And, Joe... that's not a very patriotic thing to say... shame on you!

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& by the way, I'm wondering how it is possible that people who don't want the Government to control them (their words, not mine) have no problem when it comes to control over our bodies &/or in our bedrooms!

I mean, seriously... WTF?!?

KUDOS TO CONGRESS!!

After an anxious few months (plus several decades!!) last night the US Congress took the heroic & historical stand to reform our broken healthcare system!!

I want to thank my Rep., Jan Schakowsky, who always does the right thing & always has our best interests at heart. I also want to thank Congressman Joseph Cao for his courage to vote YES, in spite of the huge backlash he will get from his own party. His vote will long be remembered by the rest of us as a Profile in Courage! I believe him when he says he voted his conscience. When Sen. Lieberman says that, it's clear to everyone that what he's really saying is "I'm voting for the corporate interests that fund me." It rings hollow & falls on deaf ears! I pray that Sen. Lieberman truly will find his conscience before any vote goes to the Senate and, at the very least, he allows the debate to go forward.

As someone who was denied coverage for a pre-existing condition and then spent the next five years without any insurance - up until the time my condition became debilitating & I was forced to go on Disability, and was finally able to get the medical care I needed (single-payer, government-run Medicare which, if anyone's interested, works perfectly!)... I know, firsthand, how scary it is to be uninsured & in need of healthcare. I am truly grateful.

I write this for my daughter (who also has a pre-existing condition - a congenital heart defect) who graduated college last year (YAY!!) & immediately lost her health insurance (BOO!!), as well as the 37-million other uninsured or underinsured Americans.

As this issue now heads to the Senate, I hope & pray that each & every Senator (& that includes you, Joe Lieberman!) really do search their consciences and do the right thing for the people of America. NOW is the time to finally bring our country into the 21st Century, be on the right side of history and, yes, honor the memory of Sen. Kennedy, as well.

Sincerely,
Susan Danzig
www.SusanDanzig.biz

Dear Congressman Cao: Don't let the naysayers get you down. What you did today showed real courage & commitment to, not only your constituents, but to all Americans. I salute you & your vote on healthcare reform!! And, if you'd like to become a Democrat, we'd love to have you. There's plenty of Kool-Aid left. I hear it comes in grape now... Big Kudos to you!!

...it will get people off the unemployment rolls, train them in new jobs so they will be ready to go when healthcare & global warming initiatives are approved. WIN/WIN/WIN

...if I live to be 1,000 I'll never understand how, if a gay couple gets married, it impacts my life one iota.

I seriously do NOT understand why this is such a big issue for people. What the hell are they afraid of? What am I missing? I just don't get it...

Joe Lieberman is a pathetic excuse for a human being. He should be stripped of his chairmanship and thrown out of the Democratic Caucus. He is mean, petty & vindictive. He is not a team player. If he is willing to let the healthcare reform bill tank for his own personal interests, then I have no use for him...

...this may not be a bad thing...

Knowing that the President is privy to information not available to ANYONE on this site; that he doesn't go off half-cocked & blindly follow one person's recommendation because he doesn't have a grip on the ramifications or understand other perspectives; that everything he does is informed & measured; that he won't spend one more second, one more dollar or send one more troop than he absolutely has to; that he really cares about each & every military person - and their families - and knows he's accountable to them & to us; that he's probably the smartest person in the room, yet has enough self-esteem to be able to ask questions; that he listens to everyone before making up his own mind, etc., etc.

I stand behind the President and trust that he will always act in the country's best interests.

 
...the American is just using talking points.
I loved the way the British kid was able to explain how someone could be socially liberal AND fiscally conservative, and vice-versa. I forget that, sometimes.
I felt for the British kid & his frustration at the end -- it's hard to have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.

...and everyone's pissed that he's not a Dictator.

Have you not been paying attention these last few months to the healthcare debates in both Houses? It's a f'n nightmare! I hope they finish making this sausage soon because it's a disgusting process to watch.

Why don't you take some of your anger & frustration & aim it at Joe Lieberman?

The President isn't the villain in this opera...

...the only differences between non-generic drugs (the famous ones) & generic ones are TIME, DRUG NAME and, of course, PRICE.
I think the pharmaceutical companies get 10-12 years before they go generic to recoup research, development, focus groups, marketing, advertising, etc. costs.
With Medicare Part D it's the difference in me paying $2.40 or $6 co-pay for a Rx... either way, remarkably affordable! No idea how much it is with private insurance companies, or how these cancer drugs are charged.
It doesn't matter how good healthcare in the US is or how great the drugs are if people can't afford them.

Can't believe they voted UNANIMOUSLY after jerking her around for so long...

...Did they see the ghosts of Halloween Past?

...I really truly - in my heart of hearts - believe he's only in it for the money/power from Blackwater, etc. - that whole military-industrial complex b.s. We have a war-based economy &, for a long time, he ran it. (Didn't you look behind the curtain?)

On the other hand, I also really believe GWB believes everything he says. He only knows what they told him. Too bad, he's such a dumbass.

The only way I got thru the last 8 years was to watch West Wing & pretend that Bartlet was my President. (I wish I could say I was making that up!)

Thank God, we have a President that's smarter than anyone in the room...

 
LEVI to PALIN: F*ck me? F*CK YOU!!

...because it's the ONLY twitter feed I've ever read... LOL