How the Blue Dogs are Destroying Health Care Reform

July 7, 2010 - 9:14 am 25 Comments

Michael Shure is a guest host today. Congressman Gerry Connolly of Virginia typifies the Blue Dogs. Watch more at http://www.theyoungturks.com.

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25 Responses to “How the Blue Dogs are Destroying Health Care Reform”

  1. TheForkliftsOfNair Says:

    Oh ma Gawd! Barrok …
    Oh ma Gawd! Barrok Obama is a durty comminist tryin to get helth care to por peoples oh we better pray to Sarah Palin and hope Ronald Reagan comes back as a super zombie to save us or we iz all doomed!

  2. ericclaptonismygod31 Says:

    Issue more debt and …
    Issue more debt and spend, spend, spend!

  3. britmantx Says:

    ALL the other …
    ALL the other nations have universal health. The US is trying to get it to AS THEY CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO.

    $11 trillion dollars in debt, most from Bush, he has sold you to the CHINESE. Start eating noodle, using chop sticks and start speaking mandarin, instead of speaking SHIT.

    Dummies and brokies

    Wait until the Chinese turn up in ships to start running you.

  4. britmantx Says:

    socialise is such …
    socialise is such old from the GOP, once you use socialise, you give the gop came away.

    Medicare, Social security, disability, Medicaid, ALL SOCIAL.

    Idiot

  5. Dagney77 Says:

    Obama is using …
    Obama is using health care to socialize America. He doesn’t give a about our health.

    Are there problems? Yes. Does Obama have the answer? No.

  6. univibe23 Says:

    All of you who want …
    All of you who want a Government run health system are lambs being led by the nose to slaughter. You dont see that they (the political class) want it not because they care about your health–but because they want to control you. Think about how the IRS controls you now. They make it sound wonderful to sell you on it– and when they do it wont take long for you to realize your in a pot of boiling water–but then itll be too late.

  7. baigandine Says:

    Private property is …
    Private property is an important value but is to some extent trumped by democratic representation. So long as they don’t take it without Due Process of law.

  8. herbs814 Says:

    You can see for …
    You can see for yourself that the government is destroying healthcare. Healthcare is flawed because there is very little competition at all. The market has been destroyed by the government. Government intrusion is the problem. Competition is the solution.

  9. moestietabarnak Says:

    and the army .. …
    and the army .. they’re too big..

    Oh, and I’m certain you would love to scrap the IRS.. they’re so inefficient they cannot manage those million tax report, still waiting for the 2001’s bush tax cut?

  10. moestietabarnak Says:

    Campaign to scrap …
    Campaign to scrap medicare and social security then.. see where it get ya

  11. moestietabarnak Says:

    Still that free …
    Still that free market and competition dogma ..

    You can see for yourself that it doesn’t work for insurance EVERYDAY

    ie: When your insurer denies you coverage for cancer treatment, NO OTHER COMPETITOR WILL TAKE YOU.. thus too late to change.

    It even make you less free! :
    When you (or family) have a medical issue and your job provide insurance, even if you don’t like the job you keep it for fear of loosing the hc coverage.

  12. nasaguy Says:

    I’m gonna have to …
    I’m gonna have to side with herbs814, here. I’m firmly against any gov’t intrusion into health care. I trust gov’t as far as I can throw it … and this, even though I WORK for them. They are not competent to tackle something of this magnitude. No one is. It is the height of arrogance for gov’t to think they can centrally plan something as big as health care for 300 million people, and not have it turn out a total mess.

  13. rwcbanzai Says:

    Herbs14:Obviously, …
    Herbs14:Obviously, your just here to heckle everybody who doesn’t agree with you. Your comments reveal your greed. You probably have stock in those public not private denial care companies & don’t want to lose profits on pain.

  14. herbs814 Says:

    Healthcare should …
    Healthcare should be completely private.
    Looking to steal your healthcare from more successful people is selfish and childish.
    Adults buy their own healthcare.

    Grow up.

  15. rwcbanzai Says:

    herbs814 your so …
    herbs814 your so full of gobblety GOoP!
    Get a life, hug your mom….
    Go to a GOoP site to spew all that BS your putting here & grow up!

  16. herbs814 Says:

    Paying cash for ” …
    Paying cash for “the best Dr.’s” is moral.
    Asking the government to STEAL and redistribute stolen plunder is immoral.

  17. herbs814 Says:

    Exploiting ” …
    Exploiting “millions” to excuse government tyranny is evil.

  18. herbs814 Says:

    Private businesses …
    Private businesses are held accountable by consumers and their competition. Government is a coercive monopoly held responsible by no one. Private business is always more trustworthy than government. ALWAYS.

  19. rwcbanzai Says:

    Don’t believe all …
    Don’t believe all that rich gooblety GOoP!
    They pay CASH for the best Dr.’s & get the best $ can buy “taking cuts in line” for treatment pushing the meek to the back of the medical care bus & laughing @ your CIVIL rights, misrepresenting it as entittlements!
    Your consti/Bill of Rights are @ issue here! Study the issue & facts, look around @ the sick going bankrupt! MISFORTUNE does not discriminate, & all that cash gives you cuts into the line towards death & judgement!

  20. funkyflights Says:

    Thats where you …
    Thats where you make no sense… SO you feel they can everyone over and it’s OK because it’s a private business…. I hate to break the news to you but private business was never intended to have monopoly’s and control so much …. so basically your ok with families losing there homes… losing there life saving because they get sick… EVEN when they play by the rules because there denied by and insurance company … THAT is EVIL… your incredibly selfish dude..

  21. funkyflights Says:

    Moral choice ?? …
    Moral choice ?? leaving Millions behind is your idea of MORAL choice ? That’s evil right there!!

  22. herbs814 Says:

    Single-payer is …
    Single-payer is absolutely EVIL.
    100% private is the only moral choice.

  23. herbs814 Says:

    MediScare is …
    MediScare is tyrannical. MediScare is an evil pyramid scheme. MediScare is more evil than Bernie Madoff. At least Bernie Madoff’s victims had the right not to do business with him. The government’s victims get no such respect. MediScare is so evil that it has no place in a free and just society.

  24. herbs814 Says:

    If it is private …
    If it is private insurance, then it is reasonable.
    If it is government insurance, then it is unreasonable.

    Think about what you’re saying. Does government have any right to steal from the private sector? NO. NOT AT ALL.

    The “other options” are individually purchased private insureance plans. Government intrusion is unacceptable.

  25. funkyflights Says:

    That’s right …
    That’s right herbs914…. 1,400 a month premiums for private health care insurance … do you find that reasonable ?? his insurance went up EVERY year for 10 years… his premium TRIPLED in cost… that trend will continue if something is not done… so please.. THINK ABOUT what your saying… a public option is A MUST for health reform and America needs it desperately…. we cannot rely on our jobs for health insurance anymore … we all need other options….

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