Today a group of “major businesses” including health insurance companies is launching a nationwide ad campaign in opposition to the health care reform bill. The campaign will target moderate and conservative Democrats in their home markets after a few days on national cable outlets. Health insurance companies, excoriated by Obama over a recent spate of double-digit premium hikes, are helping …
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Crazy Sarah Palin Roundup
It turns out that Sarah Palin’s story about going to Canada to get health care, which she described yesterday as “ironic”, isn’t the same story she told about the incident just a few years ago. Also: She just compared herself to God.
Read More »Rush Limbaugh: If Health Care Reform Passes, I’m Moving To Costa Rica
Zillionaire Rush Limbaugh, who could put a daily heart transplant on his debit card, says he’ll leave the United States if health care reform passes. My guess in even in Canada and even in the UK, doctors have opted out. And once they’ve opted, they can’t see anybody Medicare, Medicaid, or what will become the exchanges. They have to have …
Read More »Rep. Eric Massa: Rahm Emanuel Is The Son Of The Devil’s Spawn
Rep. Eric Massa has probably burned his last Democratic bridge. Expect a party change announcement any minute. Outgoing Rep. Eric Massa went on a rant regarding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel today during a radio interview calling him the “son of the devil’s spawn.” Massa (D-NY) went on to say, “He is an individual who would sell his …
Read More »Rep. Eric Massa: The Democrats Sank Me Because I Opposed Health Care Reform
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) says that the male sexual harassment investigation that forced his resignation announcement was a revenge plot by fellow Democrats for his opposition to health care reform. “Mine is now the deciding vote on the health care bill,” Massa, who on Friday announced his intention to resign, said during a long monologue on radio station WKPQ. “And …
Read More »Alan Grayson Vs. Michele Bachmann
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) took on Crazy Face Bachmann (R-MN) over health care reform on Larry King last night. Watch this.
Read More »Rep. Anthony Weiner Vs. Fox & Friends
Our favorite Congressman is lauded by MSNBC for going after Fox & Friends and other liars about the health care reform bill.
Read More »Maddow On GOP Hypocrisy
GOP Senators are screaming bloody murder about portions of the health care reform bill that THEY created. Rachel Maddow destroys them.
Read More »Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY): The GOP Is Wholly Owned By The Insurance Industry
Things got very heated on the House floor when Rep. Anthony Weiner shouted from the podium: “Make no mistake about it! Every single Republican I’ve ever met in my life is a wholly owned subsidiary of the insurance industry!” Weiner was asked to stop speaking, then allowed to resume if he promised to change his words. Which he didn’t. OUR …
Read More »Michael Steele: Americans Have No Fundamental Right To Health Care
At Today’s Health Care Debate
The president just got a good shot in at Sen. Lamar Alexander’s claim that health premiums would go up under the proposed plan.
Read More »Universal Health Care In The World
Via Wikipedia, the state of health care payment systems around the world as of December 2009. Blue is single payer, green is “universal by other means.”
Read More »C-SPAN Dot MF Org
The greatest fake ad for C-SPAN that could ever be. (Via – AmericaBlog)
Read More »Sen. Lindsey Graham: Healthcare Debate Will Mean End Of Minority Party Rights
I think Miss Graham is complaining about not being able to filibuster the health care vote down to a standstill.
Read More »Tripp Palin Enjoys Socialized Medicine
One more rung in Mee-Maw Palin’s Hypocrisy Ladder: The dangers of “death panels” were explained to Americans on Sarah Palin’s Facebook page. Oh, sweet Lord, she must not sleep at night…her grandson could be the next victim of “socialized medicine”. Recently released documents from the custody battle show clearly Tripp Palin Johnston has socialized health care through Indian Health Services …
Read More »Pelosi: I Have The Health Care Votes
Democrats Need Balls
Starring Liam Sullivan of “Kelly” fame. (Tipped by JMG reader David)
Read More »Democrats Begin Surrender
“In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but also on the openness and integrity of our government process. It is vital that we restore the respect of the American people in our system of government and in our leaders. To that end, I believe it would only be fair and prudent …
Read More »MA: Scott Brown Wins, Coakley Concedes
It is as it was feared. In a dramatic upset that will end Democrats’ super majority in the Senate, Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley to claim the seat held by the late Ted Kennedy for more than 46 years. Coakley called Brown to concede the race shortly before 9:30 p.m., a Democratic aide told ABC News. After …
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