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No Health Care, No Unemployment, “No” Republicans

February 27, 2010
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Okay, so all of us know that it is time to start paying for the stuff we want.  We all know that now more than ever.  We have to start one day and according to the Spartans in Washington, it may as well be today.
There is not a single American citizen who is thrilled about [...]

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Health Care Summit: At the End of the Day…

February 25, 2010

The discussion was good for the most part.  But, if the bottom line is simple — too simple.  Everyone agrees that the American health care is the best in the world. Yada, yada, yada.
Who the hell are they kidding?  Many Americans will never be able to make an informed judgment — BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD [...]

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Sen. John Barrasso, R-WY

February 25, 2010

Well, Senator John Barrasso, R-WY, and a doctor seems to have missed the point entirely.  First of all, Barrasso mentioned that we had the best health care in the world.  He mentioned that some big government official from Canada had come to the U.S. to have his heart surgery.  And, then he mentioned another big [...]

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Best Line of the Day and Medical Malpractice

February 25, 2010

Obama to McCain:  “We’re not campaigning, John.  The election is over.”
Enough said.
Later, McCain spoke on health care reform mentioning medical malpractice.  Unfortunately, McCain tried to make a joke or two — none of which were funny.  However, he did mention that in California with caps on medical malpractice, lawsuits are down, and so on.
McCain also [...]

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Health Care Summit: Sen. John Boehner Speaks at 3:30

February 25, 2010

Well, we should have seen it coming.  Boehner (R-Ohio) sat like a cat on a hot tin roof during most of the summit.  When he finally spoke, his first words were almost positive — ALMOST.
But, his second statement turned every bit of effort the others made to come to some sort of resolution upside down.  [...]

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Health Care Summit: Medicare Advantage

February 25, 2010

Seems that there is some debate about Medicare Advantage (Part C) although no one calls it Medicare Part C.  The government is paying to subsidize Medicare Part C, by subsidizing private insurance companies.  Medicate Advantage has proved to be an “advantage” only to private insurers.
Discussion of the donut hole ensued.  The bottom line of the [...]

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Round 2: Health Care Summit

February 25, 2010
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With all the sparing going on, BernieHund must say that at last we agree with someone from Tennessee!  Representative Marsha Blackburn — REPUBLICAN — presented the idea of being able to purchase insurance across state lines. 
Of course, there is dissention on how to do that.  But, let’s here it for someone from Tennessee who actually [...]

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Health Care Summit Highlights – First Hour

February 25, 2010
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Following opening statements the dust up began.  President Obama laid out the format for the meeting citing objectives for the day.  Lamar Alexander (R-TN) embarrassed those of us who live in Tennessee by misquoting the CBO numbers in his opening while taking a strictly partisan position. 
Not to pick on Lamar alone, Nancy Pelosi rambled and [...]

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“Bayh-Bayh” to Another Democratic Senator

February 16, 2010
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Who was Senator Evan Bayh listening to when he decided to leave the Senate?
Following Senator Evan Bayh’s announcement yesterday that he plans to retire from the Senate, most of us were knocked off our feet.  In fact, we are still on our knees.  He was one of our moderates, not that I always agreed with [...]

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Credit Card Reform and 79.9% Interest Rates

February 16, 2010

The average American family has five credit cards and just under $11,000 in credit card debt.  Our new credit card statements will be easier to read.  You will have 45 days notice if the rates change.  The credit card companies can raise our interest rates if we are 60 days late making our payments, but [...]

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