Comments on: Come Saturday Morning: The News Roundup

By: roxsteady

roxsteady — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:41:18 +0000

I have this fantasy where we get a strong public option, then the excitement builds toward the 2010 elections where we find the economy and jobs situation starting to improve. The DNC along with moveon.org and other groups begin running ads against the GOP using all the footage of people like Grassley at this townhalls perpetuating lies, and various elected GOP officials spewing birtherism, death panels and all the other bile we’ve seen from these idiots. Then, in a trend not seen, the Dems pick up another 8 to 10 seats leaving the idiot media stunned and unable to explain just where the GOP went wrong after their summer of crazy! Then, I wake up in a cold sweat!

By: Blub

Blub — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:41:15 +0000

yeah… if tort reform helped contain costs, Anthem BC/BS certainly didn’t pass it onto me.

By: SouthernDragon

SouthernDragon — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:35:05 +0000

Two? Two? Piker. *g*

By: rwcole

rwcole — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:25:32 +0000

We apparently got tort reform in California. My health care premium didn’t go down. It’s bullshit!!

By: Loo Hoo.

Loo Hoo. — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:23:51 +0000

Thanks, Elliot!

By: roxsteady

roxsteady — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:20:37 +0000

I keep waiting for some enlightened reporter to point out that tort reform is a lot like the so called pork in the stimulus. Tort reform only accoutns for 0.47% of insurance costs. That’s right, it’s bullshit!

By: foothillsmike

foothillsmike — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:16:37 +0000

Many of the rightees are saying tort reform will help. I don’t think that is necessary. If best practices are established if a doctor follows them then that would be adequate defense.

By: cinnamonape

cinnamonape — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:13:35 +0000

5PM Eastern…hosted by Christy…according to the Book Salon post-it on the right hand side of my screen.

By: rwcole

rwcole — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:12:56 +0000

Trouble is the senate. If most of what he wants can come through “reconciliation”, then no problem- but I have read and heard several accounts from senate experts that it is probably not possible. If he needs sixty votes, I don’t think that he can get em….Can you count sixty “yes” votes?

The idea of getting every dem to vote for cloture and then vote as they wish on the underlying bill has some merit, but it is far from clear that they can get sixty cloture votes- remember that they need EVERY dem plus Lieberweasel

By: Funnydiva2002

Funnydiva2002 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:09:46 +0000

Eastern, I believe!
FWDiva