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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:25 PM
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Like Yoko broke up the Beatles. The PO is breaking up the Blue Dogs.
Don't know if this was posted...but...

Why We're Breaking With the Blue Dogs on the Public Option[/b>

public insurance option a concept we think must be part of a successful health care reform package.

Far from being an option of last resort or a government-funded takeover of the country's health care system, we see the public option as a critical market mechanism that will drive down costs, foster competition and expand Americans' insurance choices.

This is not just smart health care policy, it is smart economic policy.


A Gallup-Healthways survey has identified more than 290,000 uninsured people in our congressional districts alone. This is astonishing, and, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, their medical care cost local hospitals and other health care providers $65 million last year.

<<snip>>

In August it happened to Rep. Harman's 27-year-old son, who was dropped from his insurance after suffering a torn eardrum.

He's not alone. According to a recent report by the Treasury Department, without health care reform, nearly half of all Americans under 65 will lose their coverage at some point over the next 10 years. Additionally, health care spending in the United States will go from $1 out of every $6 spent to $1 of every $5 in the next decade.


The shoe hurts when it's on the other foot. I wonder where Harman would have stood if her son wasn't dropped, she probably would have said the PO doesn't drive down costs. But once it happens to you or your family then you really understand the dillema that the American people face. Keep in mind I wouldn't wish stuff like this upon my worst enemy, however I've come to realize that when one experiences something it changes ones perspective. I would have to say that if our Reps were getting the horror stories from their own families they would be quick to support the public option.

**As a note to Yoko lovers, I realize it's subjective as to who broke up the Beatles. I don't really care that much since I'm not a fan of their music (I like Led Zeppelin and The Doors best), secondly it was way before my time. Added to that I like John's solo career, more----okay I like the Sgt. Pepper album. :D

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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:29 PM
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1. may it break them into a million pieces -- and if it hurt a little in the process --
i wouldn't be mad.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:31 PM
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2. So, who's the Paul McCartney in this scenario?
Schumer? Rockefeller?

I'm confused.
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:49 PM
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9. I'd say Bayh...
Unfortunatly the BlueDogs are equivalent to the Beatles. :S
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orpupilofnature57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 04:37 AM
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12. Bad analogy
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 04:43 AM
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13. Probably, but I'm not a fan of his. n/t
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 11:23 AM
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14. Great, A Paul Hater. This is a crummy analogy, but I am happy to see
the Blue Dogs "break up."
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orpupilofnature57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:35 PM
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3. I adored Lennon ,and Health care without PO is like John without Yoko
What are Democrats function ,holding the assholes feet to the fire to do the right thing ,it's bad enough it's a constant battle with Republicans ,Dem's should all be on the same page, on this subject.
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thunder rising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:36 PM
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4. Well thank god the PO doesn't insist on singing
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tonysam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:37 PM
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5. Yoko didn't break up the Beatles
The band was pretty much done with when Brian Epstein died.
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:47 PM
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8. Again...like I said it's subjective and it was used as hyperbole.
It wasn't the focus of my post.
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DrToast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:38 PM
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6. The insurance companies aren't even smart even to not fuck over Rep's kids?
Someone's getting fired for that.
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:43 PM
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7. Hahaha...I think so too. Ugh, they've been messing up like crazy this year. n/t
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DCKit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 12:12 AM
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11. They'll be apologizing profusely by the weekend, calling it "an oversight" or "a mistake"...
Just like they did with the chubby (but healthy) baby earlier this week.

However, just as with the chubby baby, anyone with two brain cells to rub together won't be buying the BS. It's just another glaring example of "We're sorry... sorry we got caught."
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 08:58 PM
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10. kick! nt
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