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government run health care what a joke. have any of you been to the DMV? post office? IRS? medcacade,care? why would anyone ever trust the government to run health care. come on people get a clue its not about helping the people its about power and control.

Obama healthcare reform, universal healthcare, nationalized -socialized healthcare or whatever you call it, is going to be a disaster on multiple levels. Trying to rush healthcare through the system with little debate and transparency will have the same fate as the stimulus, auto and bank bailouts. Reckless dem policies doing more harm than good. Once this crystalizes it is all over for the dems. As for Blue Dog and moderate dems opposing Obama and Pelosi rushing bill – stand by your convictions and do not let Obama bully you. Shouldnt dems chastize Blue Dogs and moderates saying NO.

You want universal helthcare the same one we have in poland?
My aunt who was in her 70's needed surgery for her eye because she was loosing her eye sight she was waiting a year for it.
Then she had heart problems. she was in hospital for a week got out of hospital and she died a week later thats universal health care for you. Out of no where you dead.

I pray this bill is doomed...... but the Supreme Dictator Obama moves ahead, anyway. Government run health care will be a nightmare, especially for the elderly.

Congress and senate must be forced into the same plan as the
rest of Americans now!!
Then you will see how good it can be. Untill that happens
we go broke after working two or three jobs all our lives to
spend all our money on health care.
SHAME
A cancer person'
Me

Go VERY slow..I'm with the moderates on this.

I can't even say into words what a great dissappointment this Obama is.. He uses threats and now scare tactics to get what he wants ... what a friggin idiot!!!!

IMPEACH !!!!

This health care fiasco will finish bankrupting the nation. The government is incapable of running anything and making it work. AMTRAK, Medicare, Medicade, Social Security, are all a disaster run by the government. Waste and fraud have run the costs of the programs into deep trouble and so will the new health care boondoggle.

You are right DA, the Republicans stick together even when they are DEAD WRONG, that's why the country is in the MESS it is nowadays!!!

Republicans=Puppets=Brainless

JOBS SHOULD BE AT THE TOP OF PRESIDENT OBAMA DOMESTIC AGENDA, NOT HEALTHCARE. Create jobs, then we (the people can pay for healthcare.....as it is now, we can not afford to pay extra taxes to support healthcare for all.

the president may want to re-think his position... i agree with him, it is not the time to shrink from this enormous task. healthcare in this country needs to be addressed. it has to be more affordable for more. the practice of insurers of dropping long term policy holders at the onset of devastating illness in the name of faulty information provided by the patient should stop. cost needs to be brough down. the culture of healthcare should change not only from the treatment of desease, but the promotion of health. however, considering the fracturing within his own party, the concerns raised by outside sources, and the uncertainty expressed by the public, it may not be a bad idea to slow down a little. if he insist on pushing forward at his pace it only provides more ammunition for his critiques and does not appease those concerns from the public. slowing down does not mean giving up, but can express a willingness to listen and work things out. pushing forward relentlessly may end up being judge as recklessness, especially if the promise of this effort does not come to be.

I hope they start taxing the living daylights out of us. I have my house and cars finally paid off, colleges funds set up for my kids. My wife and I are both very much employed and making decent money. Lets the liberals finally get what they wanted taxes and more taxes. I will love when the "poor" and are getting taxed finally. I put myself squarely in the "middle" class and well we always get screwed over anyways so I am use to it. Tax us, tax us all and big time. You voted for him you now get to deal with him!

LIAR! The only thing you want to total control of the health care in this country.
You need to be impeached.

Americans don't need health care like Canadians and other developed countries, the just need a k-47 shut gun.

Let’s do this we the American people would wait for Congress to put their acts together as long as each one of the ones opposing a Health Care reform or trying to stop the reform stop using the super good health care they have pay with our tax money, if we The People can not have health care why they can? Anyway is our money and the life of a politician and their families has the same value as the ones waiting for them to pass a health care reform.

@Kelby In Houston, TX: "I sad it befor and I'll say it again
Univeral healthcare is the will of the people."

And universal everything was the will of Californians and the state is $26 billion in the hole now, with no obvious way out.

Actually, universal healthcare is the will mostly of parasites who think the rest of us ought to be forced to pay their medical bills.

NOT a penny would be save in Obamacare, it will increase spending, which means increase in deficit. NO SAVINGS TO BE MADE.

the mascara is starting to come off this clown

Obambi in your interview with ABC when you were asked if you and members of Congress will take the same RATIONED HEALTHCARE you're forcing down the throat of every Americans, you REFUSED to answer the question. So, what's the deal bro? BAD MEDICINE for us common folks, backbone of this country, the best medicine for you and everybody in Congress thru our tax money?

If you want us to suffer in RATIONED HEALTHCARE, your healthcare too must be RATIONED, after all WE THE PEOPLE are paying for your HEALTHCARE.

PLEASE, stop using the term "healthcare reform" as synonymous with "nationalized healthcare." They are not the same. The VAST majority of Americans want healthcare REFORM! They do NOT, want a government RUN health care system or even worse a government run insurance company. The governments job is to enforce and regulate certain industries. NOT RUN THEM!

That's gotten to be kind of a tired trick, inventing a panic and trying to scare everyone into signing off on immensely complex legislation they haven't even had time to read, let alone think about. It's like those "offer good only for the next ten minutes!" things designed to make you do something stupid.

I observed a few days ago that Obama would probably make a good used car salesmen. I apologise for that remark–it was remarkably offensive to used car salesmen everywhere.

I suggest that the Centrist get a copy of the bill, find a room to work, look through the bill and start pointing out the faults they see. We pay you people to get through this complicated stuff. I guess you won't be able to take those weekend breaks. Get to work Centrist.

Make Sure You Read The ENTIRE Bill!

Remember, We Vote You In or OUT!

Someone posted,it is better to get this healthcare bill right than do it fast. This is my big fear, that in the heat to do something, we will have something shoved down our throat which we not solve the main issues:

1. Affordable
2. Coverage for preexisting conditions.
3. Competitive.
4. Choice, including a single payer OPTION.

We have Senators lik Grassley, who basically said that if you want my health care, go work for the government???? How arrogant is that??? We are paying for his healthcare when hundreds of thousands of us can't get affordable health care. I think it is time that Americans stop footing the bill for these people's health care and let them go out and purchase individual policies, like I have, which because of pre-existing conditions costs me $1,000.00/month, $2500 deductible, $500.00 prescription deductible and only 79 people in my state are on the policy.

Single payer,period!

One thing to think about, as more and more people loose their health insurance, they go to hospital ERs for treatment knowing by law they cannot be turned away for inability to pay. You need only do the math to figure out how long some of our small hosptials can continue giving free care with no payment for services. The hospital I work at was over $3.6 million in the red for the first quarter of 2009. How many hospitals are we willing to have close their doors before someone realizes this needs to be address now. Those elected officials in DC have some of the best coverage for healthcare so they see no need to act now. We need to send them a message...............fix healthcare for all citizens or we, the citizens, will cut off your healthcare benefits. They do work for us afterall.

Uh oh. If the Democrats are afraid to raise taxes on the successful, how will the unsuccessful ever make it? Something has to be done! Otherwise, those people who can't wear big boy pants and make it in the real world without a check from Uncle Sam are in big trouble.

45 million unisured

-15 million illegals
- 5 million young that don't want/need it
-10 million that are elgable for current assistance programs
=
15 million unisured that will cost 1 trillion dollars we don't have..

Some of the comments on here are really stupid but what can one expect from people who are uneducated. I watch what is happening in your country and I have to laugh at some of you. Your health care sucks. Your economy is down the toilet and soem of you are sitting there like you have no cares in the world while sewing your garbage about republicans and democrats. Its really amazing to see Americans so stupid when it comes to benefitting themselves. You would rather cut your own noses off to spite your faces. I love it. Just to watch some of you throw such hatred at each other over party loyality is entertaining Yet not one of you have the intelligence to even support someone who is trying to better your lifestyles by bringing in a health care program that all Americans can benefit from. What a joke America is. But keep it up. You are at least, good for a laugh.The rest of us in the modern world already have a health care program that makes sure we are all covered and do not have to go broke paying for. Simply amazing how stupid some Americans really are.

"Those who are betting against this happening this year are badly mistaken," he said. "It will happen this year."

No, you are badly mistaken. We will NOT let you spend any more of OUR hard earned money. Who do you think you are, Stalin?

all you people are complaining but let you be unemployed and you want your unemployment benifits and you want your medicare and social security so shut up .The government is already carring you. Let's make sure we all have health coverage. Not just a few. Hope you never have trouble getting coverage and that you all can afford your insurance and perscriptions. Lots of us work and pay into the system and still can't afford our health insurance.

I just checked numerous quotes because at the end of this year, I will be among the nearly 50 million without health-care. These quotes, along with the federal taxes I pay so politicians can have govt. provided heath-care, will take 50% of my fixed income and push me into bankruptcy within 6 months. And I'm supposed to believe politicians that say the US has the best health-care system in the world.

Every time I read these comments it strikes me that an awful lot of people are expecting free healthcare or at least greatly reduced premiums. They don't seem to get it that they will be paying more taxes, eventually, for the people who will get insured under this plan, and their own premiums will rise in cost, whether they are paid to an insurance compay or the government.

If obama & his family, biden & his family and all of congress use this stupid health rationing plan they have come up with for 3 or 4 yrs and if my some miracle of God it does work then maybe and maybe only we taxpayers MIGHT get on board. ted kennedy should be the first one put on the government rationed health care plan and we can see how it works.

Only the very rich and very poor will have healthcare under this progressive plan to backrupt America...

names – please-! we need to know who these folk s are! bet they are taking money from thei insurance companies. we need health care reform! if any of your congressional folks are among these democrates – remind them that their insurance is very very good – they have no problems =and apparently they are not concerned about the quality of your life don't care about the quality of your health care. Contact them today and remind them they serve at your pleasure.!

At least some democrats are finally waking up to the fact this country cannot afford Obama Health Care voodoo style. Thank you smart ones.

According to Republicans its ok for corporations to to have their paws out beggin for govt aid and they say thats ok....but when everyday Americans need help and the govt responds its called socialism? The Republicans aree gonna keep losing elections....their logic is flawed!

Since when do TWO REPUBLICANS and ONE INDEPENDENT/REPUBLICAN out of a group of only SIX people equal "Democrats splintering"? What a joke. CNN is no better than the National Enquirer.

President Obama is absolutely on the right track.

You can tell he is doing well from the insane rantings of the obnoxious, belligerent, and clearly under-educated and misinformed Bushies and Neocons that post here every day.

Way to go Obama.

And hey Republicans, MORE INSANE RANTINGS PLEASE!

Have a great day all. God Bless America!

Does anyone remember the "Bush Math" model of "war supplemental" – off the books? Now that Obama is putting all the cards on the table, why do the republicans believe our new president is ruining the country?

Republicans the question begs; Is the main reason we are supposed to oppose Obama because he's in the wrong party? He's trying to spend money here in the U.S. (on us americans) while Bush couldn't or wouldn't tell us where the money went. If as republicans you are for what's best for america, why don't you join the democrats in helping move the debate forward; instead of being the party of NO – personified.

As a Canadian, I really hope most Americans do not believe the ads being aired by the "actors" claiming to be Canadian patients. They are blatant lies, I would not leave this country because of our healthcare system.

If the insurance companies are so great, why are they so afraid of a little competition from the Government? I am convinced that there is a systematic dumbing down of the North American society, so that we no longer think critically and just accept what we see on television. We all need to smarten up!

We need to get rid of the two party system. Neither one of the major parties work for the people. They work to get re-elected. I don't trust anyone up there. The guys on the finance committee know as much about finance as I do about brain surgery. They all need to be kicked out and replaced with libertarians. I was a dem when I was young and stupid, a repub. when I matured and thought I was a little wiser. Now I am an Independent with nobody to vote for.

NO - oZERO - it is YOU who are badly mistaken. This BULL of yours will NOT happen this year. As a matter of fact, will NEVER happen.

Da honeymoon is over, dork. The American people will THROW YOU OUT bt end of summer. Yo bettah be packing yo bags fo GITMO.....

Ok...I can undersrtand the repubs and Blue-dog demos voting against health care reform because they are paid off by the insurance companies. Take a gander at the millions that come pouring out of the slimy lobbyists who represent Blue Cross, AETNA and the rest of these crooks. That seems to be the way this broken system that is capitalism in the 21st century works. But I do not understand normal citizens who are against the reform. What part of the system works for them? Is it the fact that you can't get healthcare if you've ever been sick? Is it the outrageous prices that keep going up for no apparent reason? Is it because they cheat you if you need to go outside your plan for care or consultation? Do they like the idea that they can be dropped whenever the insurance companies decide? Is it because they won't cover many necessary procedures that they consider "experimental"? The list goes on and on. Does Medicare, the model we would use for a government run option, not work well? Don't our elderly get better care than they would get if it did not exist? It amazes me that people in this country will vote against their own self-interest, and the interests of the country's citizens. We are a pathetic lot. The fascism that is corporate America keeps dragging us through the mud, and unfortunately many of you don't want to stop it. God help us.

They want a SLOWER time table??? We've been talking about health care reform for at least the last 15 years and going back decades before that. How much slower do they want to go????

Why are the Democrats such a disgrace? Republicans marched blindly behind bush as he destroyed the country, but Democrats can't even pass health care? What a joke! The insurance company minions aka Blue Dogs who are sabotaging this need to be voted out in next election!

And where are the American people? The way I see it, there should be 50 Million calls to Congress demanding health care – what are the uninsured doing, twiddling their thumbs???

I say go for it, " ONLY IF" every member of the judicial, executive, and legislative branch of government pledge to have the same health care. The working people of this country can no longer afford this government.

72% of the American People want health care reform with an "Public Option". Listen up your moderate Democrats either you with us or against us.

I am not suprised. Healthcare is a mess, and another illconcieved bill by an unprepared congress signed by a novice president is probably going to make it worse.

I just wish I would have had bumper stickers made:

"Y'all told me it could not be worse than Bush......"

Should we really be surprised Lieberman is opposing the President and other Democrats? this man is so arrogant, so in it for himself, he had me vote republican in his Conn. senate race fir the first time in my life given the Republican was running second and the Democrat was running a distant third.

Obama should do fundraiser after fundraiser to support the next Democrat running in Connecticut! As well, the Dems should immediately throw him out of caucus, strip him of his influential chairmanships, and let him go to the Republicans where he belongs anyway. What good is claiming to be at the magic number 60 when 1 of them is Joe Lieberman?

Just don't muck this up, Democrats! THIS HAS TO HAPPEN!!!!!!!

What's the hurry President Obama, what are you trying to put over on us this time. The stimulus that had to be passed before anyone could read it, was just a lot of money for banks and big business. Get it right, it doesn't need to be fast, hey here's a thought, read the bill this time.

We need health care reform and we need it now. The american tax payers are already paying for healthcare.

The fact that so many insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies etc make HUGE profits off of the sick and the old is discusting and wrong. Preventative medicine is the only option. A public option is the only way to make the insurance companies more competitive, and to take away all of their huge exclusions.

Why do so many people in this country do not get early detection of cancers? Because they have to pay through the nose for testing and preventative care.

REFORM NOW!!!!! IT will pay off huge in the long run.l

You better spllinter otherwise you don't represent we the people.

I know no one really listens to the american people any more, but please do like these senators suggested. slow down just a little. i'm begging!!!

Ah, the shoot themselves in the foot gang is at it again. Here's why the President's polls are slipping and why health care reform is in trouble – because Democrats are an unruly little bunch who can't seem to rein their egos in long enough to show a united front – something Republicans always have been able to do. We have one message coming in relentlessly from the Republicans, that Obama and all his policies stink – and we have the fractious Dems who can't manage to say a darn thing in unison to support the President and his policies. I'm ready to vote them all out.

How can I help these people that are showing some back bone and are voting against Nancy and Barrack?

Can I send them a check or can I make a phone call or two for them.

Tell me how to help with this great cause.

President Obama will pass HEALTH CARE,He said it today CNN ,get use to it...... Its done

Hurry Hurry Hurry.....they may want me out soon! Obama please ...QUIT!

On one of the Blue Cross Sites ---

......... has approved a rate increase for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North ... industry: Billions of our premium dollars go to pay for marketing, advertising ...........

Check it out for yourselves folks.

Republicans are brainless idiots who follow the leader, even if the leader is walking off the cliff, and Democrats are like hearding cats.

I would like to send every pharmaceutical and insurance lobbyist to China for a little re-educaion therapy.

Dems,

This is exactly why the Republicans were saying "no" to everything-to wait you out.

Dems, you are a bunch of dunces, and this bailing out on the American people deserves a whole-sale housecleaning next election cycle.

@ Southerner -

Well, this may be a shocker to you, but I'm an ER physician who is dead-set against Obama's health care plan.

My reasons are numerous, but the bottom line is that it is going to discourage our next generation of would-be physicians from going into the medical field altogether.

Couple this with an aging population, and you have a recipe for disaster.

There are many things which can be done. None of what I've seen so far makes much sense at all.

Blue Cross Blue Shield rates going up over 30% this coming year. Just what the Republicans want.

Finally some democrats are realizing what a bill of goods they were sold in the last election. Don't believe the media and don't believe what Obama says.....look at what he does.

Hey Dutch –

Latest Rasmussen poll shows 50% now in favor of the phantom public option. Sinking fast.

This is what I don't understand about the Democrats, it seem they can never stick together on anything. I have to say this about the REPUBLICAN even when they are DEAD wrong they all stick together!!!
When the leader of your party needs your help, I would think you would want to help them out!!!
I can see right now next year the Democrats will be out of Congress!!!
THEY HAVE NO BACK BONE!!

It will happen whether it is a good or bad program just so the President can get it started so when it does not work they can get socialized one payer health care system! Also so Obama can take care of his friends and put a check mark by his accomplishements that the liberal press will lie to everyone about how it is working just like the stimulous is.

Watch MSNBC if you want to know what goes on at C-Street. CNN can't spare any time for the secretive society.

We are having problems funding Medicare and Medicaid and we want to start a new program? That is the kind of logic government uses and any Congressman with any salt is going to vote against it.

It is more important to get it right than to get it fast. Certainly a sense of urgency is needed to keep momentum going, but to push through something that may be poorly conceived, misunderstood and potentially counterproductive would be disastrous.

Is it really fair to criticize Obama after only 6 months in office? How can people say he's the worst president in history after only 6 months in the position? This is the worst economy in our lifetimes; yet, people are calling our President the worst names possible despite his efforts.

Granted, Bush was bashed daily but I do not recall it being in the 1st 6 months of his president. I don't believe Obama has take the mantle of "worst president ever" from Bush ....in less than 6 months (?)

Come on people....instead of posting hateful, republican talking points, please qualify your statements if you are intellectually capable of doing so. Otherwise, get off your mom's computer and go back to school

"Now is not the time to slow down"

Yes, because this turd won't pass after 2010!
So cram cram cram all the steaming piles of crap you can now!

NO VACATION until the work is done. No work, no pay.

We know who you are – WE VOTE.

I have a feeling the messages against Universal Health Care come from people who work for the insurance companies. I do not care what happens with the insurance companies and I bet most of the American People feel the same. Your socialist, free-ride jargon isnt going anywhere. This is about the insurance companies not some politician's talking points.

Why is it ok to redistribute my money to pay for some Corporation's income tax?? You pay income tax as ordinary for your dividend income like I have to pay for my W2 income. I also do not want my money redidstributed to Iraq, they can go down in flames for all I care.

Republicans want to redistribute my money so their buddies can sell us more weapons at a premium.

obama looks like a deer in a cars head lights.....scared ... untested,,,looking for help and no ones is there but a ship of fools...

We're talking about spending a lot of money without knowing any of the logistics. To top it off, we already have three government health care programs: Medicare, Medicaid and VA. Why don't we just improve the programs we have instead of creating a NEW one?

Our Congressmen need to remember that they are representing our needs. We need health care reform. They are putting their party above the American people. Enough of these partisan politics... we are all Americans and deserve affordable health care.

I say any Congressman that votes against health care reform should forfeit their medical coverage. We pay for it. I don't think they are earning it.

It is a shame that the party that wanted to get universal healthcare reform is the party standing in the way
I said it befor and I'll say it again
Univeral healthcare is the will of the people. If our current elected officials will not comply...we will elect officials that will.
Don't worry about Republicans. They are irrelevent. We are tired of people going into bankruptcy for health

I kinda wish Barry gets his wildest dream fulfilled. It will destroy the economy and there will be such a revolt that he and the Marxicrats will thrown out on their asses in 2010 and 2012.

Now IS the time to slow down. The American public will not accept this bill to be shoved down our throats. If this happens, every person who voted for it will be thrown out of office. They can count on that.
And since when do we have a president who "orders" what will be passed and what will not be passed. He might want to look in the mirror, he is only a man, not God. I think he forgets that at times.
We do need health care reform, but it needs to be well planned and well thought out. Not this massive screw up that is going on now.

Let the in-fightin' inject fuel and foment a lot of fiery exchanges and don't forget the Blue Dog Dems for one second.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Too many Americans are sufferring under the current status quo based on exorbitant profits for insurance companies and looming potential of bankruptcy.

It is past time–healthcare reform now for ALL Americans.

Splinter? More like a crown of thorns.

kick any dem out of office if they don't support an overhaul of this pathetic excuse for a healthcare system. grow a pair! all they care about is getting elected and getting sweetheart deals from nefarious pals. appauling.

for those of you who think this is some sinister obama socialist plot, better make sure none of you nor any of your relatives are getting disability, social security, veteran, or medicade.

i thought americans all loved this country. apparently a good chunk want a failed state with only mega corporations telling us what to do and think.

Like roaches running from the light. You know we are a FAR left society – yea right. These jokers have to get re-elected and Nancy "no charm" Pelosi isn't going to help. A pretty suit and an inarticulate speech from Madam speaker won't work either.

When is the President and Congress (Senators and House of Representatives) going to include their health care programs with what they are shoving down our throats. It is has been too many years now for them to get a free ride with the benefits they receive from health care. We are all American Citizens... Bet Pelozi and
Reid won't let this get on the Health Reform bill..

Dear Congress, The President gave you the deadline and you have the marching orders! Move out like you have been told!
Oh wait, the President doesn't control Congress! Maybe he forgot, you work for us! My bad!