and hateful? you forgot hateful.

Oh wait, one party in particular is the whiny name caller, no? Is that hateful?

and for the record.....racist is a big paint brush.....don't try to paint too wide a swath.

You're right not all republicans are racist, didn't mean to imply that....but matter a fact if you're a racist you're probably republican.

The GOP actively went after the racist vote for quite some time.

It's not like it's a secret or anything, hell Atwater bragged about doing so.

And all Catholics are pedophiles ... nice argument.

Chuck was a former altar boy I see..............................

Whats an Altar KK?

They would have thrown me out ....

Satan worshiper then eh.....................

Or do you worship Gozar the Gozarian ?

Chuck S is a Muslim or Jehovah's Witness - I forget...nevertheless..we cleared that up a few threads ago.

KK....how many times growing up did you hear the words, "You go long."?

just curious

Slab don't you have a Seal to screw ?

Go git 'er done...................

either still beats being a wingnut ...

Course you would have to find my birth certificate to prove it.

A "public option" would kill the insurance industry and you know it. Of course you're a part of the 20-30% of people that don't like their healtcare insurance providers and you would relish a slow and agonizing death for that particular industry.

Maybe you could get them in front of the "Death Panels" and watch them squirm...

I think that litle Sarah's vision of that death panel sprang from the idea that in the current plan being considered there lies a panel of "experts" that comprise the "comparative effectiveness" board that determine what treatments will be administered for various ailments. It all boils down to a checklist of what your doctor will be allowed to do when treating you. I don't like that idea. I would much prefer that my doctor made those decisions.

You can argue that insurance companies already do that and you might be partially correct. However, why would you think it acceptable if the govt. were doing the same thing rather than your insurance company? Oh,I know. In your view govt. always makes better decisions than the private sector.

After reading this, www.house.gov/ryan/PCA/index.htm I thought it was a better alternative to what the Dems are proposing. But that's just me. Some people actually like the idea of less bothersome decision making and look forward to the Big Nanny controlling another aspect of their lives.

this seems a bit fishy:

http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf

It wouldn't destroy the insurance industry and you know it. However, it may just lower their profit margin from 400+% to around a respectable 15% maybe. How is it morally ethical to continue denying 47 million people health care simply to protect the exorbitant profit margin of some company?

Why would you think it acceptable for someone to decide "what treatments will be administered for various ailments" based upon their profit margin?

You didn't bother to read that plan by Ryan et al. did you.

Death Panel? Anyone who believes that is an idiot, pure and simple, straight to the point.

I betcha a dollar that anyone who believes in Death Panels is a member of the 21% or so that thinks Dubya did a good job, and a member of the Birther Society, as well...and probably thinks that Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9/11.

The fact is the Repubs in Congress who are spouting about Death Panels are liars, and they know it. The problem is that a good portion of their constituency doesn't mind, and in fact relishes in it.

It's called "pandering to the base"...and base is what it is, in every sense of the word.

Fish on...

Todd

Now we're getting back to death panels again.

Go back and actually read the Ryan plan. Read it with an open mind and dissect it. Comment on it and stop thinking that govt. control of healthcare is the best option.

Cut taxes and prevent competition to the insurance industry. Same old, same old.

I'll just add you to the list of people that like Big Nanny.

My rep is having a townhall in Everett on Wednesday at 5, rumor is that the call went out to some of the local unions to show up at 3:30 to get early seating.