Displaying 15,121 To 15,150 Of 16,275 Comments Nelli, I am confused (not new~),Why are there two more votes to pass the bill out of the Senate-both requiring 60 votes? » Posted By bito On December 21, 2009 @ 4:09 pm The 7 Mountains of Influence In Culture and Why You Should Be Concerned Thanks Sue,I guess he has been around and in the public, he flew well under my radar until I read that article I posted. Did a search on the oganiztion on source watch and oddly the name of Sen. Ben Nelson is there. 😉 » Posted By bito On December 21, 2009 @ 3:36 pm C’Lady, Are you familiar with Robert P. George? Seems to be the brains behind the bishops. » Posted By bito On December 21, 2009 @ 2:31 pm Sue, and who is this man called Robert P. George? I never heard of him and was surprised at his influence when I read this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/20/magazine/20george-t.html?em From the story: “When George W. Bush became president in 2001, George was an active player in weekly White House conference calls for Catholic allies. Bush later awarded George a Presidential Citizens Medal. During the 2008 campaign, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and John McCain each sought George » Posted By bito On December 21, 2009 @ 12:55 pm e’cat, When, How, Who perverted the word ‘evangelical’ to mean self righteous right wing pompous arses ? » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 7:15 pm C’lady, I will be looking for that ‘handle’. » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 7:04 pm Kalima, first let me say hello and wish you well. » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 6:52 pm Very good, Sue, A great deal there to digest. If I may offer this site to you: At times they have stories that they post concerning the assaults on religion and false beliefs. Not nearly as good as yours and C’Lady. » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 6:37 pm Senate Reaches Health Care Reform Agreement KK, Where did you get the figure 17- 30% of your adjusted income for HC insurance? » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 4:58 pm All right, after many days of reading posts, columns, comments and musings about everything that is terrible about his bill. “Woulda, shoulda, coulda….” » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 3:57 pm nellie, that was a good read. I am a Democrat. I am a liberal. » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 10:15 am Extra! Extra! Read All About It! – 12-20-09 That is good news Hope, let’s “hope” that we see more of these stories. nellie does a good job in her un-reported news highlighting what the federal government is doing helping push the economy up but it is good to read it is filtering down to the local level. » Posted By bito On December 21, 2009 @ 2:26 pm Nellie, from the editorial: I heard a couple of “pundits” on the morning gab shows condemning Obama and his use of “incremental legislation.” Also from the LA times a story on the drug wars on the border and in Mexico. Combining that with the story inthe Tucson paper, does anybody not living in a border state know that this is even happening? » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 12:04 pm In the Star today they have a link to take a poll on what do AZ citizens want: http://www.thearizonawewant.org/the-arizona-we-want.php Polls rarely ask me the questions I want to answer, But I may give this a go. » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 11:31 am j’avaz, If we would have left Santa a salad and soy milk, my Dad would have been pissed. 🙂 » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 11:25 am The lead story in the AZ Daily Star this Sunday is a story on the continuing and escalating drug wars and deaths in Nogales & Sonora Mexico.This Mexican state borders the U.S.and AZ. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/metro/322086.php “On Dec. 8, there were six shootouts that left five dead and three wounded. A threat from gunmen to finish off one of the wounded still inside a city hospital forced the evacuation of 62 employees and seven patients. And police found four large banners with messages from drug cartels hanging from city bridges. In 2006 there were 35 homicides in Nogales, so far this year there have been 101! » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 9:03 am nellie, “I have no idea what language to use, what arguments to make, what to express.” You must never had the pleasure to worked the dreaded phone bank. 😆 » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 5:38 pm Cher, Do I like this bill? Kennedy didn’t like the Nixon bill and he regretted opposing and killing it. Is this a foot in the door? Is this the first time ANY regulation has been put on the HC insurance? “If not now? When?” » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 5:12 pm Cher, See the side of those demoralized? What about giving those without any decent HC hope that they may be able to go to a Doctor? I will ask again: some one give me 5-8-10 major points for HC reform that will pass this Congress. » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 4:49 pm Yes, I read your whole post! Did progressives believe that this was going to be a cakewalk in the first 10 months after HC reform being first proposed in 1912? Do progressives think that they are now in the majority in the country? What will pass this Senate? » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 4:15 pm Demoralized? What? The Presidents’ term is not even 1/4 there. The 111th session of congress not 1/2 over. I still remember a few things of Reagan,Bush, and the last eight years of Shrub are still quite fresh in my small brain. “….and the work continues” I invite you to read this article: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_deadly_cost_of_blocking_health_care_reform_20091218/ From the article: » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 3:37 pm C’Lady, as always excellent gift you have given us with another insightful post. Like a parent picking a favorite child, without offending anyone,Your posts are the most insightful for me. » Posted By bito On December 20, 2009 @ 9:55 am Un(der)reported News—Weekend Edition VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN KICKS OFF $7.2 BILLION RECOVERY ACT BROADBAND PROGRAM j’avaz needs to keep an eye on these grants to see if her county ever comes up for eligibility. » Posted By bito On December 19, 2009 @ 6:29 pm US Department of Labor recovers nearly $1 million in back wages for 206 Seattle security company workers » Posted By bito On December 19, 2009 @ 6:22 pm E’cat, yes eastern. the earliest time they could vote for cloture. » Posted By bito On December 19, 2009 @ 4:00 pm Gop has filibustered 101 times this year!! » Posted By bito On December 19, 2009 @ 1:21 pm Yes LIEberman and Nelson deserve some anger. Where is the anger for the 40 Senators who have been lying about and blocking this bill even before it was written. Where is the disgust with all the front groups who have been spreading disgusting lies? » Posted By bito On December 19, 2009 @ 1:07 pm The reading of the bill is finished. » Posted By bito On December 19, 2009 @ 12:55 pm Oh, I am shocked!! Horse trading for a vote on bill in the U.S. Senate? » Posted By bito On December 19, 2009 @ 12:49 pm Of course the Chamber Of Commerce is just giddy over this bill: » Posted By bito On December 19, 2009 @ 12:41 pmComments Posted By bito
I was raised in a Swedish/German Lutheran church. Your statement “taught me that the best we can do is to help another human, regardless of colour or creed.” was the paramount lesson taught and learned. My sisters and and I did charity work still in our nappies.
http://www.religiondispatches.org/
Someone out here, list me 8 main points that will pass this Congress and that would improve the the state of our Health Care.
I am a progressive. I am not a radical. Progress is Progressive!
From the article:
“But waiting to pass reform until some undefined steps achieve unspecified additional savings would delay actions to improve the quality of health for all Americans. It would defer the very savings the nation needs. And it would force tens of millions of uninsured Americans to wait still more years (or even decades) for health coverage they need — and deserve.”
Good post! Thanks for sharing.
“You never get everything that you want,” he said. “You try to keep improving the bill, and you do it next year or the year after.” Senator Rockefeller.
Do these people have zero memory?
The violence continued the following week with the discovery of a murdered body wrapped in a sheet and duct tape and the discovery of six bodies half-buried in a construction zone.”
Is this a foot in the door for further reform? Does this offer many a chance to obtain health care?
Is this the bill I would have liked? NO! Is this a step forward? YES.
There are many living in poverty that have lost jobs, homes, cars, spouses…. because of medical reasons. Walk in their shoes for a week, month or years knowing you cannot ever buy insurance again.
“The liberals attacking the Senate health reform bill must never have known real illness. They
My father held an elected position for years. I saw him work on projects that took years, making proposals, making compromises, the grant and loan process, being lied to, rumors of being on the take from the mob and watching few congratulate him by getting something accomplished.
I have stated this before: Elections are fun — Legislating is work!
Thank you again for the work you do, and keeping us informed!
Refreshing to see a Labor Dept. doing something for labor not to labor.
Cloture vote 1:00am monday
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