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straight out of Alice in Wonderland.... – Mad Hatter Newt and Cheshire Cat Cheney are getting curiouser and curiouser. Up is down and down is up..... whenever they see fit.

ANY Democrat who votes against healthcare reform with the full public option will find themselves out of a job come next November. The MAJORITY of Americans believe the public option is critical for the success of real reform. It is – the insurance companies will not stop abusing us with solid competition to make them lower prices, pay claims as they should, give us the treatment our doctors recommend and actually treat us like human beings instead of drags on their profit margin.

BETRAY AMERICANS ON HEALTHCARE REFORM AND YOU WILL NEVER WORK IN WASHINGTON AGAIN. IF YOU CANNOT SERVE THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR YOU – WE WILL VOTE FOR SOMEONE ELSE WHO WILL!

Marie Florida – I am very sorry that you have had to go through the health issues that you stated, but I believe that there is a better way to handle the health care issue. Why can't congress just make it mandatory in a bill that insurance companies not exclude you or drop you beacause of a preexisting condition? Instead of forcing all Americans on a plan? Who is to say that we will be able to afford the payments under a government plan. How many people can afford to pay the IRS?

I don't think people have a problem with the Insurance companies making profits. They have a problem with them making profits by letting their customers die. Google and Pepsi don't make their money off the health of their customers. To me that's a big difference, but I suppose profit is profit, right?

marion/alabama – There's some obvious confusion in what you're posting. 1) illegals already cannot use the Public Option, the issue is whether or not they can purchase private insurance through the Exchange. 2) Similarly, the abortion issue is whether or not plans which cover abortions will be allowed in the Exchange, 3) Cutting Medicare SPENDING is different than cutting Medicare COVERAGE. People (especially on the right) have complained for a long time about the inefficiencies of Medicare. Now that Democrats are trying to do something about it, it's bad?

I prefer to read the philosophical comments in these internet forums because when in a philosophical discussion the clarity is better and it is much harder to lie. Posturing and name calling are for people without the facts. Philosophy clearly displays the choice and consequence.

Isn't funny that the Dems and their followers say it was Bush's fault for the economy and the resulting mess we are in,But who had control of the House for the last 2yrs plus...DEMS!! Barney Frank and Chris Dodd who are on the Finance commitee who oversee the banks and stock markets let all this happen.They should be the ones who need to be removed and jailed for turning a blind eye so they could enrichen themselves and cronies.Since Obama is in power they get a free pass.They're weasels and need to be voted out...
......... WAKE UP AMERICA BEFORE IT'S TO LATE!!!!!........

I'm not a right wing nut, this health care bill just keeps getting bigger every day!

Do nothing President, Do nothing Congress...Do NOTHING party!

@The dude do some reasearch if you have time from your busy schedule. As a public company they have to provide all docs to shareholders and to the street. These numbers can't be fudged because they are scrutinized by all the Obama hired people so it is not a right wing number. It is easy to make an ignorant comment but unless you look up the facts you are irrelevant. The daily kos isn't the only website available. Some liberals are so ignorant and lazy that they can't reseached facts. Let me help you go to google and you will probably get 1000 similar health care numbers

The bill is dead...always was.

Obama and the democrat leaders are a bunch of lunatics. Many of the reasonable democrats know this bill is a disaster and they know that if they vote for it they are done. They have the numbers to pass it themselves...stop trying to blame the republicans.

Wake up people......vote these lunatics out of office and take our country back.

Any thoughtful person would agree that a democracy which is a welfare state and an immigration state cannot survive.

It amazes me to read all these lunatic right-wing-nuts comments. They forget how we got in this mess? It was THEIR party, THEIR administration and THEIR President! Ten months into a new program and their spokespeople like rush and the dick spread their diseased propaganda and so many tea (drinkers) baggers just fall in line. This Country is worth saving-so conservatives need to put up or shut up!

Please someone get this Woman out of public service.

You are actually dumb enough to believe that their profit margins were only 3.4%? Let me guess, you are a birther who also thinks that smoking is healthy because the Tobacco Institute says so.

Why do some in the media and on the left call pro-lifers "anti-abortion" and not call pro-choicers "pro-abortion"? Hmmmmm

What part of the election results from Tuesday did Pelosi not get... every exit poll clearly stated "It's about the economy"... NOT "It's about a public option". She better start practicing the proper technique for handing over a gavel, be it to a Republican or Democrat, because her days as Speaker are definitely numbered...

1% of the taxpayers pay 40% of the tax in this country
10% of the taxpayers pay 70% of the taxes in this country
50% of those "eligible" to pay taxes pay "0" taxes in this country
Our country has turned into "the land of entitlements" In Ca. the "people" voted in on a bullet train. For too many it's easy to look at a bill, realize that they will not have to pay anything for it, and vote yes.
"gee...a bullet train sounds like a really good idea..."
In that i do not fall in the top 10%, I'm tired of paying more then my fair share of taxes only to see my taxes go up because "Congress" and this "Administration" has decided to ram a bill down my throat because they think that they need to add this "entitlement" to our country's debt.
We are on the vurge of complete financial disaster...escalading unemployment, devaluation of the U.S. dollar, National debt WAY at 12.5 trillion with another 5 trillion being added on ( we take on 1.3 trillion in taxes a year TOTAL people!!!) unfunded liabilities for social security AND medicare of 78 trillion (for those of you who are touting the success of Medicare) forget what party affiliation you are. These are the facts as I have found and it scares the h*** out of me!!! Fix our economy FIRST!!! Pay attention the deficit FIRST!!! I'm tired.....SO tired!!!

The Democratic Party is DEAD. Long live the Republicans. Unemployment is getting worse evey month this President of Change has been in office. The ONLY change you are getting is a pink slip. There will be no OBAMACARE which is good news for everone.

Republicans scarier than terrorists. The Republicans seem to have no shame, are out right lairs to your face, do not care about any body but themselves, represent the moneyed interests, and not the people.

Republicans believe in Our two Wars over your own Health. Congress allowing government to deregulate the financial industry caused Our Economy to come apart and then they act surprised; even though the laws they took away where design to protect Our Economy in the first place. (The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 )

The government needs to govern. The Democrats need to get backbone, as they are running the government they need to lead, else we have little hope for improvement in Our government.

OMG, look at her nostrils!!!

Sarah Palin and Pelosi seem to make a very good Lesbo couple!!

Pelosi and Sarah make a very good lesbo kuple!!

Did every get to read this line in the CBO's report "The total cost of mandates to the private sector, as estimated by CBO and JCT, would
greatly exceed the threshold established by that act for private entities".

Well if you missed that part did you see the graph that showed the estimate included 168 billion dollars in penalties (33 billion for private citizens and 135 billion for private companies?)

But you guys knew all that because no one in this blog is dumb enough to listen to a politician, and will always read the stuff their selves.

Of course they wont vote yet, she doesnt have enough idiots to pass this peice of junk yet. Clean it up and then we will all tell our congress to vote yes. Untill then you vote for it and your fired next term

and another thing.....I am so sick of all these.....I can perdict the future rethugs.....are they all graduates of the university of Miss Cleo.....they have been wrong so many times......you lose count.....their ignorance is amazing.

Where is the transparency? Where is the debate? Obama failing yet another promise. Blame the Republicans when you have the majority in both houses.1900+ pages of garbage. It also includeds a 6 MONTH waiting period for people to get the public option if you are high risk. So if you have a serious illness, you have to fend for yourself for at least 6 months. Great Bill. Just shows they don't want real reform, just all the control.

PLEASE warn me before putting up such scary pictures in the future.

Here's the deal, Obama's going to get what he wants one way or the other. Look at the Video on him for the 7 lies, he said them and he's not going to do a thing to change matters. Its all about Money and Lie's

Lie after lie after lie, I really hope and pray that the Dem's loose control and that the Republicans get there act together.

Since Obama wants change, I want Change. NO MORE Democrat or Republican parties. Lobbyists are thrown out and the homeless and unemployed move into there office space's and make the best of it.

Laugh all you want but I have a way to take care and house all the homeless and especially the veterans. With all the liars and kick backs, thered be more than enough money to take care of people.

And Botox would be outlawed in California along with aging politicians that rose to power through lies and cheating and back stabbing others.

GI Joe has lost his mind. Barack thinks that you are making this up.

Ol'Stretch Pelosi looks like she needs a new "tightening up" procedure. Wonder if it is covered under "the plan".

The very last thing we need is the government taking over healthcare which is 17% of the economy. That added to the 30% they already control, is approaching 50% being government controlled. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Our businesses are currently attempting to compete with businesses globally who are not responsible for health care for their employees, but whose employees are covered completely. American business is losing out because of this state of affairs.

Money is like electricity in that it only has value and force if it circulates from hand to hand, that is why we are in such a pickle with 95% of the money in the hands of a few. Greed has ruined our economy to the point where there is no more money for the greedy to take in. (By the way this is why the bank bailouts are a failure.)

Our children need to be asked to make the down payment on the national debt with a two year conscripted national service after high-school graduation. Their labor can be used to bring down the cash outlay of all sorts of health care, education, local government and even some business entry level jobs; and can be paid for with education credit for themselves. (Read up on what the CCC camps did for America and the prosperity of the fifties and sixties in this country.)

Try and imagine what is currently the total bill for the "for profit" health care that we currently have including all the employer, employee portion, co-pays and unfunded necessary care for the whole nation; and understand that a "not for profit" must be cheaper. Note that insurance executives are operating under the greed formula of Wall Streeters, extracting high pay, enormous bonuses, stock options and huge political and advertising campaigns to retain the status quo.

Know that if you have a fancy new imaging machine that cost a whole lot of dollars, the cost of the mortgage on that machine will be amortized over the number of uses it gets, but the money will be due at thirty day intervals, not by the use. What the individual use of the machine is charged reflects the monthly payment divided by the expected number of uses, more uses do not really accurately reflect increased financial liability for the users.

Really sick folks do not have an ability to earn money to pay for their healthcare as they are precluded from working. The presents of sick and dying in our public areas are a security breach for our homeland and the population generally.

This is a few of the reasons we must have real Health Care reform and a new public delivery system for that health care. The great party of NO and a few Blue Dogs are desperate to protect their funding sources at the expense and against the wishes of 60% and climbing, of the work force of America, they have forgotten who they work for but the voters will remember how they voted.

What really sticks in my craw is, the same money we pay for premiums is being used by the insurance industry to pay the lobbiest that fund the legistlators to delay health reform. The only way to get reimbursed is to expose those legislators that don't support health care reform and stiff them at the ballot box.

To all the ignorant repugs complaining about jobs.......take your teabagger friends in front of all these corporations benefiting from the Bush tax cuts.....while they send your your jobs overseas.....and scream your ruining the country man.......your turning us into a third world country.......your creating an economic abyss.....when you finish there....go to the top 1%....who are also benefiting from the Bush tax breaks.....and beg for a job any job or a hand out......stop complaining become proactive....President Obama did not get us in this mess....but hes working very hard to get us out.....he will suceed....healthcare reform will suceed.....America will suceed

To everyone who is complaining about the profits by insurance companies. If you were to actually look at their balance sheets and income statements their profit margin was only 3.4% last year. If you crying about 3.4% profit margins go yell at google where they had 20.6% profit margins or the beverage industry that had 25.9% profit margins. If the liberals are all about fairness why are they not yelling about every other company or industry that is making a profit. The foundation of a capitalist society is making a profit, when i see and hear liberals complaining about profits then i have to conclude they are not a fan of capitalism and would prefer socialism.

HAHAHAHAHA
The Demowits have full control of house and senate...
The problem isn't with the party of NO.
The problem is with Demowits.
HAHAHAHAHA

Ha ha. When they want to soft sell, it's "healthcare reform" when they want to hardsell it's "healthcare overhaul". Either way, the taxpayer is going to be soaked. There's no discussion here on the REAL issues, how to bring down healthcare or prescription costs. That's why a US single payer system will not work, it will be bankrupt in no time.

A concern citizen November 6th, 2009 12:25 pm ET

Why Are you delaying this????Just Basic Health care insurance for every American people! How Hard is is to vote on that?? Please, give us a single payer option vote, Period!! America what have you become??? Stop listening special interest folks.
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Except if you want to change to the govt option you have to be without insurance for six months.

how many more sick people have to die every day, before you make up your mine.

What is it that those opposed to health care reform do not understand?

We, as taxpayers, are currently paying for emergency room care for
illegal immigrants, those who do not work, and those who we also
support through welfare checks, section 8 housing, food stamps,
education, etc., etc.

The cost of a non-insured person, whether legal or not, is huge:

rescue squad, emergency room costs, hospital stays, etc.

Health care reform will provide doctors for these people, and
should reduce current costs by not calling rescue for a sneeze
or sore finger to take them to the ER.

If you do not pay for anything, why would you care about the costs
taxpayers provide?

Reducing costs to taxpayers is what health care reform is all
about.

Headless November 6th, 2009 12:46 pm ET

I have deal for ya. If you dont like healthcare reform then please either you or your parents or both, remove yourself from medicare.
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Problem with that is people want to keep medicare because most have paid into it for many years.

nobama controls 30 percent of the economy now by taking over banks and and car companies and now he wants another 17 percent of our economy. He is trying to ruin this country and the liberal panty wearing bed wetters still support him. Oh well, they are mostly unemployed and living on hand outs from the government. To lazy to work.....

The independents I know are already voting against any who supports this bill.

I know 6 democratic congressman that will be out of a job next year this time.

Support of Heath Care Reform and/or public option is the equivalent of suicide for democrats.

Obama and Pelosi are denying the American people of their first right, RIGHT TO LIFE. And now we will pay for abortions, and this is a moral issue and this is now a HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE. Who do hey think they are that they can tell us how to believe and we should pay for women and ENCOURAGE this whole evil MESS.

To those of you say it's President Obama's fault that they are unemployed and the deficit has increased, I ask two questions:

1. Did you lose your job prior to this year? If so don't blame the guy who's held the position for 10 months but look a little further back to place blame.

2. Which president started his administration with a balanced budget and projected surplusses for years to come only to leave office with a multi-billion dollar deficit, 2 unpopular wars, an economy in a deep recession, and a financial sector on the verge of collapse?

Nuff said!

The healthcare bill (healthcare government takeover) will NOT pass the Senate. Commandant Pelosi may get it through the House, but it is dead on arrival in the Senate.

If it's such a great bill, why won't Pelosi let the bill be posted on the internet, like she promised, so people can review it?

@ Patrick: "...throw the baby back over the fence with them"????

Really?? Now there's a fine example of Christian concern for your fellow man. Just hope to god (and god doesn't just belong to you folks, he's ours too) you're not a parent..

Too bad the REAL natives of this country couldn't throw your illegal immigrant family back over the sea before they were annihilated....

Illegal immigrants:

Make it easy: if you cannot prove citizenship, refuse care -
overturn the Supreme Court''s dumb decision that care
cannot be refused.

American taxpayers have been paying for illegals, and we need
to stop. Why are we paying for their medical care (emergency
rooms), education, food, housing, etc.

If they are illegal they get zero and should be sent back without
delay.

We are tired of providing hand-outs to people who are violating
our laws.

End this madness

To the “christian” cons that say their version of “family values” is the only acceptable form of family values.

So, taken from your Holy Book of Fables, we started with the story of Adam and Eve who were to “go forth and multiply“. They had 2 sons Cain and Able. Now, given these logistics of 3 men and 1 woman, it would appear that your version of “family values” would include incest with mom! Oh, but then some of you believe that Adam and Eve had daughters as well, and therefore that explains the ability to procreate and multiply.

So, to be clear, diddling one’s sister is a better form of incest than diddling one’s mom?

After all it is the "word of god" right?

Next time we will discuss that whole brother killing brother that is detailed so vividly in your Book of Fable’s version of “family values” .

I know why they can not pass the bill, it is Bush's fault, it's Bush's fault.

Pelosi, Obama and the rest of the Democrats can keep trying to blame the Republicans for not being able to get their health care bill passed, but the American People know that Pelosi doesn't have the votes from the Democrats in the House to pass the bill.

Tuesday's voters sent a message that has many House Democrats shaking in their boots now. They let Obama walk them off the cliff on cap and trade – doesn't look like their ready to take the second plunge.

Pelosi, you have said over and over that you had the votes to pass this bill, sooooooo bring it up for a vote. Why not?

Why not let the people vote on it. They have elections for officials and gay marriage why not a special day to vote on just healthcare reform after we the people read whats in it. Who cares what Pelosi and Obama want they are just looking after their own political butts down the road.

To all you nuts out there especially Texas doc you all need your heads examined if you want this mess to pass. I wonder why this 1,999 page bill is not anywhere to be found! Maybe it is because they don't want anybody to see this horrific bill. There is not a single poll that shows the majority want it to pass. @ Tex doc just because most people if not all want reform doesn't mean they want this pile of %#@( If you showed the bill to 100 people I would be surprised if more than 2 people would be for it. You may want to read how the question is asked before making crazy comments like you made. When a CNN blog is highly against a dem bill that is a bad sign for the party of socialism and high taxes

Nancy Pelosi looks like the unhappy spawn of Miss Joan Crawford. Just saying...

Anybody can kill this bills? Make sure it never been happen!

If we as Americans don't get a grip on ourselves and stop the hate of other human beings, we will never know who our enemies are. Look around you, the World is changing and it isn't going to stop changing.

@Headless: "I have deal for ya. If you dont like healthcare reform then please either you or your parents or both, remove yourself from medicare."

I'd love to remove myself from Medicare–as long as they stop ripping me off every month to pay for a system I want no part of, and reimburse me all the money they've already ripped me off for, plus interest.

Same for Social Security, by the way.

The requirement should be that all reps read the entire bill before any vote. And also adequate time for the public to read, also. The people of this country are sick of them trying to steamroll us by using threats and fear to push things through. This goes for both the GOP and Dems. The two party scammers.

To all the neo-con “christian” pro-life taxpayers.

This liberal heathen pro-life taxpayer offers this compromise.

We will alter the tax return forms and add two check boxes, one will allow you to opt out of having your tax dollars going to killing human life via abortions, and the second check box will allow me to opt out of having my tax dollars going to killing human life via elective wars.

Deal?

Republicans have no credibility on the economy.

Their policies have failed every time.

If you want a healthy economy, elect a Democrat.

The nation will breathe a collective sigh of relief when this 2000-page bill Reid and Pelosi are trying to force down our throats ultimately fails. Come 2010 the dems are going to HAVE to compromise because they're going to lose a significant number of seats.

With unemployment spiking at 10.2%, they should FIRST be concerned about creating jobs, not sticking us with ill-conceived health care "reform" that ends up costing working folks hundreds of dollars a year.

Once the economy is back on track, THEN pass health care reform which includes tort reform!

Unemployment is not issue, we just need to add a third shift to the federal reserve building so they can run the printing machines 24 hours a day 7 days a week, there will be PLENTY of money to go around. Why not bring the $1000 bill back, we'll need it in a few months to buy a loaf of bread...

Just so funny how most of the teabaggers are older Americans that are probably getting Medicare and Social Security benefits at the same time they are calling the Democrats socialists.

It is that level of ignorance and the unwillingness to give up valuable insurance lobby cash that causes us to have the 37th best health care in the world – behind countries like Costa Rica and Morocco.

Recently, Canada's chief health person wanted to change Canada's national health plan into privatized insurance like we have here. However, over 90% of Canadians rejected it and wanted nothing to do with American style health insurance. What does that tell you? We have tens of millions of people here that want public health insurance yet you NEVER here Canada and European countries demanding American style insurance.

We need to vote out every Republican who has taken big $$$ from the insurance lobby – Democrats too (eh hem Max Baucus). That is the only way Congress can truly give us the reform we need.

We are tired of watching wackjobs like Michelle Bachmann, Eric Cantor, and Dick Armey supporting pure hate and racism. They were sent to Congress to help the American people not divide them.

The House bill LOWERS defecits and provides coverage to 96% of Americans. ONLY the uninsured would be allowed to have the public option. What is so wrong with that? How is that "the greatest threat to freedom" as John Boehner says. I will tell you, the Patriot Act signed by GW Bush was 10x more of a threat to freedom that this health care bill.

Let's see, some may conservative pundits, politicians, corporate sponsors and posters here say we're in economic collapse because of Obama's spending. Nope. We' were in economic collapse because of Bush's spending on the war in Iraq, which we went to under deliberately false pretenses, and on good old fashioned Republican policies on the financial sector and their ridiculous risk taking. Since Obama's supposedly wreckless spending, aka stimulus 2 (stimulus 1 being Bush's package), the markets have recovered by over 50%, the rates of job losses have been slashed, and the economy is getting back on its feet. Funny how when Republicans turn a budget surplus into a massive national debt to fund a needless and stupid war, they don't care one iota about "wreckless spending," but when Democrats spend money to make money, to clean up after the Republican mess, then suddenly Republicans cannot stomach debts and deficits.

As to health care, every western democracy (i.e. all our allies) but us have a public option or public component to their country's health care systems, and these partial or total public health care systems are sacred cows totally endorsed by the entire breadth of the political spectrum, conservative to liberal, in those countries. Funny how conservatives want those countries as allies when is suits them (e.g. in times of war, or times of leveraging economic sanctions against Iran or N Korea), but we demonize them as hippy/commie./socialist/feminazis as soon as we point out that their health care systems are better than ours and cost less than ours, or that their students are smarter than ours.

Why do Republicans hate America?

Has anyone noticed that we are back up to 46 million uninsured americans. They just cannot make up their minds what number they want to put out there. I'm sure none of this number are illegal aliens. The Democrats wouldn't do that. Would they?

When is this woman going to learn to keep her mouth shut until she has the votes?

She comes out and says one thing then 2 days later she retracts.

No wonder folks think she is a flake.

Keep your yap shut until you are certain you have the votes, otw, you look weak and indecisive.

How are the Republicans hold back anything? The Dems have a majority – they can call for the vote any time they like. So the problem must be that even the Democrats are rejecting the bill. Open your eyes people – stop blaming every problem on Bush and Co.

If anyone knows about pushing the country into an economic abyss it would be the Republicans.

Unlike tax cuts for the wealthy, bank deregulation and trumped-up wars, health care reform will actually help most Americans where it counts - in the pocketbook. Less money on health care costs and insurance premiums means more money to spend on other products and services. Think of it as a trickle-up program to counter years and years of trickle-down failure.

Is Pelosi looking for more money to steal from the hard working taxpayers of America? Please pass this atrocity soon, so that we can get rid of the liberals. Once America realizes they have been hoodwinked again by this congress (stimulus?), the libs will be out of office for decades and then "Obama one and done."

Has anyone actually read this 1900 page bill? There is so much heated debate on this someone must know what is really in the bill. All I hear is what others want me to think whats in the bill.

Does anyone know what the details of the public option are? Who will get it? Is the Federal goverment going compete with private industry? Is everyone going to be forced to take some form of medical insurance? Does a company now have the right to not give health coverage anymore? There are so many more questions I can think of, guess I will keep looking for the bill to read myself

Unless someone has seen the bill do we even really know whats in it and how it will effect everyday Americans

It's a given...the majority of the Americans want health care reform with a public option and single payer system. Note the government officials who are against the bill now being proposed..they all have a public option with full complements and health amenities for the rest of their lives.....at taxpayer expense!! The scrutiny over health care reform for all citizens is remarkable. The anti-reformers are simply putting money, the greenback, ahead of the needs of healthy, thriving, countrymen and countrywomen. A scrutiny that was totally absent when the U.S. decided to invade Iraq. Question: if a family member of Congress quietly sought an abortion, would their current insurance cover expenses?

Americans spoke on Tuesday. No public option!

Maybe it will be delayed long enough to relize America does not want the public option since it will be the foot in the door for a single payer universal helath care system. I spent most of my life in one as a dependent and on active duty Navy. When care got expensive, instead of allocating more money they cut personel and quality of care which have both taken a hit, especially with the HMO system the Clinton Administration forced us into..

People like Michael should be let to a deserted island and kept there for 10 years......with Nancy Pelosi has his partner. Anyone who votes for this bill will be retired next year at this time......the intelligent people will see to that.

Doesn't anyone realize this is just anoth Democratic Entitlement Program that this country does not need. We do not need the Government running our Healthcare System. To GI joe I say wake up. Look at history and remember what it was to have politicians involved. The red tape and beauracracy. Stop the waste and fraud in medicare/medicaid for a huge savings. Let small bussinesses ban together to buy insurance across state lines. Tort Reform. These are real actions that can be taken to save our current system. The money saved would insure the legal citizens of this country including the ones with pre-existing conditions. Just throwing money at the problem is not the answer.

@Dawn: "....are you telling me that Canada, Australia, the UK and France are so much more advanced than the US that we can't even get health insurance reform to pass in this country?"

In what sense is it an "advance" to waste a trillion bucks on paying the medical bills of welfare bums who can be bothered to take responsibility for themselves?

If you like Canada, Australia, the UK and France so much, you're welcome to leave. I've spent significant time in all four countries, and liked them. (If I had to choose, I'd say Melbourne, Australia, would be my first choice, among those places, to live, possibly followed by Montpelier, France.)

The down-side of course, is that taxes in all four of those countries are outrageous, and it seems that there are a lot of Canadians who come to the US for its better health care.

Sorry for typo...Boehner did not know the difference between the Declaration Of Independence and our US Constitution during Michele Bachmann's absurd teabagging against health care yesterday, while deplorably using dipictions of the Holocaust in their crowd (ad nauseum). Shame on them!

Ha Ha Ha Nancy Pelosi.
You who will never have the same health
care as that danm public.
Nancy...get lost!

then let Obama and Congress sign up for it first.

OHHHH the DISMAY .... another DELAY… and it’s NOT OKAY!!

I am a programmer analyst and when I am asked how long it would take me to work on a project I say 3 months even though I can do it in a month!!!! 3 months sounds good to them because they thought it would take longer. Then, I keep my mouth SHUT and when a month or so has passed, the project would be presented and EVERYONE would be "ecstatic"!!

Just because we have 24-hour cable news coverage, you DO NOT need to report every second, minute, hour on the status of Health Care!!!

bill are falling into the abyss........we're loving it.......

Sarah Palin/Liz Cheney 2012'

One of the posters here said;
"Is this really a surprise. We are in an economic collapse because of Barack and his crazy spending and now we want to kill 18% of the economy?"

I think it is interesting that you think he had something to do with a collapse that happened before he took office.

The facts are that we are broke. The current admin only wants to control u. The real reform in health care is in reforming tort cases, offering choice and eliminating pre-existing conditions. Its not a mind mending process, but it does take some real truths not 1990 pages of legal eze to just cover for payback to trial lawyers. We the people deserve better. And yes Medicare is just another form of entitlement nothing more. Americans take responsibility for your VOTE and yourself. What do we need government to tell us not to eat cake. Get real we are/were AMERICANS. What's changed is that too many simply want a free ride. U may get it but at a price of your liberty are u prepared to lose what America fought so hard to win for ALL OF US.

Eric in Denver November 6th, 2009 12:46 pm ET
"Is this really a surprise. We are in an economic collapse because of Barack and his crazy spending and now we want to kill 18% of the economy? "

I wish you guys would get your history right. Obama did nothing to cause this. Your Republican buddies ruined this country. Obama inherited this mess. Try to keep up on current events OK?

10.2% UNEMPLOYMENT! 10.2% UNEMPLOYMENT! The Democrats have controlled Congress for THREE YEARS, and Obama the White House for 10 Months and all we've had was a near trillion dollar corrupt spending bill that filled the pockets of the special interests and trillions upon trillions in corrupt spending, debt, and printed money. The result? 10.2% UNEMPLOYMENT and still shooting up. What are Obama and the Democrats doing about it? NOTHING! They're too busy trying to cram another Massive, Multi-Trillion dollar Government Takeover of Healthcare down our throats. A program that will hit the economy like a million ton of bricks and shoot UNEMPLOYMENT up to 20%. They don't even seem to CARE? After all its just the bitter, gun toting, bible thumping, bigotted working class that's paying the price!!!!

If Obama signs this budget busting bill then he will have broken his promise for deficit neutral reform.

barry g November 6th, 2009 12:07 pm ET

The republicans would vote down health care for their own mothers. they don't care about the public, but only their own well being. Let everyone have the same health care that the Senators have. God we couldn't do that! Give health care to the low life!! Shame on anyone related to a republican!!
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Government employees, including Senators, have private insurance.

They have BCBS or UHC. They pay for their insurance just like everyone else. It comes out of their pay checks.

Funny you should mention mothers...My father will lose his Medicare Advantage under HR 3200, not my mother. She'll lose her Medicare in 2019, when the system goes broke.

"To the Party of NO: If you can't contribute something positive and intelligent to the debate-SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!"

If you mean NO to the taking of innocent lives
NO to further invasion of my liberties
NO to further confiscation of my hard-earned pay
NO to paying for people who don't have the drive nor ambition to succeed and blame those that do for their lot in life
NO to big government being the solution, when in reality it is the problem
NO to telling me how to think, speak, and live my life the way I want
NO to granting an illegal amnesty while spitting in the face of those who worked so hard to become legal.
NO to open borders
NO to the denigration of our culture
NO to English as a second language
NO to denying me my right to protect myself and my family

Than I believe you got the Repubs pegged!

Oh for the love of ... Another delay??? Really??? Really???

This bill as written is a complete disaster. I am an independent who will vote has consistently voted for Senators Shumer and Gillibrand. If they vote for this I will turn my vote to their challlengers. Murphy in the house he loses my vote tooo if he voptes for this. Take out Gov't run pieces and I may support this.

Keep up the good work, Congress, and pass health care with a majority-supported public option.

On a side note, it seems curious MSM is not covering Minority "Leader" Boehner's glaring mistake of not knowing the difference between the Declaration Of Independence and our US Cobstitution.

If Speaker Pelosi had made the same error, it would seem to be on 24/7 cycle from the media.

Also, where is the story about the CBO analysis of my xGOP's "health plan" that would cover 12 times LESS Americans while costing $36 BILLION MORE?

Public option or bust.
Vote for it now.

Ya'don't say?

Pelosi lying about being ready for a vote?

Reid lying about being ready fot a vote?

It can't be...not them.

Screw the delayed – Bury it !

Don't the Democrats have a majority in both the house and senate? Why then, are they blaming Republicans for stall tactics? Sounds to me like the dems aren't as united as some would like you to believe, unless you are talking about pointing fingers of blame. If you have the majority, and, as in the case of the senate, a filibuster proof majority, take ownership of your stupidity Democrats and ram this legislation down the throats of America and it's citizens. Then, sign up for the exact same healthcare you are trying to mandate is good for all Americans. I doubt that anyone in either house will be rushing to sign up for any of this.

I think you are all forgetting who got us into this mess. This did not start on 1/20/09.

Who was in charge for the last eight years REPUBLICANS! But the Republicans won't take the blame for any of this mess; instead they want to give us more of what they gave us for the last 8 years.

I for one would pay more in taxes; give up some of my income to make sure that everyone in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA could go to the doctor and get good health care.

From reading the blogs above, most of you are from the group of people in this generation that think of nobody but yourself (you are the ME generation) stop thinking of just yourself for once in your life.

You are blaming an administration that has been in the office for only 10 months and you think that Mr. Obama can fix everything the Republicans screwed up in a blink of an eye. GET REAL all this undoing what the REPUBLICANS did to make this mess is going to take awhile.

If I had a Trillion Dollars I would make sure that any congressman or senator that voted against the Health Bill and Climate Change Bill be voted out of office.

If you are unemployed then you need to go to work for any job that you can get, even if it is in food service or picking fruit or vegitables. Most of you think you are to good to work for less than you have previously worked for. Guess what, you are not any better than the next person and if you really wanted to help then you would stop whining and get off you butt and get busy trying to do your best.

If you really wanted to do something great then you would work toward paying off all credit cards (so the people on Wall Street will not get anymore of your money) Stop charging! Get the picture.

Now is the time for the 63 million voters to march on Washington. It time to get HCR for all.

That $800 billion dollar Stimulus bill worked out very well. What could possibly go wrong with a trillion dollar heatlh care reform bill?

Those who believe that the 2010 elections will reverse the political majority in Congress are liable to be in for a big surprise. There is an intelligent majority of Americans who are witnessing a Congress that acts for the will of the majority of We the People for the first time in over a decade. We sent our message loud and clear in November of 2008 and we will do the same in 2010.

Any representative that votes for this will out of a job in 2010. Let's see, unemployment – only over 10% – let's spend a trillion we don't have.... and, oh, its 'Affordable (not)' because the cost calculation is only for the first ten years! What is the true cost? Are they planning to cancel the program in 2019?

They better think about delaying it if they value their jobs. Unemployment has reached 10.2% and they want to pass a $1 trillion plus healthcare package that will kill jobs rather than create them. If you believe the fairy tale that this will reduce healthcare costs, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I want to sell you.

For all the uninformed, our nation's military budget for 2010 is over $500 billion. Over ten years thats $5 trillion. I think if we can afford $5 trillion for protecting American interests around the world we can afford 1/5 of that for healthcare for our citizens here at home.

How do the Democrats propose we pay for this $1.3 Trillion (current cost of the House bill) with everyone either out of work, going to be out of work, or under-employed?

She's determined to take the country down the tubes.

Come on, Democrats!!!! GROW A SPINE!!!! Unless you get this health care vote out of the way and focus on putting the unemployed back to work, you will lose the midterms big time. Stop pandering to the GOP, hoping that just maybe one of them will vote for the bill. Wake up and smell the coffee!!! They've already made up their minds. They want the President's agenda to fail even if America fails.

Maybe they realized that they added a clause in the bill that mandates a 6-month uninsured period before being able to apply for the "public option". Don't believe me? Read the bill. It's in there.

Slip sliding away! Slip sliding a-waaayyy!

Finally looking like we are going to get meaningful HCR in America! Well done Sen. Pelosi and Co!

Headless November 6th, 2009 12:46 pm ET

I have deal for ya. If you dont like healthcare reform then please either you or your parents or both, remove yourself from medicare.
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Medicare? You mean that broke public option for seniors that Hoyer said was unsustainable in 10 years?

I think you have reform confused with the public option. Everyone wants reform, no one wants the public option.

My father has Medicare Advantage. He will lose it if HR 3200 is passed. My mother has Medicare, which will not last past 10 years.

I don't have to take them off anything...They will lose it all by themselves thanks to Obama.

"The Independents I know are already planning to vote against anyone who opposes this bill."

Funny, the independents in the election this week overwhelmingly voted Republican. And against Obama's agenda. So the independents you know are not really independents they are liberals calling themselves independents. Trust me.

The Republicans had a chance in recent years to pass the fixes to the health care system they now claim to support. They did nothing. It is time to pass the existing bills. NO MORE DELAYS.

Are you willing to sink the ENTIRE ship for your small piece of the pie or take the noble step and compromise for the greater good? I hope somewhere in their collective minds, those members of Congress that are being obstacles vice facilitators have a little voice in their heads asking that question. We all know change is needed and although this bill is not perfect, it is a step in the right direction. If the Republican idiocy wants no part of it, FINE!! We'll see in a few years when things are looking good and there is nothing but silence from that side of the aisle. As for everybody else, STOP THE BICKERING AND GET IT DONE!!

"Republican leaders added to the turmoil Friday morning, seizing on news of spiraling unemployment to warn that new taxes and regulations including in the sweeping reform measure would push the country into an economic abyss."

We are already in an economic abyss.......The one the Republicans put us in with their stupidity. I wish they would just go away. I cannot understand why anyone would vote for these idiots.

headless: November 6th, 2009 12:46 pm ET

"I have deal for ya. If you dont like healthcare reform then please either you or your parents or both, remove yourself from medicare."

Another stupid point from an uneducated lib. We, those of us who work, pay into that system every week. We, those who work, don't want to pay more for others to have "free heatlthcare". So your point is not only stupid it shows you have no clue what is really going on. Government is not supposed to be demanding anything of the citizens. Even if this nightmare somehow gets passed, it will be shot down as it is unconstitutional. That's assuming it doesnt get repealed before being overturned. 2010 and 2012 will be a lib bloodbath at the polls. Americans do not want socialism and we definitely don't want the party of NO..CLUE (dems) to spend us into obilvion. Judegment time is coming. This bill has no chance to pass the Senate anyway, so I am hoping it gets filibustered to death. Then maybe we can address the REAL problem in some 100 page bills that take on one problem at a time. WHOA!!!! That makes way too much sense, and doesn't lead to socialism in the US, so th Dems won't want any part of common sense.

I guess it's time to add the phrase "timid as a Democrat" to our slang dictionary. It seems to be fitting. Teddy Roosevelt once said of a judge he disliked, "I could carve more backbone out of a banana."

Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson would have passed the health bill, the cap and trade bill, and many other bills by this time. We can only hope that destiny will bring us the leadership we need in Congress. At this point, I would say that this is the most undistinguished and inconsequential Congress since Will Rogers said, "People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke."

I'm AMAZED that people that are on Medicare oppose such an option for other citizens. Greedy!

We need this bill passed. Out of control medical costs have caused many small business to close, layoff employees or do away with coverage. Republicans, Blue Dogs and Liberman won't vote for this because they've been bought and paid for by the Insurance Cartel.

nation needs this health care reform....do not delay....please...pass with public option...democrats...just stay together...and pass...delay defeats equity...in law school...I learned...this maxim....

How much profit will the Insurance Companies make by this delay?
The longer the better for them.

If they really want to help show us!
Cap malpractice awards.
Reform Tort law
Make it illegal for insurance companies AND UNIONS to contribute to politicians

Delay=Good thing IF they cut out the profiteering of the greedy Unregulated Insurance Giants!

Delay=Bad IF they negotiate our options out of this bill and work to help their corporate partners continue to reap revenues from We The Poorest Of the U.S. poor!

UNIVERSAL Healthcare NOW – Not Later! Get this right like Denmark and others who have it much better than we struggling "Shocked" Americans! Peace

All the independents I know are going to vote against anyone who votes for this public option bill as well as the cap and trade bill.

"The UnAmerican tea baggers hoodlums should be jailed for their action."

Sure, just like MoveOn who HAS threatened serious consequences to any Dem that votes against health care reform, right? You bleading-heart liberal hypocrites!

Good for AMA and AARP- they are informed enough to know that our current health care system is a mess. Pass health care reform and have a public option.

The bill should be killed.

The bill is a bad bill.
We can not afford it.
It will chase away most of the doctors.
It is a socialist move by a socialist president.

Call your dem leaders and tell them to vote no.
Stop blaming the Republicans for blocking this. It is time to convince the Dems that are smart to say NO on this bill as well.

The fear mongerers, lobbyists, and Republicans are having a field day. They want everyone to believe that its better to nothing than to start getting those in need insured and being made a part of our health care system. The words "I am my brother's keeper" doesn't seem to apply when it involves the wallet!

No, Mike 1952. The failure on all points was from your boy Goerge and his puppeteer Cheney. The Republican party is what has destroyed this country. BO and company are trying to right the ship. The shame is on the remaining 25% who are to ignorant to realize the GOP is leading them down the path to destruction. I'll tell you what, since you are getting close to your golden years of retirement we will save money by taking your Social Security check and your medicare. When you get to old to hold a job anymore hopefully you will be able to survive. Unless you are already independently wealthy you will be needing those here shortly. For people like you I hope and pray that you lose it right when you need it most so you can understand what a lot of people in this country actually go through every day.

"I say vote on it NOW...and cram it right down the GOP's pie hole."

Yah, that's democracy!!!MORON!!!

To paraphrase T. Jefferson: 'A gov't with the power to give to you anything, also has the power to take from you everything.'

To paraphrase B. Franklin: 'Those who seek security over freedom will end up with neither.'

An ancient Greek philosopher wrote that all democracies contain within them the seeds of their own destruction, because, eventually, the least productive will vote for gov't to take from the more productive and give to the least productive what they couldn't earn from their own labors. This will result in civil strife and poverty, because any gov't that exalts and elevates the least productive over the more productive is bound for oblivion.

Headless,

Can't be removed from Medicare just an FYI. The government won't let you remove yourself under almost all circumstances otherwise many would do so.

When reformation of the system is offered instead of transformation to a government run system the people will be in favor.

Boy these guys can't do crap right!!
VOTE and MOVE ON!!

The reason for the rush to vote is that Democrat leaders believe if House members have time to consider the bill, they'll find issues with it. It's 1,990 pages long. If any one who doesn't take the time to read it and "consider" it properly votes yes, they should be voted out of office. It is not their job to rubber stamp leadership's plans. They work for us.

If they took this 1.2 TRILLION and immediately spent it on PRIVATE SECTOR job creation we would drop back to a healthy 3 to 4% unemployment and most Americans would be able to afford their OWN health insurance. Ahhh... but there's the rub. This isn't about insuring us, it's about controlling us. Give people the ability to work and those who WANT insurance will buy insurance.

It is NOT the role of gevernments to force people to purchase something they don't want! I can't believe you liberals... you act like this is some generous handout from the fed. The truth is, you WILL BE PAYING PREMIUMS that most of you can't afford! The government option will be almost as expensive as private plans because this legislation does NOTHING to reduce costs!!! It does the exact opposite actually. Those that don't want to work of course will get to benefit from the hard work of us taxpayers because (just as with all welfare programs) they are designed to encourage being lazy. If you work a little or a lot... you get nothing... if you stop working... you get everything for free. Shame on ANY of you who support this bogus bill!

Oh thank God It's delayed.

Now I have time to buy a plane ticket to New Zealand and get the heck off this sinking ship called America.

Before the government totally runs this country into the ground and won't let me leave because they need the tax revenue I create.

If you don't believe that the gov. will destroy this country. Name 1 thing that the operate well!!!

@headless, I have a better deal for you, since you want this Pelosi health bill so bad why dont you put your money where your mouth is and be the do-gooder that all you Libs proclaim to be and sponsor a family and pay their health insurance or are you just one that wants another freebie from the Govt so you don't have to earn it!

I find it interesting that they are blaming the delay on the GOP, why dont you tell the truth and state it is within the Democratic party itself. Ms. Pelosi trys to run her own country here. I hope she fails!!!

Oh give me a break! I am so sick of the Party of Blockage I could just scream out loud, but I won't because I'm work. That's right you conservative, un-American, short-sighted, narrow-minded bigots who love to scream about how YOUR tax dollars are going to have to pay for health insurance for people who are "too lazy to work"! I'm a Progressive, with a darn good-paying job and I have excellant employer provided health insurance, but I STILL support health insurance reform with a STRONG PUBLIC OPTION. Why, you might ask???? Because I am a patriotic American, that's why! I understand that our country needs a HEALTHY populace in order to be viable in the world. So you can all shove your blocking and stalling tactics right up your collective keisters! WE WILL NOT GIVE UP AND WE WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!

Delayed due to "Republican delay tatics!!!" Does anyone believe this?!?! Why do Dems continue to blame the GOP for EVERY ill?? The GOP has no power in Congress now (and hasn't since 2006), and this delay is due ENTIRELY to the infighting democrats.

To headless. In addition to being headless, you must be brainless as well. Anyone who works or who has worked pays into this government-run program. We have no choice. Medicare taxes are government mandated. This reform will not take that away. We will still pay Medicare taxes and pay for health care reform as well. I would be more than happy to take myself and my parents out of Medicare, if the government would stop taking taxes for this out of my paycheck. You may be willing to pay taxes to Medicare your entire working life, and then at age 65 chose not to enroll, but I am not. I paid for it and I will use it. This government-run program, Medicare, is a joke, and I find it difficult to believe that the Pelosi bill will be run any differently. Medicare is taxpayer paid government health care. Do you honestly believe that the Pelosi bill will not be supported by government-mandated taxes?

No public option.

What many of you pro-public option kool-aid drinkers don't realize is 90% or more of you won't even qualify for it based on the current language in both the House and Senate versions.
But the feds will surely tax you into oblivion to cover the costs.

READ THE BILLS BEFORE YOU BLINDLY FOLLOW THEM.

We need to reform the health care industry... not try and take it over.

"The delays are beyond ridiculous....are you telling me that Canada, Australia, the UK and France are so much more advanced than the US that we can't even get health insurance reform to pass in this country? The stall tactics are beyond old news, get the job done or we'll be voting for someone who can."

YES!!

This has gone on long enough so lets have healthcare now^^^^^

It is against many religions to support the murder of unborn children...if it is against the "sep of church and state" for the government to oppose abortion, then it would also be against the "seperation of church and state" to not only promote abortion as health care and also make people violate their religious beliefs by having to pay for abortion
Illegal immigrants shold be rounded up and deported.PERIOD. No welfare. No health care. No education. NOTHING. Obama knows that current court cases have allowed illegals in two states to recieve benefits and as this has become precedent, he is either a liar or a poor attorney not to know that it will be a matter of time before they will have to be covered. Further as a lawyer who specializes in Con Law he knows this health care plan is a clear violation of the 11th Ammendment.

Please think about this rationally – not politically. There is absolutely no way the country can support this financially. Especially if you do away with pre-existing conditions. I have a so-called cadillac plan. If a public option is rolled out, I'm outta here – I will gladly pay the $75 monthly fine for not having insurance until I need services, then sign up for insurance for a month or two, until services aren't needed, then go back to paying my $75 "fine". All insurances have pre-existing conditions. Have a car accident, watch your rates rise or be canceled/denied. Burn your house down, watch your rates rise or be canceled/denied. Not having a pre-existing conditions exemption is like buying car insurance after the accident to pay for the accident or buying life insurance on someone after they die. THINK.

Delayed.........ya think? How about doomed to a slow death. Shave of about 1,500 pages and add tort reform and we could get somewhere. Show some backbone and take on the lobby for attornies.

To single mom.... the question "are you a U.S. citizen" was NEVER on the 2010 census form!!!! It has been suggested by a Republican lately well AFTER the census forms have been printed.

\As well, the question accomplishes nothing since there are millions of green card holders who are in the country legally, most residents for many many years, and are not citizens.

To GI Joe: you are correct. My husband and I are Independents. We will not vote for any Republican that votes against HCR from this state.

I support the health bill, the cap-and-trade bill, and other efforts by this Administration to solve the nation's problems.

I am shocked by the Republican opposition to any and every action by any and every Democrat just for the sake of regaining political power. Republicans are deliberately trying to make the middle and lower classes suffer to increase public impatience with Obama.

Republicans (meaning Conservatives) are not the loyal opposition. They are the disloyal opposition: they oppose any effort to make life better for ordinary Americans and they ridicule our democratic institutions. They ridicule the President, the Congress (this from Senators who were elected 20 years ago), the courts, and the "government" (whatever that is).

Conservatism is not legally treason, but Conservatives have done far more damage to this country and cost more American lives than Islamic terrorism has. I'm not speaking of the gullible and deluded Republican voters; I am referring to the leadership that is making fools of them.

anyone voting for this 1900-page monstrosity needs to be removed from office. The bill is a power play, it is NOT about insuring US citizens AT ALL–it is about adding more debt to us, our children and our children's children–ad infinitum!

Is it too much to ask to get some people who actually give a hoot in office these days? Stupid bill, no answers, no good ideas–GET RID OF IT!!!!

To "Partiot885": was that supposed to read Patriot885 or Partidiot885? I suspect the latter.

Only a liberal idiot would think it would be a good idea to add one trillion dollars to our national debt period.

apologies for the typos.... (fingers a bit upset)!

The view south from the country directly above you, (Canada – you know, that supposed socialist country) is very scary.

Don't you see that the opposition to health care reform is obvious? It took me just minutes to get a complete list of those Senators who are on the "payroll" with campaign funds from the health industry. Check it out yourself- google "health industry throws cash at Senators". – Newsweek.com. That might put their agenda in the right light for you.

I realize that the U.S. is not my country, and you could right say that it a way it's not my business, however, we share more than a border – we share hopes, dreams, and economical ties that are historical. Sure times are tough, but could have been so much worsed, It is my feeling that those goals are within reach with patience and respect.

I have to say that I, and most of my countrymen, are totally DISGUSTED at the way the truth is being not only bent, but totally tied into a pretzel, by those against your President, no matter how hard he tries. Silly Sarah Teabag, and all the other naysayers are just not honest.

I cringe when I hear the way some on the posters refer to PRESIDENT Obama....radical leftist, obozo, moron-in-chief, liar-in-chief, joker, obummer, oblahblah, teleprompter-in-chief, obumles, obama bin lyin, fraud-in-chief, messiah, clunker, usurper, empty suit, fascist, socialist, communist, muslim-in-chief, etc., etc., (all those from just one day's posts).

The payoff was a post this morning, after the Fort Hood tragedy, saying that President Obama is "infiltrating the military with enemies". Wow... just wow... – To the uninformed, the alleged perp has been in the military for 12 years!!!!!.... President Obama hasn't been in office 12 MONTHS! How in the world can anyone make this statement?

You all have my prayers!!!

...by the way, concerning health care...all you palin fantasy freaks should beware. have you ever seen the wide crap consuming grinnin' quart jar mouth she has? it's well known up here in alaska that she crammed every big oil executive in there to get on the governor's ticket. theres a lot of cooties in there!

So it's the republicans' fault the bill is being delayed. Oh wait, the dems have control of the house and senate. Well maybe it's Bush's fault then. Oh wait, he is no longer in office. Maybe, just maybe it is actually the dems' fault.

I definitely think we need health care reform! But the gov't taking over is not always the answer to everything. Take on one issue at a time..pre-existing conditions...fix that problem then move to the next.

Those that are demanding a public option be done immediately or else are just as idiotic as those people who say no to health care reform at all.

(just a thought...some people can afford health care if they...maybe you should get off the internet, sell your computer, get rid of your cell phone, cut off your cable, quit buying the beer and cigarettes, or go to the emergency room for care...they CAN'T deny anyone) just a thought....but thats silly talk...give it to me FREE!!

Let PELOSI fund a FREE Public HC option by cutting out her BOTOX treatments........

Maybe OBUMMER can do a little dance at a fund raiser to pay for this crap......

VOTE NO!!!!!

Come up with a practical plan, not this socialist, welfare bill.

Not that you hear this in the news, but according the CBO estimate, 6 million people will lose employer based coverage by the year 2019. What happened to keeping the coverage we want?

Maybe .... Maybe...... Mr. NoObama, you should take a cue from GOP on how to create jobs!! Talk to them – they have plenty of ideas... some I know are these Organizations:::

1) Tea Party Express
2) Freedom Rarely works
3) Sammy Sandwiches

These are "decent" paying jobs and I get a big list of unemployed people everyday who just care about the money they get from participation – the issue being debated is "rightfully" left to us – they don't care and they shouldn't either!!

Vote For Romney

What happened to Pelosi's promise to post her monstrous 1,990 page health bill (that few Dem Congressman will read) on the Internet so that the press & regular Americans can view it? Uh, what happened to the Dem campaign motto of "transparency?"

Oh yeah, they abandoned that long-before before Obama was sworn in.

Does anyone else feel that Congress is run by a bunch on insincere, inept morons?

Funny how you need to "read more of the story" to see that it is not the Republicans stopping this but "Pro-Life" Democrats (nice try with the play on words by calling them "Anti-Abortion"...)

Pelosi should start practicing how to hand over the gavel because, barring a miraculous recovery in the employment situation, either a Republican or another Democrat will become Speaker next year.

How about investing that 1 trillion into jobs...?

In addition, the bill would preempt state and local laws that conflict with or are in addition to new federal standards established by the bill. Those preemptions would limit the application of state and local laws, but CBO estimates that they would not impose significant costs.

As conditions of federal assistance (and thus not mandates as defined in UMRA), the bill also would require state and local governments to offer health insurance to their employees and would require “maintenance of effort” payments associated with high-risk pools. New requirements in the Medicaid program also would result in an increase in state spending.

page 9 of the CBO estimate

Can you say unconsitutional?

GOP delaying tactics nothing it's the Sharp differences among Democrats over abortion and immigration that are holding this up, stop blaming everyone else for Dems inability to come together.

The Tea Party, I believe is not against health care reform, but rather the cost of this reform to the American people. I live in Maryland. The lowest health care package here is $510.00 a month, and this is for an individual, not a family. This is government-run state insurance for those who cannot get insurance otherwise. If you agree with Pelosi's bill, why aren't you asking her, what it is going to cost you each month to have this insurance? If you did, and if you got an answer, I bet you would be surprised.

The 'real shame' was that we were all forced to support an unnecessary war in Iraq.

Want to get voted out......vote for this and you will.

They need to slow this down based on price alone.

One day it's $894 Billion, next it's 1.2 trillion? We didn't have 894 billion to spend in the first place.

I heard Hoyer this morning say that Medicare is unsustainable in 10 years.

So why the #@$% are they pushing a public option that works just like Medicare?

Private insurance isn't going broke...Medicare is.

Democrats want to copy failure, not success......Obama is Carter.

PS. Is Pelosis head really that much bigger than everyone elses that it barely fits in the lens?

It is time for congress to approve this for the majority of Americans, and let the wingnuts know that fear and corporate greed are no longer the driving force in their un-American activities.

The AARP has endorsed the House bill.
The House bill cuts $500 million from Medicare.
The AArp recieves 50% of it's revenue selling Medicare supplements.

Coincidence? You decide!

Common sense = follow the money!

Enough..

Obama did not cause the economic crisis, health care change is needed, do it now or it will stall forever.

TireRd of the left and right wing nuts always blaming the other side..

GROW UP

To Michael above. Really, "sit down and shut up." That is or should be the Democratic Party slogan, because that is exactly what Pelosi wants. If Pelosi and this WH have nothing to hide and if they are not lying to us, why is everything they are doing on this health care bill being done behind closed doors. Okay they don't want the Republicans in there, but what did we, the American people do to them? Don't we have an absolute right to be there? This woman's only agenda is to attempt to put the American people in their place. She is more interested in the "power" that she yields, not us. Health care is a good thing, but not Pelosi's way.

This is nothing but a SOCIALIST bill. Those who are responsible and are working (or have worked) hard had to pay more in TAXES and premiums to pay for others.

This is nothing but a liberal bunch of crap where we are all supposed to pay for other's healthcare, including abortions, including illegals.

I've got a great idea after reading some of the pro-HC comments here, you want it, you pay for it!!!! We'll increase YOUR TAXES and YOUR FEES to pay for all of this.

And you are just jealous of the TEA PARTY protestors because they want to keep their money. ENOUGH is ENOUGH.

I for one will CHEAT on my taxes because I absolutely refuse to pay for this crap.

OBUMMER
Increasing the DEFICIT
Increasing UnEMPLOYMENT

Yeah, some change, change for the WORSE !!!!

Maybe all the Republicans who oppose government run Health Insurance should give up their own government run Health Insurance and repreal all the Medicare and Veteran Health Insurance since its govenrment run.....Huh ?..Republicans?

The people who are anti- public option are encouraging more abortions by refusing ob/gyn care for these women without coverage. You can't be anti-public option and anti-abortion or its spending simultaneously.

You are showing your ignorance. No pregnant woman in this country is denied OB coverage. Any public hospital in this country will give you monthly visits and a mid wife for delivery if you have no complications, and an OB if you do. That is a fact. I have had two friends who didn't have insurance and got all the same tests that I did. One delivered with a OB, the other with a mid wife.

Our healthcare system is in need of reform, but stop making it sound like pregnant woman are not receiving care. If they are not getting care, they are choosing not to.

health care smealth care. this is a non issue. tea party morons...you can have your goose stepping insurance company run health care if you want...let the rest of us alone or get our feet shoved so far up your ignorant rear ends you'll be singing dixie backwards while you try makin love to your 1st cousins.

by the way, lower 48...palin is not a good ole gal, goody goody, friendly, aw shucks, i love ya'll "rougue". she is a lying, backstabbing, steaming pile of dog excrement that would sell you out faster than you can say sieg heil!

"Party leaders fear if House members are given more time to consider bill new issues could arise"

So they do not want members to read this bill before they vote, just vote on it. That type of thinking makes me think they are hiding things in this bill since it will not be posted and most members will not have to read 1900 plus pages. I agree something needs to be done to fix the health care issue, but not like this, not 1900 pages that no one has read, not adding $1T to the budget, not increaseing taxes, and not being forced on us like this. Take time to fix the issues. study where the problems are and work with the health care sector to develop solutions to the problems.

I am sure most members on the Hill do not fully understand health care and they are not the ones that should force a fix.

What is this? Some Dems have concerns about a bill and the leadership is taking time to address those concerns. Is there something to take note of here? There really is a difference in Dems and Repubs other than their respective platforms.

No more delays! Time is fleeting! Carpe Diem!

10.2% unemployment. Enough said.

how much would you want to bet that half of these republicans calling for tort reform don't know what a tort is or what tort reform would do? Placing a cap on how much a person can receive in a lawsuit against a doctor will not lower our health insurance premiums. it may, however, lower the premiums doctors and other medical professionals must pay for their malpractice insurance.

Get a clue people, Glenn Beck and all those over at Fox are lying to you. A public option is just what it sounds like an OPTION. Kind of like you can send your package via the government run postal service or you can send it UPS or you can drink your tap water or buy the bottled water. This is not rocket Science.

We know Medicare/Medicaid is affected in this bill, but my question is How will this affect Workers Compensation, if at all? I believe that we would have more competent doctors accepting Medicare/Medicaid and Workers Compensation if they would pay more out to the doctors and let them practice medicine when and where needed. I also believe tort reform is an essential part of health care reform. I believe that it is us working class stiffs that are going to foot the bill...you don't get anything for nothing. Where else is this trillion or so going to come from? China? I don't think so!

The problem with anonymous postings is we have no idea how many are by 10-year-olds.

Times are tough. I am fine either way. We can reform with the understanding that it will costs us in exchange for a nation that has health care for everyone of its citizens. An ideal that would be good to live up to and feel good about ourselves. On the other hand, we are so cash strapped, and if we scrap this, we also have to say no to those who don't have health insurance. It's mean, but it also saves the country money. But the way it is now, it's just irresponsible – we continue to treat, but unwilling to pay, and keep this country in further debt. It's just like a country running on credit cards. So, what kind of a country is this? What makes this more frustrating is insurance companies having obscene profits. It's one thing when they don't cover us because they can't afford to, It's another thing when they have obscene profits from our premiums, then when things get tough, they turn us down.

do all republicans have employer payed health care, better read the fine print you might not have the coverage you think you do

Pepou are you an American?? You ned to de deported sooner rather than later or read your history books!! This country was founded on TEA BAGS!! Over a tax!!! Now look at us?? Your calling them tea baggers hoodlums?? Do you know how many tea baggers in the history of this country sacrificed their lives so you could say some thing stupid on an CNN blog??

Don't you just love the part where they are saying it is being delayed because of Republican delaying tactics. More lies. The republicans cannot stop anything, They have an unstoppable majority. The liberals think the American people are stupid and the can lie with impunity just like they always have. There will be no liberals left after the 2010 election and Obama, one and done.

Kill the bill, it is too expensive and doesn't do anything to improve healthcare.

The issue about govt funded abortions in this bill are crazy. You have all of these people who don't want it in there, but republicans refuse to negotiate. They have NO plans to vote for this regardless of whether the part about abortions and illegal immigrants is included. And that's why it's still in the bill.

Again I see many people in here opposed to their own best interests. Not even shocking anymore to me. These same people also think they're somehow 'enlightened' by thinking that politicians who support it will 'suffer' in the 2010 elections over a policy that 60%+ of the US population supports. Real smart.

The Republicans unveiled their so-called plan today...it's a joke. All of you people sreaming about your grandchildren's tax burdens won't have to worry if this goes your way and we don't get substantial change. They won't live long enough to pay any taxes because they won't be able to afford going to a doctor or getting surgery.

I thought abortion and medical coverage for aliens was not covered in the bill Obummie. YOU LIE!!! Joe Wilson was right.

Congress should have to take this health care for themselves too.

This article ment a lot to me because im one of the few people that needs health care. So, I do hope that Sunday the House of Representative will continue with getting the health care bill together. This article continues talks about requirements for immigrants to verify their citizenship and stoping abortions before buying health insurance. But Sharp says differences among Democrats over abortion and immigration have raised questions over whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi currently has the 218-vote majority needed for passage of the bill. So the Democatics hope that on Sunday the 218 votes can get the bill passed.

The true story is probably that Nancy does NOT have the votes to ram this through an down our throats). This bill is a TRAVESTY, and will cause ireperable economic harm. Left-wingers just seem to think that 1 trillion dollars grows on trees...... "Obama-money".

To BMW Have you ever ran a business?? Obviously not because your rationale is about as moronic a statement as I have ever heard!! First of all no business is going to hire employees because they would save $500.00 a month on health insurance by having a single payer system paid for by the Gov't when the net affect of hiring someone including matching Soc. Sec. and Medicaid, unemployment (futa), salary, corporate tax rate of 38% etc....is ridiculous. Actually laughable lol lol Did you ever stop to think that NOTHING IS FREE??? A govt run healthcare will cost us (including you if you work??) taxes far beyond what we are currently paying which is ridiculous in itself already. MOre and more companies are going to leave for overseas because we are making the burden of owning a business useless, why am I working 14-16 hours a day so you or some one else doesn't have to work for a living?? Better yet anyone whose household doesn't pay any tax shouldn't be allowed to vote to raise someone else's taxes!!!! Wake up America before your entitlement mentality will bankrupt us!!

marion/alabama November 6th, 2009 11:56 am ET

I thought they had added language to keep illegals from getting health insurance under the Government option?but it is not in the bill
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That is in the bill. The current debate is about whether illegal aliens should be banned from buying insurance with money out of their own pockets. If they are banned, it virtually guarantees that illegal aliens only choice for health care will be the emergency rooms. I'm not saying illegal aliens belong in the US but preventing them from buying their own insurance is not a good approach.

I would like to see the comparison of the Republican spending versus the current administrations spending. Don't forget who got us into this mess with these wasteful wars and corporate corruption. It's so ironic that Republicans are all the sudden concerned with spending. What a joke!

The Democrat-led three-ring circus in Congress continues. They don't have the votes for a public option, taxpayer-funded abortion or coverage for illegals. And they won't get them. I need more popcorn. Watching this continuing comedy routine is hilarious.

GOP delaying tactics? the reason the U.S.A. is falling behind in everything progressive in the world?

the GOP has destroyed us!

NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE 63 MILLION VOTERS TO MARCH ON WASHINGTON. The Republicans are stalling for the insurance companies who finance their political coffers.

Quit blaming the GOP, this mess is 100% Democratic created and controlled. The GOP have been left out of all of it and now they are trying to blame them. We don't want this mess

Delay it! We can't afford it and we don't want it! Reform health insurance companies and get out of bed with the lawyers..........then everyone can afford to purchase their own health insurance. Keep the government out of it.

Margaret

Go to CSPAN to veiw the hearings on healthcare and many of the other issues currently being debated.

That''s the only place one can get the real facts.

As more details of the healthcare bill are researched, it's extremely apparent that this is NOT the kind of reform that Americans want. 6 Months wait for chronic, potentially fatal, illness? Do the Democrats actually believe this is a good idea?

The Democrats are the new party of "NO"!

NO Reasonable Healthcare Reform
NO Bi-Partisonship
NO Government Tansparancy
NO Ethics
NO, ok YES to Pork Spending
NO JOBS!

G.W.Bush and his administration Add Iraqis in our payroll

But here we are struggling to give health care for Americans

Really republicans care about us NO

Today morning FOX was complaining Tea party didn’t get enough coverage

Fox doesn’t know what they are doing

The Democrats bill is by no means perfect. But the Republicans are stonewalling trying to bide time in hopes that they can reclaim seats next election and try to get back into the majority. Plain and simple.

While some of the reforms the Republicans want are warrented, if things are done their way (be it the status quo or all of their reforms) the outcome will pale in comparison to what the Democrats bill would produce.

Uncontrolled, free-market capitalism DOES NOT WORK EFFICIENTLY IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. The fairy tale perfect world that is created by the "invisible hand" of the free-market that the Republicans preach only exists in economic text books. And even if the text book examples existed, economic theory dictates that competition would completely drive out profits for companies. We all know the Republicans don't want this. (I don't want it either by the way).

The Independents I know are already planning to vote against anyone who opposes this bill.

I know 2 repulicans in this state that will be in the same position as Libby Dole next year !!

She did nothing – they do nothing.

What shame! Trying to force this on the American people. How did this grandma from Mars ever rise to this position? Her radical views are so far out of the mainstream it's ridiculous. Better back up and re-do this monstrosity with a little common sense. The conservatives have a far better starting point for this. Pelosi's will bankrupt America and then we'll all have nothing. Health care included.

How will "Baghdad Bob" Gibbs propagandise the unemployment numbers. BO fiddles while America burns. Just pitiful. Failure on all fronts.

I have deal for ya. If you dont like healthcare reform then please either you or your parents or both, remove yourself from medicare.

Is this really a surprise. We are in an economic collapse because of Barack and his crazy spending and now we want to kill 18% of the economy? This bill is a complete sham. People will be taxed that don't have insurance, small businesses will be taxed, insurance companies will be taxed, and the people that have cadillac plans paid by their employer will be taxed. Why take money out of people's pockets when it is tough enough to pay day to day bills. The employees of the greedy insurance industry(2% profit margin to all you geniuses out there) will lose there jobs as well as millions of people connected to this industry. If the so called blue dogs want to lose next year please vote for this bill because that will put the icing on the cake of your short stint in the congress. Miss Pelosi doesn't care about you or anybody except the crazy people in her district that vote for her.

I am a believer in fixing what is broke, not redoing the entire system of health care under government rule in a bill that was written by groups who do not have our best interests in mind.

Most Americans do not want a socialist run health care plan, nor do they want government take-over of every aspect of their life, nor do they need leaders who are not looking out for their best interests. Be careful who you vote for next election. Do you research on the politicians and who they associate with. You may be voting for someone who want WORLD GOVERNMENT!!!!!!! Not in America's best interest is it?

Wake up America before you find yourself living the "Communist Dream" that some politicians have in mind for us all.

Democrats will be more likable if this passes. The public approves of this approach for a public option. Don't delay it, because of the GOP's political backlash. PASS IT. DO IT NOW.

They're coming to the place where they (Pelosi & Co.) will slip in the last minute language that nobody gets to see until after the vote. Then they will claim they don't know how it happened.

I'm amused at how the Republicans are warning of this causing us to go into an abyss. Doesn't anyone remember that just a year ago we were in an abyss that they caused? We're still climbing out of that. I don't think we should be taking economic advice from anyone in the Republican party as they have a long losing track record.

Grow up, Republicans!

When will the GOP learn patriotism?

Rep. Ben Chandler best stand with his party on this vote; if he does not, he may as well run for re-election as a Republican next time out.

Any politician who votes for this nightmare Bill-–will pay for it in the 2010 elections.

Any politician who supports the Cap and Tax Energy Bill--will pay for it in the 2010 elections!!!

Can I have the same health insurance they get? (they=liers=politicians) Or better yet lets make them use what they want to give to us and then see how fast they fix it to run the correct way.

Short answer... no. Do your bloody jobs. No more political maneuvering around. Just get the job done.

jobs, economy, Obama and Pelosi LIE.

Impeach Obama, Vote Out Pelosi.NOW!

Where's the news story about the CBO's analysis of the Boehner plan? You know, the one that will leave the same number of non-elderly americans uninsured, and bring health care costs down by a whopping 0-3%?

Vote NOW, and cram it right down the GOP's pie hole.

1 Trillion more spending (1,000,000,000,000-–) I don't know how many zeroes there is in a trillion. Our family simply lost our savings because of unemployment. Wow! the government must be soooo rich to spend this much money. 7.3 milions unemployed with 5 millions in >6 months unemployment and a rate of 10.2% and is going up higher this winter. Can Obama's administration slow down spending the money of this country which comes from poor citizens of this country (which has no voices compared to Pelosi and Reid and Obama). Enough! Enough! You promist to sign the stimulus quick without reading because of job unemployment problem. How can I trust you with the Trilion when you can't even manage the Billions? God forgive the Democrats who brings us in to too much debt - I thought they'd be better than previous administration. But even worst spendind and borrowing money. Our future and our freedom to live a good and healthy life is over if this type of liberal government continues.

Hey idiots in Washington... We don't want your plan. Times are bad enough already. Scrap it and come up with a better, less expensive plan. Get the message. This will only make unemployment go higher. As a small business owner, we would be forced to cut our staff. Pelosi, maybe you should consider having a little botox added to your brain, If you have one.

This bill is garbage on many levels. What is largely missed however, is the devastating impact on samll business and ultimate impact on our economy. Tens of thousands of businesses will go under, given the absurd "employer mandate" that is in the bill. When those businesses fail, those jobs will disappear. As is the usual style for the democrats, they fail to adequately analyze a problem or the consequences of their actions.

Put the brakes on this current monstrosity and start over DC!

Why Are you delaying this????Just Basic Health care insurance for every American people! How Hard is is to vote on that?? Please, give us a single payer option vote, Period!! America what have you become??? Stop listening special interest folks.

Congress would be wise to start this process over again with a more reasonable approach that simply:

1. Permits insurance company's to sell nationwide.
2. Bars any pre-existing conditions.
3. Addresses tort reform.
4. Allows voluntary participation.

Kill the Bill in its Current Form . . . 1,900+ pages

How Ridiculous Can Congress Get?

Of course the Republicans have said that about every minimum wage bump, environmental regulation, tax increase, and government program that helps anyone other than the super wealthy for decades. An ecomomic abyss? What are we in now? It seems that the huge tax decrease on the top 10% of income earners, the repeal of or exemption from most environmental laws, and almost total deregulation of businesses hasn't lad to the humongous income and job creation gains that were promised by the GOP, so their predictions are kind of suspect.

Voting for this immense waste of money would be just a little shy of criminally irresponsible, if only because the country just can't afford it.

Democratic leaders should be stressing that a Public Option health insurance plan will likely reduce unemployment because employers will be more willing to start hiring again if they don't have to pay for employee health insurance. Employers also won't have to worry about hiring people with pre-existing conditions whose premiums would be higher.

Speaker Pelosi,

No means no.

It is only fair and reasonable that ILLEGAL immigrants NOT benefit from a gov't subsidized insurance plan. They should however feel free to purchase insurance from ANY insurance provider, as they have been doing under the radar for decades. The gov't option is just that: on option to purchase insurance from another source that due to the number of participants, and gov't subsidies would be able to offer lower premiums. I think that anyone that is hereILLEGALLY from China, Europe, Africa, Canada or Latin countries would agree with this. The Hispanic Caucus is not Amnesty International, it should be concerning itself with the causes of immigrants who are here legally.

If a woman wants to terminate her preganancy, SHE has to pay for it.

This is insanity....

It's not about the Republicans and the Dems. It's about a country that is broke and hurting. They've cost us our jobs, homes and retirement.

It couldn't be more obvious that this is all about power. If it wasn't they wouldn't continue to break promises to hold hearings and let the American people know what's in the bill.

Our government has gone totally mad. And we're supposed to trust them?

Not on your life.

Verify citizenship? Sure, right. Whatever. The same way they removed the question 'Are you a citizen of the United States?' from the questionnaire for the 2010 census.

The people who are anti- public option are encouraging more abortions by refusing ob/gyn care for these women without coverage. You can't be anti-public option and anti-abortion or its spending simultaneously.

Why is that every version of every bill puts the interests of the trial lawyers 1st and the citizens last. How much less would the cost of this bill be because there is no tort reform. What is the real cost of the bill to taxpayers when all the illegals are made legal under Obama's promise of "a path to citizenship."

Republicans are not stalling anything, THEY CAN'T.

This is a group of GOOD Democrats like Stupak and 40 others who are not happy that Pelousy and Obambi LIED about abortion being in the bill.

THIS has been going on for weeks, but CNN and the others are busy with phony Palin stories to report REAL news, who is the phony news organization Barry?

They also LIED about illegals getting help in this bill as well.

What did the Republicans do here?, they had the audacity to REPORT the unemployment numbers going well over 10 %, another LIE from Obambi as he said they wouldn't go over 8 if porkulus was passed.

Nice job Obambi yesterday giving "shot outs" to his peeps before making any comment on my fellow veterans 2 MINUTES INTO the Press conference who were killed, what a disgrace.

Pelosi and this bill will FAIL!

One way or the other, Democrats need to approve the bill. They should accept Ellsworth language. So what if immigrants use their own money to buy insurance? They would be contributing to the economy.

I say vote on it NOW...and cram it right down the GOP's pie hole.

Don't let the crybaby party of 'no' hold you back. If there are other Democrats that are willing to overlook that a large majority of Americans want this, then God bless 'em next election. The people want this.

Once again, the issue of illegal immigration rears its ugly head. This is one of the hold over issues from the Bush administration that was handled poorly. Couple of points to consider – this problem goes away when you find & deport illegal aliens immediately; remove the anchor baby problem like Britian – if you're here illegally – your anchor baby gets thrown back over the fence with you. With unemployment over 10% – send 'em back & keep 'em out unless they immigrate legally. In addition – only immigrants that have the necessary & needed job skills shoudl be allowed to immigrate in the first place – we're slowly starting to resembe a banana republic or 3rd world nation

Democarts who become part fo the do-nothing congress should beware the ides of November, 2010. They will join the Republicans looking for work. Nomore delayign tactics. For heaven's sake, do the people's work, Congress!

Great job guys! More spending in these economic times? So typical Democratic government! When are you going to stop spending!

You forgot to mention that the House bill also puts in place restrictions to keep state from independently enacting tort reform. A nice, fat payoff to lawyers.

The republicans would vote down health care for their own mothers. they don't care about the public, but only their own well being. Let everyone have the same health care that the Senators have. God we couldn't do that! Give health care to the low life!! Shame on anyone related to a republican!!

Americans don't want this bill, some sort of healthcare reform is absolutly necessary but not this. Part of this bill relies on the governments ability to clean up medicare fraud. Let's see if they can do that first before proceeding with any other reform.

I cannot understand or accept anyone who does not realize or admit we desperately need Health Care Reform.
CNN refused to post the CBO's (a non partisan group) report on the republicans Health care plan. It is a diaster, insuring very few and allowing the insurance companies to continue on with business as usual.
Our great country cannot allow the continuation of so many dying because they cannot afford health coverage, the thousands upon thousands who have to file bankruptcy due to medical costs and the irresponsible, unethical actions of big business.
Doesn't it make you wonder why the health care entities are spending billions in campaigning against health care reform??
Because they want to continue the raping of the American people.

nobama may twist their arms but the voters will send them back home. Those considering voting for the health care takeover would be best served, considering which is worse, an angry nobama or their angry voters.

Pelosi should be arrested for impersonating an American, not the Tea Party Supporters.

To the Party of NO: If you can't contribute something positive and intelligent to the debate-SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!

It really does seem like Pelosi has no clue. How many times is she going to say she has the votes and then postpone because she doesn't??? Maybe if this was a good bill it wouldn't be a problem, but it is a terrible bill, way too much money for very little. This is quickly becoming a joke and just grows by the day. In the end, PelosiCare has no chance getting thru the Senate, so why not do something that will help us Americans and stop trying to pave the road to big government and socialism. Listen to the American people, stop with this trash. I back the GOP proposal, atleast they are attacking the real problems tort reform and increased compettion among health insurance providers. 2000 pages, no one has read let alone comprehended and this moron wants a vote ASAP???? Common sense says dump the bill and her ASAP.

Just say NO to OBAMASCARE! {read that "Obama-Scare!" if you like, because every thing this maniac is doing SCARES me and most independent-minded American citizens [with "citizens" emphasized!]
* We don't need – or WANT – a government-imposed take-over of our medical care under the pretense of providing healthcare to the needy. That could simply be provided by government or community-based free-clinics.
* I'm telling my Congressmen/women and Senators..and my government: KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY HEALTH CARE, and out of my pocket.
* This move to a socialist/Marxist govermnent is anit-American. Just proves that an "Obama nation" is really an "abomination!"

I love it when Republicans predict that Obama will lose because things are getting "worse." They are actually not, they are swinging around, and even the unemployment should start falling down soon.

Remeber what the Clintons ratings were at the end of his second year in office, he trounced Dole two years later.

Rember what Bush I ratings were 9 months before the election, he got trounced.

I can see the right wing mokeys going on to the right wing exuse sights to look up the answers right now.

No excuses, just facts knuckleheads, Obama will be just fine.

Just say NO to OBAMASCARE! {read that "Obama-Scare!" if you like, because every thing this maniac is doing SCARES me and most independent-minded American citizens [with "citizens" emphasized!]
* We don't need – or WNAT – a government take-over of our medical care under the pretense of providing healthcare to the needy. That could simply be provided by government or community-based free-clinics.
* I'm telling my Congressmen/women and Senators..and my government: KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY HEALTH CARE, and out of my pocket.
* This move to a socialist/Marxist govermnent is anit-American. Just proves that an "Obama nation" is really an "abomination!"

A delay to the vote that was supposed to sealed up. What could have happened could it have been a rally of people in Washington D.C. oppsed to the healthcare bill on Thursday. No, that couldn't have anything to do with it because CNN didn't even report about it here on their website. Over 20,000 people in Washington and CNN doesn't see the need to report it (and they say other news agencies don't report the news). When a political party has control of the Executive and Legislative branch of the government and they cant agree on a bill that they have enough votes to pass without any help from the other party there must be something very wrong in the legislation. I have always said there is something fishy about how this bill and the cap and trade bill are being shoved down our throats. Usually when someone is trying to push something to fast it is because they are hiding something. So news agencies are supposed to be our detectives and find out what they are hiding and report (unbiased) to us so we can react.

The delays are beyond ridiculous....are you telling me that Canada, Australia, the UK and France are so much more advanced than the US that we can't even get health insurance reform to pass in this country? The stall tactics are beyond old news, get the job done or we'll be voting for someone who can.

EXCELLENT!!!! Delay it until they get a reasonable plan without a public option.

I thought they had added language to keep illegals from getting health insurance under the Government option?but it is not in the bill,I was under the impression the Tax Payer would not be on the hook for Abortions,but it seems we will if this bill passes...There is 460 Billion in new Taxes in this bill and a cut of 500 Billion in Medicare,so what did they promise the AARP leadership to get them on board while selling out the Seniors?

The UnAmerican tea baggers hoodlums should be jailed for their action.

DO NOT GIVE UP! The American public and small businesses need health care reform NOW!!!

Seems all they are worried about is Government taking over the healthcare system and Cap and Trade [ TAX ]

JOBS, JOBS, no, no, we would rather take care of you.

I think it would be wise to wait to Sunday, even longer. There is much to do in getting the language correct. Do it right the first time.
In addition, the people of faith in this country can go to their churches, and in unity lift this up to God. If it's his will to be it will be, if not it won't.