"Today, most Americans get their health coverage from private insurers. A public health insurance option would create a competitor to private insurers that could potentially drive down costs across the board. I support the concept of a public plan, because if it's done right, it means introducing exactly the kind of competition our system needs."Cue the socialism smears from the right.
"It’s also notable that conservatives are, in practice, more forgiving of their politicians’ sins than liberals. John Edwards and Eliot Spitzer ended their political careers; Ensign and Vitter are still in the Senate, and Newt Gingrich is out there on the Sunday shows, speaking for the GOP. Why? Because where liberals see gross hypocrisy, conservatives see men doing the Lord’s work — which partially excuses their own failings. Liberals think that a man who has an affair is worse if he preaches moral values; conservatives think he’s better."I guess that is the difference between democracy and theocracy. You can also add Larry "Wide Stance" Craig [and to a degree Ted Haggard] to the list.
Although 69 percent of voters nationwide say Americans should have the option of government-run health insurance, only 28 percent would choose to be covered by it, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.Not saying people will use, but they want the option. Even 50% of Republicans support it.
"One of the most anticipated days in the history of social networking site Facebook has finally come: the company announced today that it has begun making status messages, photos and videos visible to the public at large by default instead of being visible only to a user's approved friends."I can see the backlash coming. Try explaining those photos you thought were private.
The Sun of London report painted a tragic picture of a 50-year-old man so frail he weighed only 112 pounds and whose stomach contained no food - just semidigested pills.Source: NY Daily News
Several of Jackson's ribs were broken in the frantic attempt to pump life back into his heart. Four needle wounds were near his heart, apparently from failed efforts to restart it by shooting adrenaline directly into the organ.
Jackson had lost most of his hair, and his haggard face was disfigured by 13 plastic surgeries, The Sun said.
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"NBC News' Chuck Todd notes this morning that the five conservative members of the Supreme Court engaged in some legislating from the bench in yesterday's Ricci ruling."Joe Scarborough has absolutely no comeback, mouth agape as if blind-sided by Todd's simple observation, claiming he was being polite and would need an hour to explain himself. That's nice. An hour to defend one sentence.
Every country has infrastructure....
things like law enforcement, plumbing and roads....services that don't turn a profit on their own...
but that make it possible for people and businesses to succeed
The United States is the only wealthy country that doesn't treat health insurance like infrastructure....
and that puts our country and businesses big and small at a disadvantage competing with the rest of the word....
A healthy economy needs healthy citizens and the The Public Option for heath insurance is a great start.
"You could see this coming a mile off: having initiated the worst foreign policy decision in recent times, Cheney doesn't want the occupation to end any time soon. More to the point, he is gearing up to blame Obama if the withdrawal leads to bloodshed or chaos. I predicted this years back and it's quite remarkable to see it come to pass. Every now and again, you lapse into thinking that these people have some lingering trace of shame or accountability or decency. And then Cheney cracks open his mouth and you realize that a man capable of inflicting torture on countless prisoners is capable of pretty much anything."Cheney creates a war, does the worst pre- and post-invasion planning, spreads destruction and sows the seeds of retribution, wastes millions of lives and trillions of dollars, accomplishes nothing, destroys his political party, then turns around and undermines and slanders the people picking up after his colossal mess.
