross. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
22. On the public option he says: |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
23. When is he up for re-election? |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
24. No public option., no insurance coverage, then what IS it about? |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
25. He is doing the White House's bidding, |
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Alhena (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. The key sentence in that story is the last one ... |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
27. And fuck-you-very-much too, Mr. Ross. |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 07:18 AM Response to Reply #27 |
65. What he said ^^^ |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
28. In other words set up the stage for ending Medicare. |
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BattyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
29. Then why bother? |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
30. the bill should focus on 'cost containment' - one in the same sir, one in the same |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
54. I already am paying for every ailing uninsured American ..it gets tagged onto my bill!! |
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dmosh42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
31. WTF! He's a Repuke! n/t |
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blueworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
32. When did I wake up in Hell?? Are they all that stupid or is it me?? |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
34. There seem to be a lot of DUers who can pull things out of the air as well as Republicans. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. It appears you read the linked article, too |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Yes, the co-ops are being talked about by that committee. Of course, it's also the only one that |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
35. mr ross's comments really speak for themselves don't they? |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
37. Well, fuck you, too, Rep. Ross. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
38. Let the uninsured die- see, the problem takes care of itself. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. That's been their plan so far |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
40. "Centrist"? They think they're CENTER? Bull cookies. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. These kind of Blue Dogs Democrats are more like center of the republican |
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seafan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
42. We are being led down the garden path by the Blue Dogs and ConservaDems. |
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enola fay (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
43. I always wonder |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
46. Well, he has coverage, why should he care? What an animal. Dog indeed. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
48. We Can Do Without This Wretch, Ma'am |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
51. Then what is it, Blue Dog? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
52. Fuck you, Ross! Healthcare is a FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT!!! |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
53. Then what the FUCK is this about, goddamned MORON!? |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
55. I think he is full of shit...nt |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
57. I mean golly, how are we gonna cover everyone AND save money. I mean geez. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
58. that's WHAT this is about, dammit |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. "...providing |
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USA_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
60. What Did the Blue Mutts Say During the Party Convention? |
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PufPuf23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
61. providing health care to uninsured Americans is "not what this health care reform debate is about." |
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tj2001 (685 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
62. Scum |
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steven johnson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
63. With cost shifting each family is paying $1000 a year for the uninsured |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
64. A "side" benefit? I'm a fucking "side" benefit????? |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
66. Maby it's time to just spell his title right... Rep. Mike Ross (R-Ark.) |
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