Lynn:
Elizabeth Edwards already endorsed Clinton's plan as the best because it covers everyone. That's good enough for me.

Our family didn't have any health insurance for years but we paid our bills and did without frills and we are doing just fine. Always lived at or near poverty level, too. Personal responsibilty is the answer,but some just can't handle it.

News flash for liberals: Go get jobs and learn how to support/insure your pathetic-selves. If not, go to South America and thrive in your 3rd world mentality. Had it too good, for too long!!!!

So a poor sucker goes jogging because he can't afford healthcare and try to stay healthy….and get's hit by a truck. Taken to the hospital…now he's in debt for the rest of his life.

We have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The Army protects our liberty. – government
The Constitution protects our right to the pursuit of happiness – government
Who says the government can't protect my right to life?

This healt care proposal is about as lame as it can get. Unbelievable.

In others words: "I have no plan to see that all Americans have health insurance. Quit eating hamburgers."

What an idiot.

May be we should just pray to get rid of all illness. Sounds very conservative.

Freedom and liberty for all… all the rich, that is…

McCain goes to Cindy sponsored Gym but still has abdominal obesity. He should take his personal responsibilty seriously before taking public responsibilty.

Peoples right to health care is a matter of MORALITY, not POLITICS

Hec in SA better go back and read the second amendment again. His interpretation is an "activist" one indeed. This, after his dooms-day rant about excessive government. Recognizing you as a voter who put the current disaster-in-charge in office, TWICE, your regressive approach to current problems does not surprise me. My government is there for me to direct, and I choose to direct it to ensure my life, liberty and happiness by building a more healthy society within which I live. I reject you, your politics, and your vision of American society which resembles the Dark Ages — and I urge you to stay away from my government.

And be aware, I am benefiting from your version of the 2nd amendment too: my slant is that it ensures I have the freedom to defend myself against idiots who are belligerent to my government, who thereby seek to deprive me of the fruit of my toils.

STOP GIVING KARL ROVE A VOICE. ALL OF YOU MEDIA IDIOTS. HE'S A CRIMINAL AND A BAD GUY. HIS ADVICE IS NEVER SOLICITED. SO STOP

Hey Nobilly, I did all of the above, and still can't afford coverage for my kids..employers are slashing benefits you elitist pig.

Henry Miller of NC (above) is one of the few that makes REAL sense. Seems so many are looking for the government to bail them out .. whether it is health issues, mortgage problems and on and on. Obama promises 'hope and change' but he NEVER explains. Well, we hope too, for Nobama!

Go McCain 2008 !!!

There are about a billion scenarios where McCain's "plan" won't work.

It has nothing to do with "govt bailing peoploe out" it has to do with one thing: Insurance is too expensive.
But the healthy and wealthy don't care, hey it's not their problem.
They can still afford gas too, so why should they care about rising gas prices?

Go after the insurance companies, McStain.

jiminy frickin christmas, i just looked at that picture!!! healthcare should be McBush's NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, that is a VERY sick, unhealthy looking man!!! his skin is always gray, he has serious issues with anger and self-control…

forget 3:00 a.m. phone calls, this guy should be sleeping in a frickin hyperbaric chamber!!!!!!!!!

McCain stole his health care plan from Tom Cruise!

Sen. McCain is out of touch because he still believes in personal responsibility. That's so twentieth-century thinking!

King Obama '08

well, prevention is a start, to say the least, it is a known fact obesity is a problem here and around the world in some parts, it's time for everyone to share some responsiblitly for everything, and quit blaming government for all our troubles, we are the government, we send them there

Some reporter needs to investigate what typr of insurance policy John's wife offers to her beer employees?

We are the fattest country on Earth by far…

There is a lot of truth to diet/excersise and health…

It a good point… although most of America never wants to hear personal responsibility…

I don't like McCain much… but he's got a point here… it's not a fix but would be a very good start…

Who is Rev. William Procanick ! Hillary's rev. who molested a 8 year old girl! Let's get this in the press!

Everyone should have the 'same' quality of health care as Senator McCain receives at the 'same' price he pays monthly. Those who cannot afford that very modest monthly payment should be subsidized by the government so they can achieve the same quality of health care as Senator McCain.

Obviously, Senator McCain's medical care is efficacious as the Senator just keeps on going…and going…and going. Does the senator not want everyone to receive that same quality of care for the same price he pays?

Let's see. Barrack shooting hoops, bowling. Hillary downing a shot and a beer. John McCain doing a commercial for dentures, laxatives, etc. You go John. McCain/Lieberman/Keating 08!

Funny to hear Americans rail against any sort of universal health care because they don't want tax dollars supporting a fellow sick American in need. Never hear them complain about their tax dollars being used to kill innocent Iraqis on a daily basis in a war based on lies. Always lots of money to kill folks but none to save fellow Americans. Kinda weird if you ask me.

MY LAST COMMENT ON THE SUBJECT.

WAR BUCKS LOOKS SCARY.

Good idea McCain, think that was stolen out of Obama's health care plan….
But yes we need to eat better, so why don't you ban some of the crap that is out there….

How big a government are you planning on running ??

Mc Cain is such an IDIOT!!!!

Let us wait untill the Republicans turn their attention on Hillary! Some dems are so ignorant they forget that the Clintons have made everlasting enemies with Republicans. Whatever is going on now with Obama will be small.

Just think: If the dems are bashing Obama for being in church with a preacher, what will they say about a woman (Hillary) who continues to live with "an impeached president" over sexual scandals! This is just the start of the story. The Dems have started it, I hope they will continue when the Republicans take over!!! God Bless us all out of this mess.

Unfortunately we have proven over the past 2 elections that any simpleton can vote and that most are republicans.

The entire bunch has the comedic intellect of James Kilpatrick in the movie airplane "..they bought their ticket, they knew what they were getting into. I say let 'em crash"

This personal accountability mantra we hear so often from the rightwing just drips with hypocrisy when you look at what the current [R] administration and its [R] cohorts in congress have done. And daily we hear them and their supporters continue to blame others for the problems they have created — or, just as bad, stick their head in the sand and proclaim "no problem".

So now we hear from these same dimwits that we are to blame the sick and dieing for their condition, that we as a society should be so scared of the shrill cries from the right of "socialism" that our government for and of the people should sit stagnant and do nothing about our health care mess. What causes people to buy-in to this sort of regressive world-view? This borders on the same insanity that prevailed in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections.

Senator McCain has never had to pay for health care a day in his whole life! Its easy when your on the outside looking in! He has the best insurance the Government has to offer, and even if he didnt, His wife could afford it he got sick. You are out of touch sir. You cant even concieve of what is like to no be able to go to the Dr. because you dont have health care or cant afford the deductables when you do have it. Theres alot of people in this country one paycheck from being homeless, and they have prioritys like feeding their families and keeping a roof over their heads, Healthcare isnt even an option for most of us! Get a clue!

I am so sick of Republicans saying "personal responisbility" while at the same time their ultra rich buddies from the healthcare insurance to big oil ARE ROBBING US DRY.

Since the United States of America's Government is a Representative Government, then it is only fitting that our Senators and Representaives should reflect the State of Health Care of the American People. Therefore the percentage of Americans that don't have Health Care should be applied to those elected to serve in Congress and their families, that selection should be by lottery.

Unfortunately, liberals ( I will not lump all Dems into this) have no concept of personal reasponsibility! A society run amock, looking for someone to guide them. Utterly pathetic!

When has a government run program actually worked??? Medicare is out of control, Medicaid is ridiculous! AND you actually want them to manage WHO YOU SEE??? or WHEN YOU GET SEEN?? Get real people. If you want socialized medicine by all means GO to Canada. Go to one of the countries that have it.

If McCain really believes that prevention is a key, then why aren't fees to a gym or health club tax deductable? Also, would he have everyone gentically tested so that people who are pre-disposed to diabtes, be charge more money for insurance if the indulge in the risk taking behavior of eating dessert?

So if I understand the wisdom of JM: I won't get cancer if I eat right and exercise. So if I do get cancer, I didn't eat quite right or exercise enough. Right…..

You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time. But you can't fool all of the people all of the time….I hope.

Only Hillary has a real healthcare plan that will cover everybody. No beating around the bush on this one, She's got it, she's been fine tunning this policy for 15 years. Sen Edwards will endorse her shortly.
Go Hillary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!08

You might get my vote Mr. McCain go and ask all irresponsible person to take responsibility for their accions, Hillary was my first choice but with people like Mr. Carville on her side she would not get my vote my vote will be either for Mr. Obama or Mr. McCain

Oh yeah, I forgot, I can prevent Cancer by exercising…wow, who would have thought!

What a vision!!! This is a joke! McCain can't possibly believe that 'eating right' is the solution to the huge gap in healhcare coverage. Sure! we all need to eat healthy and excercize but people still need to be able to visit a doctor at least twice a year, and infants – from 5 to 10 times per year.

I suppose McCain is unable to find a good proposal for a universal healhcare that can keep his right-ring supporters (Healthcare industry & big businesses) on his side and therefore revert to simplicy…LOL! I expect a little more… from a presidential candidate.

Hillary can fight, but can she unite? She will promise you the world just like King George has done. But she will never be Queen except for in your small minds. Can she unite to get the job done? Has she given her race speech yet? Has she talked about why she gets over whelming support of white females? Does she get that support simply because she is a white female and white females want a Queen for a day?
Come on Hillary. Earn my vote. Talk to me. Bring me in. Unite us.

What an idiot! McCain has obviously never worked in health care, never worked with the poor and sick and never wanted for anything. I hope it is his age that makes him so out of touch and not his lack of intelligence.

So you are going to start paying for your healthcare John? Is that what I hear? If not… shut up.

Wow. Talk about elitist and out of touch.

McCain's plan aims at eliminating "the bias toward employer-sponsored health insurance" by offering tax credits for individual plans, according to his campaign website. The credits would be $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families. Such write-offs have limited value because average family health care plans cost about $12,000 a year, says Ken Thorpe, a health policy professor at Emory University in Atlanta. Also, many insurers won't accept individuals with pre-existing medical problems, he says.

So that is how McBush did the Keading 5 fiasco! I guess Economics is not his best subject!

God, I hope this is one more thing he flip flops on cause he's waaaay off on this policy.

McCain's "sorry about your luck" policy isn't doing anybody any favors. He looks at the pharma reps making more than some doctors and the downright criminals known as insurance companies and he sees capitalism just sorting everything out. What he's really saying is that health care is not a right afforded to the American individual. Is that how America will let itself be known? What happens to society when it has the opportunity and the ability to heal the sick, cure the diseased, come to the aid of the helpless…and turns away from the challenge? Sick…help. It's that simple, and we need a policy that can do that as effectively as possible.

Insanity… Looks like McCain is looking to escape accountability as the President. Just like his current model.

I actually agree with him on the personal responsibility statement. How come we can't have the best of both parties here?

It's a shame that he doesn't feel the same about war funding. Hey, McSame, what about the continuing cuts to veterans' benefits that you seem to always support in word only?

*gasp* -personal responsibility? that's a hard concept for some people.

My suggestion to all you liberals who are looking at the government to provide you healthcare…..GET A JOB WITH HEALTH/DENTAL COVERAGE

if you are incapable of doing that , my recommendation is to…..GET A JOB AND INSURE YOURSELF

if you say your job doesn't pay you enough to afford healthcare insurance, my recommendation is to…..GET A BETTER PAYING JOB

if you say you can't find a better paying job because you are unqualified, my recommendation is to….GET A COLLEGE LOAN AND GO TO SCHOOL

IF YOU ARE IN DEBT AND CAN'T AFFORD HEALTH INSURANCE IT IS YOUR FAULT!!!

YOU ARE THE ONE WHO MADE POOR FINANCIAL DECISIONS….NOT ME

AND ITS NOT GOING TO BE ME WHO PAYS FOR YOUR FREE HEALTH CARE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BALANCE YOUR CHECKBOOK

AMERICA….SOCIALISM IS NOT THE ANSWER!!!

McCain is so out-of-touch with the needs of the American people. He would truly do the country a good service by removing himself from the whole 2008 election and just retire.

It's time for REAL change in Washington, it's time for Barack Obama for president !

Wow, how arrogant to imply that anyone who is in ill health is to blame for their illness.  This coming from someone who has had medical care at taxpayer expense for decades.  Wow, I wonder if his lifestyle choices caused his cancer….

"McCain called for a "next generation" of chronic disease prevention, with a focus on early intervention, new treatment models and public health education and infrastructure."

Uh-huh…and how are people who don't have health care coverage going to get preventative care?

That's the problem we have in this country – millions of people are not covered or undercovered and can't afford to get preventative care.

So, they wait until they get sick and go to the emergency room.

Then, the rest of us end up having to absorb the expenses of their treatment through higher medical costs and insurance premiums with less coverage.

Other countries have health care for everyone and people get preventative care instead of waiting till they are sick.

People who want to see their own doctors can still buy additional health coverage but it costs less than what we pay here because their medical costs are so much lower than ours.

The only reason we haven't been able to make this sensible solution work here in America is that so many stupid idiots are so hung up on the "socialist" label.

Eventually, they're going to have to wake up and reailze that even in our broken system, they're health care coverage and expenses are directly affected by everyone else's ability to pay.

If we make it so everyone can get preventative care, we can lower costs for everyone, including those of us who have coverage.

Stephanie:
you are a moron. Senator Clinton does NOT have a plan that "covers" everyone. She has a plan that forces everyone to buy health insurance. Big difference. The health insurance industry will jump for joy if she gets elected and raise their premiums dramatically.

McCain is looking older and older these days and his rambles are making less sense each day. This guy is clueless about what he talking about. He's a scary man.

Well at least McCain is upfront when he says:

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN

This guy will go charging up the hill with Cindy behind him. He's a flake.

Move on to a better America, vote for Barack.

O8ama

We have a right, and I emphasize RIGHT, to have healthcare for every person in this country. We need a one payor plan, like other Civilized countries , (notice the emphasis on civilized). We deserve the same healthcare that McCain has and all the other politicians. I would rather pay for healthcare than WAR. And guess what all you greedy republicans, I pay 25% income tax, and I would be willing to pay more if we could guarantee a decent healthcare plan for all our citizens, rich and poor. Jesus never charged a dime to heal anyone, so practice what you preach, You are your brother's keeper.

mc cain is bad news. period.

We have a right, and I emphasize RIGHT, to have healthcare for every person in this country. We need a one payor plan, like other Civilized countrides, (notice the emphasis on civilized). We deserve the same healthcare that McCain has and all the other politicians. I would rather pay for healthcare than WAR. And guess what all you greedy republicans, I pay 25% income tax, and I would be willing to pay more if we could guarantee a decent healthcare plan for all our citizens, rich and poor. Jesus never charged a dime to heal anyone, so practice what you preach, You are your brother's keeper.

Good for you Barack, throw that albatross away and move on. Who cares about McCain and Hillary, they will tell us anything to move in the White House, and forget about the people.

McCain will wake up everyday thinking about war, and Hillary will wake up everyday thinking about Hillary.

O8ama

Typical Republican, blame the victim, blame sick people for being ill. So my nephew got childhood diabetes because he was irresponsible when he was 8 years old? Did my father give himself leukemia? No, I think the radiation he was exposed to in the military was the cause! While we are on the subject of personal responsibility, how about Bear Stears being responsible for their own demise? How about Iraq taking responsibility to stop killing each other so we can stop spending $12 BILLION a month on them and take care of America? Speaking of personal responsibility John boy, since your wife is worth $150 million, why are you collecting government benefits per your tax returns, which you obviously don't need? According to George W. Bush, we could all have health care if we just set up savings accounts for it. Let them eat cake John boy McSame!

Thats it McCain. Just throw the American people under the Straight Way Express!!!! The government can't control and get a grip on Insurance companies so you will just let the American people continue to suffer. I am a highly educated individual who have had to tackle and face Blue Cross/Blue Shield and came close to hiring an attorney…..so question is, what about those who are illiterate and who have no one to advocate for them because that is what they are trusting our government to do since We The People are the ones who elect you politicians. It appears that the only requirement for politician is INCOMPETENCE!!!

McCain's health care plan in a nutshell:

"Dont get sick with anything that you can't afford".

Oh.. all he is saying is that "you people should be responsible enough not the get cancer" and "when you do get bone cancer, your insuance company can drop you becuase clearly YOU brough it on yourself… and after one company drops you, another one can deny you coverage because you should have avoided getting cancer"

CLEARLY HE's RIGHT

Senator McCain gets the best health care available. Maybe he should try health care that most of us have, or no health care, like millions of people.

he has good health care.ha has always had good health care.he has all the money he needs.he has his wife's jet.he knows nothing about the troubles of the poor.

The funny thing is the dribbling morons who will vote for McCain are the same slurpee guzzling, Nascar watching, Wonder bread and Velveta eating, inbreds that will need public healthcare to fix whatever self inflicted affliction they've developed. The rest of us(with a brain) will do the common sense things to stay healthy, but unfortunately some will still fall victim to cancer, accidents, etc….

This guy is out of touch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Senator McCain, you are more out of touch than I thought!

What does diet and excercise have to do with not being able to get health insurance to do preventative screenings like mammograms, bone density scans, a colonoscopy, etc.?

You do not deserve to be President if you will not help hard working Americans receive affordable health care insurance.

You would not be a President who represents ALL of us! More of the same Bush years.

Does this man and the Republican party talking heads have a clue how life is out here in the real world USA? Anybody that agrees with him is either extremely self absorbed, rich or just plain stupid – the working poor cannot afford health care and there are millions of them – people who work hard in minimum wage jobs or slightly above and have not the education or talents to make "big bucks" to afford cost restrictive health care. People aren't either lazy or hard working – there are a lot of gray areas to many lives and to sit in judgement of those who are struggling daily just to survive, is ignorant. I have worked in human services for years and there you come face to face with real people with real issues and real heartaches. Not the selfish, self-centered black and white issue world the Republicans politicians and talking heads live in. How would he and his billionaire wife have a clue what is going on? And why did he even apply for and get social security!! Why do people who are worth billions care about a thousand or so a month more!?

After a great deal of soul searching, I have come to the conclusion that Senator Obama is no longer abel to be elected. Every week there is something new. Obama supporters, and I was one, be objective and starting asking what he is up to. He says "He is not the man met 20 years ago," but how about the main he was so close to up to a few weeks ago. Senator Obama survived so long because, I am now sorry to say, he was the darling of the press. Now he is flip flopping more than John Kerry did in 2004. I am afraid that he has hurt himself badly.

IT SO WEIRD THAT NO ONE HAS LISTEN TO A WORD REV WRIGHT SAID!!… AN ANGRY BLACK MAN STARTS YELLING AND SAYING THINGS THAT SHATTER OUR FANTASY OF THE PERFECT AMERICA, AND NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR IT. SO SAD HOW THIS COUNTRY REMAINS WILLFULLY IGNORANT AND STILL EXPECTS TO GET THIGS DONE!!!- MIKE, maxxbravo-hotmail.com

I think what people miss about the health care debate is that socioeconomic status plays a HUGE role in this issue. Being able to afford insurance for health care, access to a place to exercise perhaps, being able to have the time to exercise (i.e. not working say, 4 or 5 jobs).

This is the worst I have heard yet. Where is McCain the moderate who I have been admiring for years ?

Why is it that all other industrial nations have successfully implemented universal healthcare programs but I keep hearing how "complex" it would be to do so in the United States? What, specifically, makes it so hard for the Americans?

CANADA's HEALTH CARE SYSTEM is AWESOME!!!!!!!!! I have gone to my doctor, to emergency, myself, my parents, my daughter, my husband – all of us. AND NONE OF US EVER HAD TO PAY A DIME!!!!!!!

All of us are working, we all pay taxes. I actually never mind paying taxes because I know what I get back in health care and good roads and schools is WAAAAAAAAAAAAY more than I could afford on my own. If I had to buy health insurance, I couldn't afford it and would probably have let a lot of health problems fester as a result.

My grandmother had cancer, my had breast cancer, my grandfather had a heart condition, my other aunt had a stroke….all normal old-age stuff. And none of us have had to pay anything, we didn't lose our house, we were never denied health care – NO PAPER WORK NOTHING!!!!!!

Anyone who says "socialized" medicine doesn't work is an idiot. Our health care system was the result of a politician who was tired of seeing people lose their farms and their homes because if someone got sick in their family, they couldn't afford it.

Carol, you are right, nothing is free, that's why we pay taxes….Police, Fire, Dept. of Transportation, Parks, schools, etc.

These things will be covered just like healthcare…..what's the problem?

Should we privatize the fire department and just tell people to be careful and use "common sense". No that's just ridiculous!

McCain on personal responsibility:

If everyone would just have the personal responsibility to marry a MILLIONAIRE, they wouldn't need to worry about the government providing health care!

Since when did the Constitution promise to safeguard the God-given rights of life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and a good "single payer" health plan?

And why is it now my responsibility as a tax payer to provide free medical coverage for anyone else OTHER THAN my own family? And where does it all end? Free government healthcare, followed by free government food, clothing, automobiles and housing? And what will happen when tax payers decide to revolt and shelter their money from the government? Will it spark a war pitting those who pay all the taxes yet receive no benefits, against those who pay no taxes yet reap the rewards of someone else's labor?

A free republic will exist only up to the point when the populace realizes it can vote itself a piece of the treasury. THIS is why the Founders included the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights… to ensure the people have the freedom to defend themselves against a belligerant government that seeks to deprive people of fruit of their toils.

Here's what you do, raise everyone's taxes 4% or 5%, hell 10% would be fine with me if it meant everyone in this country is able to see a doctor when they need to. I don't know about you but if you're making under 50k you're probably paying more then that for your health insurance, as it is now 12% of my check goes to health insurance for my wife and I not to mention another 6% goes to fill 3 prescriptions and that's with drug coverage (and i work for a fortune 20 company) So I'm spending 18% of my pay just for health care.

Access to health care should be a right, not a privilege. I don't want to hear another story about someone dying because they were denied care that would have saved their life. I don't want to hear another story about someone being in an accident and the hospital not reattaching a limb because they couldn't pay for it.

To help get people into healthier life styles you give bonuses to doctors who get their clients to lose weight, quit smoking, coming in annually for check ups and CURING someones illness not just treating the symptoms. Just getting people to come in annually would greatly reduce over all costs if things get caught early and if people actually go to the doctor if they're sick. When was the last time you went to the doctor when you were sick? Last time I did that was 10 years ago when I was in high school when I didn't have to pay for it. I've been sick many times since then but haven't gone.

This will be rejected by Democrats everywhere….everyone knows that Hillary was right on when she embraced Marxist Saul Alinskys plan to government to control every aspect of your life….personal responsibility – fooey on that….Marxism baby….its the Hillary way (what a group of dopes)

Veterans do not support John McCain. Even right wing Republican Veterans are coming out against this insensitive political tool. Check out the Vietnam Veterans against mccain website.

Basically his "health care plan" is "I HAVE NO PLAN"

Eat right and exercise? Why didn't I think of that?

This will surely solve all of our issues now. Thank you for your wisdom Senator McCain.

I am going to take a little PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and not vote for McCain this fall.

I LOOK FORWARD TO NOT VOTING FOR hil"lie"ry and so do millions of other blacks. ha/ha

Does McCain have a health Policy apart from the one from the congress. Can someobody tell these people to stop lying for God Sake.

Breaking News, McCain is Bush Senior Brother. So whats the difference? oh differrent mama. Let give Clinton the way.

Hillary 08

I used to think it would be beneficial for a candidate to visit my work place, and support our goal of curing cancer. But all McCain’s visit in Tampa brought was an inconvenience at work. Now, it may be government policy to shut down a building that a candidate visits, deny us access to our laboratories, and in effect delay our experiments for a day, but if McCain supports appearances and speeches at the expense of allowing scientists to do their work, he doesn’t have my support.

McCain speaks like a comfortable rich man (which he is) completely out of touch with regular working people ((which the overwhelming majority of US are). Healthy eating and regular exercise are good and desirable goals, McCain. But they do NOTHING to alleviate the huge and unaffordable costs of sudden surgeries (as from appendectomies or car accidents) or the prohibitively high cost of cancer treatment. So, Mr. McCain, please get your head out and realize that our current situation of ever rising pharmaceutical costs caused by the price gouging drug companies, skyrocketing physician and hospital costs, and 47% of the country underinsured or not able to afford insurance at all are proof positive of a terribly broken system which needs IMMEDIATE change! Typical selfish Republican thinking: "If it's not a problem for me, it's not a problem, and don't involve the government." Get a CLUE, McCain!!!

So his plan is "play God and commadn your body not to get sick?"

PLEASE, DO NOT TORTURE US WITH ANOTHER 4 YEARS OR REPUBLICAN MESS!!!!

DEMOCRATS IN 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can John McCaihn give me access to the healthcare plan that he is on?

McCain's healtcare plan is to help companies get out of the commitment of providing "some" coverage to their workers.

The gap between the Rich and distitude would be enormous. Has anyone watched Frontline's special called " Sick In America"? Other countries do NOT let their citizens loose everything they have just because they got sick.

If actually does what he says there will be more poor people in America and more suicides.

Control the drug costs and other costs and maybe the overall cost of healtcare will go down.

Why is it that a great guy ( how McCain was) is now a Republican Wonk who talks like them. Guess you drank the " Republican for Rich people only " juice.

Personal responsibility??!! Are you crazy, Senator? Americans don't want "personal responsibility," they want government to be responsible–for paying their medical bills, for bailing them out when they do stupid things with mortgages, for having babies they can't afford to raise, for being unemployable because they couldn't be bothered to take advantage if the education they were offered, and on and on.

America has become a country of shiftless whiners, forever demanding by ballot that someone, anyone, else pay their bills and make their decisions for them. And there's no end of politicians forever eager to buy votes by promising to do just that for the country's losers.

It's refreshing to hear a politician repudiate the Mama State, but don't you know, Senator, that Americans always vote for the politician who promises them the most "free"–those nasty "rich" people can pay for it–stuff?

So, if I get sick, it's my fault? So, now, employers and insurance companies will have an excuse to shift even more of the burden to me? (As if they needed one.)
We see where you're headed John. Typical Republican. Rob from the poor and give to the rich.

Turn all of your money over to Hussain or Rodam or Johnny M….they will take care of all your needs.

God, were you all born this stupid or did you work at it. There are lots of places in the world that already have this. Find one you like and go live there.

Personal responsibility? Whats that…??

Personal responsibility??!! Are you crazy, Senator? Americans don't want "personal responsibility," they want government to be responsible–for paying their medical bills, for bailing them out when they do stupid things with mortgages, for having babies they can't afford to raise, for being unemployable because they couldn't be bothered to take advantage if the education they were offered, and on and on.

America has become a country of shiftless whiners, forever demanding by ballot that someone, anyone, else pay their bills and make their decisions for them. And there's no end of politicians forever eager to buy votes by promising to do just that for the country's losers.

It's refreshing to hear a politician repudiate the Mama State, but don't you know, Senator, that Americans always vote for the politician who promises them the most "free"–those nasty "rich" people can pay for it–stuff?

How ironic that he gets most of his money from his wife, who is Chairman of the Board of a beer distributor…Anhauser-Busch is a huge proponent of youthful consumption of their alco-pop and calorie laden products. Except Bud Lite, of course.

Finally someone in the government that believes in personal responsibility. This is a free country after all. The Democrats seem to have forgotten that and instead would rather have the government run every aspect of our lives because they feel that we are too stupid to do it ourselves.

After watching the Video. Here's a Guy that did/doe's his Homework..

I hope Senator McCain encourages everyone to wear sunscreen everytime they leave the house as well. He has had melanoma, and I don't think diet or exercise had anything to do with that. Of course he is right when he says that all Americans should adopt a more healthy lifestyle; however, that will not prevent all disease. Our air is so polluted, largely due to inaction on the environment by his party, that many people are sickened by it. The same thing applies to our water and food supply. We continue to import tainted food and lead-filled toys from China that make people in the US sick. McCain still supports most favored nation status for China. Our country would be so much better off if we would stop pouring money into Iraq and spend it on disease prevention and health care for people in our own country. Of course if McCain gets elected, we will have 100 more years of throwing away our money on a foreign country to the detriment of the health of our own citizens.

Senator McCain's healthcare plan would also make it very, very difficult for people born with disease (such as my son, who was born with heart defects) to afford and maintain healthcare coverage.

I don't disagree that prevention is important, but 'personal responsibility' cannot prevent everything, and to think so is short-sighted.

At a time when people are working multiple jobs just to make ends meet and food costs more than it has in memory, I don't think this is the time for McCain to be pulling back government responsibility. In an ideal world, everyone would have the time and money to sign up for gym memberships and shop organic. If McCain's idea of government is so into taking responsibility for what's going on overseas, they should be more than willing to do it here as well. Talk about being "out of touch."

McBush you haven't got a clue how to help the average American, your FEEBLE attempt is just that FEEBLE , LAME. People want & expect REAL CHANGE, REAL HELP. Your Just Too Far Out of touch. BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT. CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN.

Whoops … I mean I love OLD people and own several. Eeek!

Ok, so let's tax fatty and sugary foods. How about an annual tax based on BMI? Or a $500 tax rebate for those who can jog a mile in less than 15 minutes.

Tell that to the parents of a ,God forbid , child born with illness or birth defects. They say a piece of paper in Washington D.C. states that all men are created equal. What happens now to those unfortunate ones born with illness. What will McCains healthcare plan do to benefit the unfortunate one's?

Healthy people don't need healthcare John.
If we give up all of our vices what are all those doctors to do with themselves?

Wait, wait, wait. All you people who agree with old man McCain need to remember HE'S A MULTI-MILLONAIRE who still gets his health care for free. He's got no problem with government healthcare, only a problem letting average people have it.

So in his plan, if I get cancer its all because I was too stupid not to get sick and too stupid not to an extra 1/4 millon cash for the procedures? I'm for responsibility but the current republican leadership uses it as a code for "you're on your own!"

No Democrat is proposing "free" healthcare, but to solve the healthcare crisis, even a CONSERVATIVE fix of it, will take more than this head in the sand approach.

McCain will be 72 in August.

I love people … in fact, I own several. (just kidding for you who take things too seriously)

Most people have their drivers license taken away by the time they're 72.

AMERICA THE FREE.

BUT NOT THE STUPID.

OLD LOONY MAN NEEDS TO GO HOME

OR TO A RETIREMENT VILLAGE, FOR NUTCOS.

If it's individual responsibility we're touting here John….

Why is the government writing checks to individuals and insurance companies for healthcare under your plan"?

Since when is the government responsible for providing anything to my family?

I must have missed something!!

This is an example of why the Republicans "just do not get it." Granting tax credits to people who do not need "credits" is a truly a Republican response, rather people need a reform of the system to drive their direct costs down. For the wealthy "credits" are fine, but for the average American a tax break is not what they need. The entire system is broken, feeding the beast with more money from tax credits is simply pandering to the health care industry and insurance companies that created this mess.

Why is NO one with a brain bigger than a bird not focusing on the big issue for this NATION:

How can America vote to return an "impeached family" (especially that the Clintons have and continue to lie to people in the nation) to that White House? Have we no shame, but rather more concerned with "wealth?"

This is a land of "opportunity." Unless you, me, and everyone else is given that "opportunity", no one will ever have the experience needed to make this nation move forward. This is about this nation, not an individual– Only Obama holds the real "American Dream" and the opportunity to open the door for you, me, and our children. We do not need a dynasty in this nation; even the British people are getting tired of the monarchy!

but then why is the govt. giving all breaks to big corporations including oil companies and pharmaceuticals? with candidate like McCain we are heading towards an on-coming train wreck while we are already in a train wreck. god help US of A.

Mccain can actually win this election if he just……

SHUTS UP!!!!!!!

IF WE CAN FIND A RICH PILL POPPER TO

MARRY & WITH THAT MONEY & OTHER SCHEMES

CONVINCE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO VOTE US IN OFFICE,

WE TOO MIGHT TRY TO TURN AMERICA INTO

A WELFARE STATE FOR THE RICH, OR NOT.

THAT IS THE SUM TOTAL OF WAR BUCKS CAREER.

A health care-for-profit system is corrupt at its most base levels. There is no fixing such a system.

I am ashamed to live in a country that 1) doesn't cover its citizens with free universal health care and 2) brands all who advocate for such as a system as unpatriotic socialists.

John Edwards was the only candidate that was going to make significant strides to rectify our situation and it's no wonder that he didn't last in the race.

Do you wake up in the morning and think " gee, I wish Congress would be in charge of my health care"? we have to continue working on a free market solution. getting the federal government involved isn't the answer .

McCain's healthcare plan…Don't get sick.

We need to bring down health care costs by competition between doctors and drug companies, even hospitals. This would be where responsibility for our own health would benefit us. We need a new medical theory that has been overlooked during the last generation: that doctors go into medicine to heal, not to "get rich quick" — same with makers of drugs and execs of hospitals.

"It seems hard for a bootless man to pull himself up by his own bootstraps." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Personal responsibility really helped during the Great Depression didn't it my friend. I wonder where we would all be without the programs started to provide "boots" with "bootstraps" so people could pull themselves up.

How about the "personal responsibilty" of providing access to health care to the 47 million that can't afford it, or who can't get a policy because of pre-existing conditions???

Social Darwinism at it's finest!

How do these snake-oil salesman get away with screwing the very people they say they are representing?

How do you get to be so stupid that you vote against your own economic, and life interests?

Lucky, for the Republicans, that "there is one born every day"………………………suckers that is!

And what about people who have a genetic health condition that has nothing to do with their lifestyle? Let's just blame the victim and forget those people, as they are obviously flawed members of the species. Idiot.

The United States is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not have universal healthcare. I absolutely advocate personal responsibility for living a healthy life, however that does not diminish the need for universal healthcare in this country. The only people that complain about "socialized medicine" being a failure in Canada and Europe, are here in the United States. As I have lived abroad, most people in those nations are very happy with their "socialized medicine."

Moreover, Senator McCain voted against a measure that would give healthcare to poor children. And President Bush vetoed that bill. This is appalling. For the Christian Right, ask yourself, is this really what Jesus would do?

The candidate that can deliver universal healthcare is Senator Clinton. She is the only candidate that has a plan that covers everyone.

AND WHEN HAS CRAZY WAR BUCKS TAKEN

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WITHOUT

SUCKING ON OUR TAXES?

HE IS THE CANDIDATE OF THE WELFARE

STATE FOR THE RICH.

What is this?? A candidate calling for Americans to take responsibility for our own actions? But I thought that the Government was created to bail me out whenever I buy too big a house or eat too many Big Macs.

now i see how we are going to be able to afforde keeping the medical industry in business we are going to pay them our premiums they will not give us anything in return and it will be our fault if we get sick because we should have quit one of our jobs so we can work out.. after all everyone knows that the wealthy are not as sick as the poor so it must be the poors fault well that and 41 double cheeseburgers and $1 coke or $1.29 water and $3.89 salads…..

Mr. McCain, maybe your plan just has too much common sense to it
for most to understand, I think some only understand "free medicine"
and nothing is free, nothing.

He's got a point there. People wait way to long to start doing things about their conditions. Be it eating unhealthy, not exercising or drinking and smoking, people need to start by taking better care of themselves.

However, I will say that this is way easier said then done and to think that America is gonna be the one to change if he becomes President is a longshot at best.

McCain (Dr. Sominex) Please go home