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- sandy 1027 July 2, 2012 8:21 AM EDT
"When the health care law was being shaped,efforts were made to make the law bi-partisan.Initially, there was a group of 6(I believe), comprised of 3 Democrats and 3 Republicans.They worked to craft a bill for a long time.At a certain point, it started to seem as if some of the GOP members of this group weren't just using stalling tactics, but were actually attempting to sabotage the bill.The group disbanded, but there were Republican ideas incorporated into the health care bill/law.[The individual mandate, that landed the law in the Supreme Court was, originally, one of those Republican ideas]."
All very true, yet the republicans still complain that they had no input on the legislation, and it was all done in backrooms like all other legislation, but this was more lies by the GOP.
Fact is, not only is the mandate that the GOP hates today, one of their premier ideas in order to promote "personal responsibility" like Chief Justice Roberts said in his Majority Opinion, but also Sections 1302, 1312, 1333 and 6801, were all republican cost-saving ideas that made it into the final law. These include selling insurance across state lines, health care exchanges for larger pools among individuals and small businesses, medical malpractice reform and "the Waiver for State Innovation," which gives states the power to junk the whole of the health-care plan -- that means the individual mandate, the Medicaid expansion, all of it -- if they can do it better and cheaper.
As you can see, NONE of the reddest of republican states have come up with a "better and cheaper" method after more than 2 years, so obviously, the GOP is out of ideas for REPLACEMENT of the PPACA! LOL! - Reply to this comment
- PhilipASC July 1, 2012 9:23 PM EDT
"IMO, the more Republicans exaggerate and procrastinate (and play dodgeball when asked questions) about the health care reform act, the more everyone who isn't a deranged Obama hater comes to recognize just who has prevented this country from recovering from the recession more rapidly."
Yes, the right-wing "hyperbolic words are destroying their credibility," and spouting the same propaganda from the usual sources! - Reply to this comment
- Yes, without giving any SPECIFICS or DETAILS on ANYTHING he is proposing, and while the far-right is still "warming up to him," mitt roMONEY has been twisting himself into an ideological pretzel! LOL!
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- hey democrats: you and obama the the socialist/dictator must go. we will make sure your socialist/dictator obama is not reelected. we do not want this health care law. we do not want to pay taxes. we already pay taxes. more taxes is not acceptable. you politicians want our money for your programs. we will vote the dictator out in 11 2012. obama is destroying our country with wrong policies and his illegal aliens. obama the socialist / dictator must go .
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- Romney wants to be president...he'll do or say anything to win. I see him as vacillating and opportunistic... a candidate who abruptly changes his political stances as often as he changes his shirt. He is beholden to the richest elements in our society and any middle class person should be aware that he will not do anything to alienate his rich cronies who are funding his campaign. That means he will not lift a finger to see that the American people are represented in an even-handed fashion. He'll stop at nothing to get to the top.
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- "Protect the Freeloaders" part of the Repub's new platform. Go ahead and forget personal responsibility.................
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- O'Malley obviously supports Obamacare. Not surprising, he is Gov of Md. a very Democratic stronghold. The bottom line however is 62% of the American public is opposed to Obamacare, a very large majority and Romney is stating he will follow the electorates will on Obamacare, something Obama ignored when he passed this legislation. If Obama loses in NOvember, many will state Obamacare was the game changer and of course quite obviously they will be correct. Overall the bigger picture is Obama has cost the Dems the House of Representatives already with Obamacare and will lose the small Senate majority in the Senate this election. Further the threat of Obamacare looming has cost more union and non union jobs in the mfg sector as more U.S. companies are trasnferring their operations off shore. Federated Mogul is the latest I read in the business sector, they are moving to China and leaving the unions and their members with no jobs. They announced after the Obamacare ruling and pretty clearcut more announcements of this type will be coming now that the court has ruled on Obamacare.
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- IMO, the more Republicans exaggerate and procrastinate (and play dodgeball when asked questions) about the health care reform act, the more everyone who isn't a deranged Obama hater comes to recognize just who has prevented this country from recovering from the recession more rapidly.
Keep it up, Repugs. Your hyperbolic words are destroying your credibility. - Reply to this comment
- part of this "pretzel" of hypocrisy is Robmee's offshore bank accounts.
One of the ludicrous right wing talking points is that if rich folks have to pay the same tax rate as the middle class they won't create any jobs.
So who is going to guarantee where the Cayman and Swiss banks will invest this money that might create jobs?
In the USA? hahahahahaha
Robmee's chiken in every pot BS is a cover for his true intentions which are to keep and increase the coddling for his country club buddies only.
Good luck to any non millionaire suckers that might vvote for him. - Reply to this comment
- How can anyone support the canidacy of a man who has taken at least two positions on every issue, a man that will lie and flipflop on an issue at the drop of a hat. Take a look at what he's doing now, he's demonizing a health care bill that he signed into law when he was Governor of Massachusetts. 98% of the people of Massachusetts are insured and are happy with their coverage. Why would Mitt suddenly demonize a bill that is working so well in his state. Maybe Mitt is against the bill now because he doesn't want President Obama to get the credit for implementing this bill nation wide. What other reasons are there for Republicans to demonize Romneycare other than the fact they will not be getting credit for it's implementation.
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