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Scrambling for Votes, Democrats Face Uphill Climb to Pass Healthcare Reform

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by MojoMan, Mar 14, 2010.

  1. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    Nacy Pelosi does her job well actually, she isn't concerned about catering to the right, she's concerned about party discipline.
     
  2. justtxyank

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    You are a niche part of the voting populace though B-Bob. The majority of voters in both parties do not post on message boards and are not overly politically informed or active.
     
  3. Depressio

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    ... and what bothers me about this majority of the populace who isn't informed is that they think they know what the bloody hell they're talking about. That's really a huge pet peeve of mine: people who think they're right and loudly declare so, but really have absolutely no clue.
     
  4. justtxyank

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    So in general you are not a big fan of people then? :)
     
  5. Depressio

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    It would appear. I keep telling my fiance that we should move to Canada because Americans are overwhelmingly stupid. My cynicism has grown to very large proportions thanks to this forum.
     
  6. rimrocker

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    For the Bipartisan fetishists...

    Here's McConnell in today's NYTimes:
    There was never going to be any bipartisanship on health care because Dems would get the majority of credit and Repubs think it is more important to prevent that than provide better health care to Americans.
     
  7. glynch

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    I'm not a big fan of the Fox News-GOP types who have had their heads filled with garbage of how they should keep voting to cut their own services and have more tax cuts for folks above their pay grades. Their faith in the benevolence of the folks in the higher pay grades or ONE MARKET UNDER GOD as taught to them in highschool economics or its variant in biz schools is pathetic.
     
  8. glynch

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    Yeah, they only care about their own power and the money they get from the corporations-- in this case big insurance.
     
  9. rhadamanthus

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    I see my presence is being felt.
     
  10. glynch

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    I just hope that when the Dems pass their bill that they are not so stupid as to not have the benefits kick in BEFORE the Nov election. Let the teabaggers and the religious rightists get their teeth fixed and go to a doctor so that their real life experience with health care starts to clash with what has been fed them by Fox News and their politico-pastors.
     
  11. Granville

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    The problem is that you have nothing but left....
     
  12. rimrocker

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    By the way, the Dow just hit a one year high. I guess this means the street favors health care reform and supports Obama.
     
  13. basso

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    or likes the iPad.
     
  14. FranchiseBlade

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    really? Does your lack of understand extend to the dow? interest in the ipad will drive up the whole dow?
     
  15. rimrocker

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    Repubs finally admitting to themselves HCR will pass...
     
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    This whole health care mess has basically been Obama's first year in office and all we learned is that nothing has changed about the political culture in Washington.
     
  17. mc mark

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    not that there's anything wrong with that
     
  18. Depressio

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    But healthcare reform will? The markets change on a wide variety of things, so it (as a whole) can't really be used as an indicator of whether the street favors a specific thing or not. Sure, you can use a particular stock price to indicate whether folks like a particular product (e.g., Apple's stock goes up on iPad announcement, etc.), but for something like healthcare? I dunno, probably not a good indicator.

    Personally, I don't give a crap about polls or what people think. I care what I think. I think this bill will give assistance to many that need it and reduce the deficit in the long-term (I have no reason to doubt the CBO). It would be better if a public option was in it, but what's in it now will help.
     
  19. MojoMan

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  20. justtxyank

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    That depiction is so disgusting Mojo.
     

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