Comments on: Obama’s Health Care Address: The Republican Response

By: zarf

zarf — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:30:39 +0000

Now that Teddy is gone, let us not forget that politics is about what is possible.

hold that thought.

If John McCain was there now, many of us would not have front doors to be knocked upon.

By: unite4change

unite4change — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:18:40 +0000

I can’t believe the GOP selected Representative Boustany to give the rebuttal to President Obama:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/georg.....-time.html

By: blackgrl71

blackgrl71 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:42:18 +0000

there is the HEART of the problem… seems like if there was more “competition” within our government, aka: more parties then it wouldn’t always be about choosing the ‘lesser evil.’

By: mercury

mercury — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:13:09 +0000

Not that you asked me, but if Health Reform truly is botched — i.e. nothing more than a giant giveaway to the Ins. companies, with mandates but no effective cost controls or regulation, I’d stop supporting Obama. I’ve already stopped donating to all Democratic funding organizations (ActBlue excepted) over this issue.

But that leaves the question of what is a viable, actionable alternative at this point? A third party candidate?

I’d like to know what you really have to say on that point, because simply “withdrawing support” doesn’t really mean shit in the real world.

By: zapkitty

zapkitty — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:59:35 +0000

As for Obama’s speech… kabuki.

Obama did a few things that he should have done weeks ago… that don’t mean a damn thing from the corporate angle.

Obama deliberately left the path wide open for the corporations to loot the country as per their demands before this all started.

And that is all.

By: zapkitty

zapkitty — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:35:08 +0000

As I’ve stated elsewhere: This has nothing to do with the Republicans.

They are now just a distraction and an excuse for Obama.

This has been, is, and always will be about the corporations asserting their power.

And this is before Sotomayer chimes in with the SCOTUS wingnuts to vastly expand that power next week or the week after.

Know your enemy.

By: nick1936

nick1936 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:27:49 +0000

Just remember folks this guy is a birther

By: PacificCoastRon

PacificCoastRon — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:11:40 +0000

Rayne, for better or for worse, I know no one with a Twitter account, at least anyone who has admitted the fact to me. In fact, no person I know has ever actually mentioned Twitter, positively or negatively, in any kind of conversation, reference, or aside (and I do work at a large retail facility, a lot of employees and a lot of public).

By: realworld

realworld — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:09:28 +0000

No, they need to take HR676 as is and pass it.

By: dirac

dirac — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:09:26 +0000

I don’t think everything here expressing doubt in Dear Leader Obama is inane. I find that word overused on blogs. And yes, I’ll keep active to pressure people on the PO. But it’s quite right to question Dear Leader’s sentiment and candor when he can’t actually reveal the content of his negotiations with CEO’s of Phrma and big insurance in general.