Category Archives: Health Care and Related Issues

Point of Debate and Decorum

Remarks in debate (which may include references to the Senate or its Members) shall be confined to the question under debate, avoiding personality. –Rules of the House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress Rule XVII, Section b If you want … Continue reading

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Health Care Address Live Blog

Barack Obama HCR Live Blog

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The Right Kind of Health Care Discussion

The Minnesota State Fair is going on right now. Unlike many state fairs, Minnesota’s is located in the heart of the metropolitan area, just north of St. Paul, just south of the University of Minnesota. And so the fair becomes … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Health Care and Related Issues | 34 Comments

"My Healthcare Has Already Been Rationed"

[My sincere thanks to Virginia Frederick for her permission to reprint this letter on “Alas.” –Amp] Dear Senator Hutchinson. I am one of your Texas constituents that is “under-insured” and I want to speak to you about health Care. I … Continue reading

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Crazy for Cryin’, I’m Crazy for Tryin’…

Generally speaking, I try to avoid using the word crazy to mean “bizarrely wrong.” It wasn’t always so, but after years of online discussions with people smarter than I am, I’ve come to the conclusion that that usage of the … Continue reading

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Three Layers Of Protection Preventing Anyone From Being Forced Onto The Public Option

(Cartoon by Mikhaela Reid.) In comments, I wrote, “if the House bill becomes law, no one will be forced to be on the public option — everyone’s free to choose a private plan, if they don’t like the public plan.” … Continue reading

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Health Insurance Reform Flowchart

From Donkeylicious. On my Facebook page, my friend Danny wrote: Now how does that fit in to the Co-Op thing they are talking about? Are the 27.5 million people in the bottom box going to be forced to get insurance … Continue reading

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The Blood of Patriots and Tyrants

You know, I’m a free speech absolutist, and a staunch civil libertarian. But quite honestly, if you’re going to bring a gun to a town hall meeting held by the President of the United States, you probably should, at the … Continue reading

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How To Find A Town Hall Meeting Near You To Attend

Via Sadly No (themselves via Amanda and Firedoglake), here’s a list of town hall meetings, where you can go to ask your Congresscritter to support health care reform. (NOTE: Times are given in the Pacific Time Zone.) Don Briggs at … Continue reading

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Cartoon: Socialized Medicine

Click on the cartoon to see a larger version. You can listen to Reagan’s speech here, and see I’m not exaggerating (he begins talking about loss of freedoms for doctors at about six minutes, and predicts total fascism at around … Continue reading

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