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Republicans Preemptively Strike: The Blair House Project

logan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:56:20 +0000

In advance of the Health Care Summit tomorrow held at The Blair House, the NRCC launched this ad. I give them points for creativity. But, with “teabaggers” and now this quote, “They’re going to ram it down our throats,” I just can’t help but feel that a bunch of horny Republicans need to get laid and relax a little.

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Rep. John Shadegg (R) on Loss of Public Option

logan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:54:48 +0000

Man, this guy makes a lot of sense. The Dems are idiots for losing the public option.

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Olbermann’s Special Comment on Health Care Reform

logan — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:12:43 +0000

A must see:

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US Healthcare Costs Compared to Other Countries

logan — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:46:42 +0000

Via Boing Boing:

Four graphs created by the International Federation of Health Plans that compare how much US residents and people in other countries pay for health care. As Jay Livingston of the Montclair SocioBlog says, “Our Lipitor must be four to ten times a good as the Lipitor that Canadians take.”

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Senate Bill Will Include Opt-Out Public Option Plan

logan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:07:13 +0000

This may be the best news I’ve heard in weeks.

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The Public Option to the Tune of “Annie”

logan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:11:44 +0000

via WGB

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Hell Freezes Over: O’Reilly Wants Public Option

logan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:57:44 +0000

I’m speechless.

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There Are Lots of Public (Govt-Run) Options

logan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:36:26 +0000

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Why We Need Government-Run Health Insurance

logan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:35:03 +0000

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Powerful Words: Ted Kennedy

logan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:15:20 +0000

This is Senator Kennedy’s last address to the nation at the 2008 Democratic Convention. Undergoing brain surgery only weeks before, he defied odds to attend the Convention to deliver a speech in which he endorsed Obama and passed the torch of liberalism. Considered by many to be his farewell speech:

Kennedy on universal health care coverage:

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Axis of Med-Evil

logan — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:01:19 +0000

via Fog City Journal’s article The Obstacles to Real Health Care Reform:
Private Insurers and Big PhRMA

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Healthcare Flow Chart: Reform Made Simple

logan — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:14:55 +0000

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Healthcare Reform Without Public Option = FAIL

logan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:26:46 +0000

Here’s what healthcare reform without the public option would amount to:

Under the reforms, all Americans would be required to have or get health insurance. Most businesses (except for the very small ones) would be required to provide health insurance to their employees. Suddenly, the insurance companies have about 40 million new customers. Sure, they will now have restrictions on recision and other such horrible practices. BUT, they will still only be competing with each other, and will be able to charge just about whatever price they want for health insurance. 40 million new customers get added to the currently system where corporate greed prevails. With no government-run not-for-profit option, 40 million new customers will be handed to the corrupt insurance companies that now dominate our healthcare system. Big time FAIL.

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Rep. Barney Frank Responds to Nazi Accusations

logan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:32:39 +0000

Go Barney!

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Dems Take the Gloves Off, Back the Public Option?

logan — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:29:24 +0000

There’s talk of a procedural motion that would let the Democrats to go-it-alone on health care and require only 50 votes in the Senate to pass health care with a public option. The issue here is that the Dems don’t have 60 votes for cloture in the Senate on a plan with the public option. This “nuclear option” (a term I don’t like), would only require 50 votes in the Senate which is what the Dems have (discounting the Blue Dogs and most Republicans).

One of Anderson Cooper’s correspondents points it out clearly: If Obama passes health care without the public option, it will be disastrous for the party in 2012. The progressives will have lost their fervent support (maybe they already have) and the Independents will see an incumbent who wasn’t able to deliver on the promises he made. Watch the clip. It’s long, but good.

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