Comments on: Please Welcome California Lt. Governor John Garamendi, Candidate for US House of Representatives, CA-10 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:38:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: kindGSL http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972831 kindGSL Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:37:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972831 <p>Maybe Anthony Woods would run. He just lost here in the Ca 10 primary. I voted for him. He might be just the ticket for your district.</p> Maybe Anthony Woods would run. He just lost here in the Ca 10 primary. I voted for him. He might be just the ticket for your district.

]]> By: reader http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972757 reader Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:41:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972757 <p>Lt. Gov. Garamendi ~ you seem to be one of those “better Democrats” that we need MORE of AND highly electable too! Thank you for your leadership on these important issues ~ Medicare for all: boohyah! ~ and best wishes as you go forward.</p> Lt. Gov. Garamendi ~ you seem to be one of those “better Democrats” that we need MORE of AND highly electable too! Thank you for your leadership on these important issues ~ Medicare for all: boohyah! ~ and best wishes as you go forward.

]]> By: masaccio http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972755 masaccio Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:26:47 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972755 <p>Do you think the National Association of Insurance Commissioners serves any purpose other than to serve as a good place for State Insurance Commissioners to meet with lobbyists?</p> Do you think the National Association of Insurance Commissioners serves any purpose other than to serve as a good place for State Insurance Commissioners to meet with lobbyists?

]]> By: Badwater http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972754 Badwater Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:26:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972754 <p>I still hold out hope that the CA Democratic Party would find someone to defeat Gary Miller, CA-42. He is a Republic who represents himself and his cronies, but not his District.</p> I still hold out hope that the CA Democratic Party would find someone to defeat Gary Miller, CA-42. He is a Republic who represents himself and his cronies, but not his District.

]]> By: Scarecrow http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972752 Scarecrow Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:23:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972752 <p>Can you give us your perspective, based on your job as insurance commmissioner, on the viability of federal/state oversight of the insurance industry. Is it reasonable to expect government to have the staff/resources and information to monitor whether they comply with bans on denial of coverage for prior conditions, rescission, etc? Won’t they target their efforts towards to the risk, and leave the high risk uninsured?</p> Can you give us your perspective, based on your job as insurance commmissioner, on the viability of federal/state oversight of the insurance industry. Is it reasonable to expect government to have the staff/resources and information to monitor whether they comply with bans on denial of coverage for prior conditions, rescission, etc? Won’t they target their efforts towards to the risk, and leave the high risk uninsured?

]]> By: jo6pac http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972750 jo6pac Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:16:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972750 <p>You have my vote and I do live in Tracy</p> You have my vote and I do live in Tracy

]]> By: laurastrand http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972749 laurastrand Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:06:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972749 <p>John Garamendi has been a friend of Labor here in CA and I cannot let this Day pass without a shout of support to him as he begins his run. I look forward to his efforts on beahlf of CA 10.</p> John Garamendi has been a friend of Labor here in CA and I cannot let this Day pass without a shout of support to him as he begins his run. I look forward to his efforts on beahlf of CA 10.

]]> By: PatriotForPublicOption http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972748 PatriotForPublicOption Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:04:33 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972748 <p><strong>PATRIOTS FOR A PUBLIC OPTION!</strong></p> <p>I LOVE THE USA! I AM A PATRIOT!</p> <p>I WANT A PUBLIC OPTION!</p> <p>Go USA! Be #1 in Healthcare</p> PATRIOTS FOR A PUBLIC OPTION!

I LOVE THE USA! I AM A PATRIOT!

I WANT A PUBLIC OPTION!

Go USA! Be #1 in Healthcare

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972747 Teddy Partridge Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:54:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972747 <p>I hope the Lt-Gov answers this question upon his return. I’m not sure my conference-vote question got answered, either.</p> I hope the Lt-Gov answers this question upon his return. I’m not sure my conference-vote question got answered, either.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972746 Teddy Partridge Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:51:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/09/07/please-welcome-california-lt-governor-john-garamendi-candidate-for-us-house-of-representatives-ca-10/#comment-1972746 <p>Do you think our state can get along without a Lt-Gov for a year — with a stalemate on the Public Lands Commission? Do you suppose our Sacramento leaders would defy Arnold despite his popularity in the mid-thirties?</p> Do you think our state can get along without a Lt-Gov for a year — with a stalemate on the Public Lands Commission? Do you suppose our Sacramento leaders would defy Arnold despite his popularity in the mid-thirties?

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