Hey, Organizing for America - What the hell?

I agree (0.00 / 0)

It's nice as a kind of anti-LoBiondo e-mail, but why should I waste my time when he has been so clear before.

Did anyone in Adler's district get anything? It's pathetic.

I have to think of a witty signature about Frank LoBiondo

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by: Hopeful @ Sat Nov 07, 2009 at 19:49:46 PM CST

bizarre twist: Garrett to vote "present" on pro-life vote (0.00 / 0)

http://mobile.politico.com/blo...

Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) said he plans to buck right-to-life groups and his own party and vote "present" on a Democratic amendment that would prevent federal funding for abortions as part of health-care overhaul legislation.

Shadegg is doing so in the face of strong support from groups like National Right to Life and Americans United for Life, which say they will count present votes as not supporting its pro-life agenda. He said this was a "bad call" for pro-life organizations and he vowed not to "give a vote away" to right-to-life groups for what he considers a very flawed process. Shadegg contends that Pelosi is using this amendment to wrangle votes for the overall bill.

He said he expects at least four or five other Republicans to join along. Sources say Republican Reps. Phil Gingrey (Ariz.), Steve King (Iowa), and Scott Garrett (N.J.) are likely to also vote present.

I have to think of a witty signature about Frank LoBiondo

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by: Hopeful @ Sat Nov 07, 2009 at 20:19:33 PM CST

...but it doesn't happen (0.00 / 0)

Only Shadegg voted present as the anti-abortion provisions pass overwhelmingly.

I have to think of a witty signature about Frank LoBiondo

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by: Hopeful @ Sat Nov 07, 2009 at 21:22:59 PM CST

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I'm Watching The Live Debate.... (4.00 / 1)

...on the various bills/amendments.

I gotta tell ya, the Republicans are coming with with some effective bull.   Yes it's mostly bull....but they do have a point in that this is a "two thousand page" monstrosity.

HR676 (The single payer option) is less than 80 pages and cuts off ALL of the Republican bullshit at the knees.

Yes it also carefully eliminates the health insurance industry as it now exists....and that would be a good thing.

Single payer actually covers everyone for LESS than we're spending now with NO deductibles for anyone.....and it includes more comprehensive coverage.

Whatever passes will be be a boondoggle for the insurance industry.....yes, some folks who had nothing will get something and that's to the good; but any program that allows the insurance industry to continue to parasitically feed off of our economy while providing ZERO beneft will eventually fail.

Whether it takes 2 years or twenty....we will have a single payer system because it just makes more sense and it's workable and cheaper.

Meanwhile, the charade continues.  One good thing about all the sturmundrang I'm hearing now on the house floor is that it will eventually translate into many millions more Americans actually paying more and more attention to the details of health policy...and that all inexorably strengthens the call for single payer.

The health insurance industry is worse than a parasite....it's actually an toxic agent in our health care system that, essentially, feeds off of the exacerbated fears, deaths and sufferings of the American people.....and BOTH political parties take these bastards' money and are influenced by that money!   And that's wrong!!!  

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by: Nick Lento @ Sat Nov 07, 2009 at 21:48:36 PM CST

final vote taking place now (0.00 / 0)

I have to think of a witty signature about Frank LoBiondo

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by: Hopeful @ Sat Nov 07, 2009 at 22:06:34 PM CST