Comments on: The Tides Have Shifted

By: NY-David

NY-David — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:54:25 +0000

That’s right, Carol. I didn’t read the whole bill. I read the Thomas summary version. If you have time to read the whole thing and find out where it differs from the Thomas Summary, my hat is off to you.
NY-David

By: Carol Steward

Carol Steward — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:13:49 +0000

NY-David I just finished reading one of your comments here where you stated that you didn’t have time or whatever to read the 1000 page healthcare bill.

By: NY-David

NY-David — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:56:07 +0000

OK, Shannon, its kind of like the same way we got into Iraq and the speed has me concerned as well.
Your remarks about the insurance companies are well-taken, but Republicans hold them up to be the great market place that has produced the competition they so eloquently talk about. Sort of opposite of what you are talking about. Demonizing them doesn’t solve the problem, recognizing they are part of the problem and possibly the solution is how we engage on the dialogue you and I are both for.
As far as harassing those who speak out about what they heard, I’d first suggest that anyone, both public official and voter, be required to read the current bill before getting up to speak about it. I’m just sick of the “I heard that it has this in it” mentality.
NY-David

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:16:42 +0000

WHat is bad…pharmaceutical companies taking up the mantle and collecting money to shove ads about accepting this healthcare down our throats until it passes. Why? Because the pharm and ins co’s are what has made healthcare the giant mess it is now. What is bad? The fact that the last time the government put out healthcare (their way), it was medicare/medicaid. That cost 9 times more than what the public was told it would cost…what if THIS healthcare plan does too? We’ve already seen how spend crazy these people are, and they are already off their deficit estimates by 2 trillion. What is bad? Trying to push a bill through, post haste, without reading it and taking your time. Good things come to those who wait, snowballs run downhill on top of those who rush around like chickens with their heads cut off. What is good? Nothing about it yet except that there is a dialogue. Too bad that dialogue is filled with “my way or the highway”, and labeling, and harassing, of those who speak out against what they have heard thus far. That’s not democracy in action.

By: NY-David

NY-David — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:04:13 +0000

On this, we agree. The lynching on both sides gets to be unproductive. My issue with the “anti-war” mob was that they didn’t have an answer for combating terrorism in a responsible way. The “anti-health” crowd doesn’t have a response for dealing with the issue and gets caught up in purporting their “non-Canadian” stance.
No takers on my challenge earlier about what is good and bad about the current plan…
NY-David

By: shannon

shannon — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:17:28 +0000

Isn’t this the truth…bravo for calling a spade a spade. It’s ok to protest as long as you are on THEIR side. It’s okay to pick apart a sitting President day in and day out, as long as you are on their side. It’s okay to gripe about fiscal responsibility, and lead the lynch mob, as long as you are on their side. And here we have it, dems run amok, nobody in their own party willing to put them in their place, people from other parties labeled, dismissed, and harassed. Things will start to get interesting now…