happy times are good asked:


Many political analysts predicted that since McCain was already losing by so much in the polls, and it was very unlikely to come back (and he didn’t), that is the reason that Palin was making so many Gaffes. Even more now believe that she is preparing for 2012. She is now going to raise money, what could it be for?

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Evil Magistrate asked:


Should Socialized Healthcare disease America, can the President or Congress do anything to rid the bill, since it will take years to implement this program? Plus, can taxpayers get their money back through stimulus paychecks from Republicans, who will again take charge in 2012?

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Chinagirl asked:


With the results still just coming in from Ohio, Texas, R.I., and Vermont. Huck announced in a lengthy goodbye that he was dropping out (finally) from the race, leaving McCain the sole candidate and the presumptive nominee. By contrast, Romney, by word AND deed, quit with the party and country in mind.

Why did Huck stay in so long?

Was is all about Huck? (and to hell with the party)
Was it Ego?
Did he enjoy hangin’ w/ Chuck Norris?
His was a shoestring effort, so money was not important?
Did he want to keep the values and agenda of the christian right in the debate?

You tell me!
Keep it breif, I don’t want a book.
No lib diatribes or pasted answers, and
No bloviating…thats my job!

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Live to Fish asked:


Mitt Romney- He will have a huge edge because he was Governor of Massachussetts and the favorite son effect will be a factor.

Sarah Palin- She will have a mountain of money and a lot of free publicity, but much of it will be too early

Mike Huckabee-will have money and name recognition

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kwazeeme asked:


Does that mean it will cost less to go through medical school as well?
How can the government possibly continue to pay doctors the wages they are currently recieving when it plans to cut the funds out from under the current system? Free health care is not optimal health care. Anything governmental is sub-standard. What programs that the government runs are actually high-quality? It is not the job of the gov. to operate or oversee such a thing. Some of us cannot afford the high price of health care so we are asking our government to do something about it. How will the gov. be able to continue the current wages? Seriously. Welfare pays a stay at home single mom with one child 440 a month in Washington. Welfare is sub-standard and its a huge burden. This health plan is huger. Come on now.
I also hear fvrequently how money should not be an issue and if the doctor was in it for the love he wouldn’t worry about the money. Let me ask you; if your child was playing outside in the dirt and he got staph infection and a doctor saved his life in the knick of time, would that doctor be worth every dime? could you have saved your son? No. Otherwise you would not have taken him to the doctor that did.

Its not about the money but people don’t go 8 years to medical school to make that of a librarian in the words of Pringles.

what if your car was broke and you can’t fix it but you absolutely cannot miss work. The mechanic charges you what you think is an unfair amount. Did you go to school and learn what he knows? Did you take the time to go to school and learn it? No. Otherwise you would have not gone to him. Therefore, he is worth every dime he asked for for getting you back on the road and to work safely and on time.

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ringolarry asked:


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090729/ap_on_re_us/us_medicare_fraud;_ylt=AjjRToPk_fILqVxiYFzOr5eyBhIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJtZGxyaWwxBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzI5L3VzX21lZGljYXJlX2ZyYXVkBGNwb3MDNARwb3MDMQRzZWMDeW5faGVhZGxpbmVfbGlzdARzbGsDZG96ZW5zYXJyZXN0

If this is just a glimpse of a COMPETITIVE government public OPTION, then what will be the competition be?
Ok, donovan, so you are saying that all of a sudden obama and company have finally come up with a way to create a system that is even larger than medicare and medicaid and this one will stop fraud and cost Americans even less money? Let me know when it something starts to stink to you.

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DAR asked:


The insurance companies LOVE the Dem plan. The dem plan has two options: one, mandatory insurance for 300 million people with a public option, and two, mandatory insurance for 300 million people with NO public option. Those are both Dem plans. If you are an insurance company, what is not to like?

The GOP plans I am aware of, on the other hand, all revolve around portable health savings accounts, tax credits and vouchers, with control of one’s health care in the hands of the individual…. including whether to purchase insurance, at all.

Leaving aside the merits of which is better for the people or might actually drive down health care costs for all (although I have a strong opinion on that topic) why would insurance companies want that?

Insurance companies are not fighting the Dem plan at all. That is why advertising is $2 to $1 in favor of the plan. Go to opensecrets and see who got the money if you have questions on this topic.

Given that, how could anyone conclude that insurance companies were behind opposition to the plan?

And yes, I have read that some guy I never heard of before with an organization I never heard of before used to at one time work for an insurance company. If he has ever been a mover and shaker in mobilizing people accross the entire nation, please point us to precedent. The fact is there is a LOT of anger, groups have grown up loosely joined on a lot of issues and so many are mad they use those groups to coordinate, but there is no ’strategy’ driving us. Anyone who thinks they are driving us is in for a real disapointment.

What do you think?

Can you articulate why an insurance company would be against BOTH Dem plans, as we are?

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Andre asked:


They could save themselves a lot of money that way, since Obama will get a second term.

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Steven asked:


If you want a new slogan, it should be “If you think Bush was bad, just wait til Obama is done!” And no one should be happy about it. When Stephanopolous says Clinton balanced the budget, uhm, NEWT GINGRICH and the republicans balanced the budget, and Clinton signed off. The republicans didn’t say no, they offered their own plan, and it creates more job, less money, and not one single Dem voted for it.

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Brad asked:


He’s currently out of money and the conservatives aren’t going to send him enough to stay in the race. However, Fred Thompson has dropped out, so if Huckabee doesn’t run out of money, he probably can bridge the gap and beat McCain in the primaries.

Would it make sense for the Democratic base to fund Huckabee to help him get nominated so that he can lose in a landslide and permanently discredit the Christian Right and their agenda?

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