From: Moderate on 19 Jul 2010 22:13 dsc-ky <Dudley.Cornman(a)eku.edu> wrote: > On Jul 19, 8:21 pm, Howard Brazee <how...(a)brazee.net> wrote: >> On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:22:29 -0500, "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Which it pretty much is... and I'm definitely hoping for some change >>> this go-round. >>> ****************************************************** >> >>> That kind of thinking got us in trouble last time :-) >> >> Hoping for change got us some more of the same. I think McCain is >> owned by the same corporations that own Obama. We would be in the >> same trouble we are in now. >> >> -- >> "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, >> than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace >> to the legislature, and not to the executive department." >> >> - James Madison > > I don't think McCain could have done the health care deal... I think > he would have done very little really and that may be better than O > doing too much of some things and nothing of others. But it's all > speculation. He certainly would not let all that pork through.
From: William Clark on 19 Jul 2010 22:30 In article <pav94617bdmv0rsbtea028t1ed4e2f2i98(a)4ax.com>, bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:27:18 -0700 (PDT), dsc-ky > <Dudley.Cornman(a)eku.edu> wrote: > > > >I don't think McCain could have done the health care deal... I think > >he would have done very little really and that may be better than O > >doing too much of some things and nothing of others. But it's all > >speculation. > > The major drawback to McCain was the heartbeat away from the > presidency problem we would have had. That changed my vote. > > BK Indeed, with any luck, she'll be front and center next time around.
From: dsc-ky on 19 Jul 2010 22:45 On Jul 19, 9:36 pm, bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:27:18 -0700 (PDT), dsc-ky > > <Dudley.Corn...(a)eku.edu> wrote: > >I don't think McCain could have done the health care deal... I think > >he would have done very little really and that may be better than O > >doing too much of some things and nothing of others. But it's all > >speculation. > > The major drawback to McCain was the heartbeat away from the > presidency problem we would have had. That changed my vote. > > BK I really didn't care for McCain... surely the repubs could have picked someone better. I also didn't think Palin was qualified, but then neither was Obama.
From: Carbon on 19 Jul 2010 23:37 On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:32:29 -0700, dene wrote: > "dsc-ky" <Dudley.Cornman(a)eku.edu> wrote in message > news:05db752e-22da-4c95-91c0-c95b3d95e03f(a)d8g2000yqf.googlegroups.com... > >> So what makes "others" right? It's going to mean a lot of money out >> of out pockets... at the very least. > > The insured pay the uninsured medical bills. That's plenty of out of > pocket for the responsible insured. This distinction with O's plan is > that the uninsured slacker will have the choice to buy insurance or > pay extra taxes. Either way, they pay instead of us paying their bills > for them. There are other consequences. I worked with a fellow who had been laid off for nearly a year due to the recession. He could not afford COBRA and keep his family fed. He got cancer. He died last week.
From: Moderate on 20 Jul 2010 06:33
Carbon <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:32:29 -0700, dene wrote: >> "dsc-ky" <Dudley.Cornman(a)eku.edu> wrote in message >> news:05db752e-22da-4c95-91c0-c95b3d95e03f(a)d8g2000yqf.googlegroups.com... >> >>> So what makes "others" right? It's going to mean a lot of money out >>> of out pockets... at the very least. >> >> The insured pay the uninsured medical bills. That's plenty of out of >> pocket for the responsible insured. This distinction with O's plan > > is >> that the uninsured slacker will have the choice to buy insurance or >> pay extra taxes. Either way, they pay instead of us paying their > > bills >> for them. > > There are other consequences. I worked with a fellow who had been laid > off for nearly a year due to the recession. He could not afford COBRA > and keep his family fed. He got cancer. He died last week. How does Obama's plan help your friend? |