EVEN if “they” CHANGE the color of their ‘stripe’ – (red to blue – whatever) it’ll STILL be white! Remember the “tiger” addage! (not wood!)..!..
AND
This should DECREASE the number of “RE- ‘LECT” me!

How strange. The stocks of pharmaceutical companies and medical suppliers are rising this morning, while other stocks are dropping. If Obamacare was really going to lower costs and squeeze out “abusive profits” from the medical industry, one would expect the opposite.

And what does this tell us? Basically, that Obama has given a windfall to the drug companies and other suppliers, and is burdening everyone else with taxes and regulation to pay for it.

And if you don’t think this is true, I suggest you call up a stock broker, and sell short all the pharmaceutical stocks. If you dare…

How long do you think the smiles in ‘Lib Land’ are going to last once voters realize that not only do they have to pay for the coverage they have now, but also four year’s worth of payments for something they won’t get until 2015?

“and I speak now as a parent of a child with chronic illness”

Gosh David, when you put it like that…excuse me…I need to get a Kleenex…*sob*…

When I listen to a dumb ass like David Axelrod I think we are really in the Land of Oz. You take a hot-air balloon ride and suddenly you are back in the 1950′s when America had indisputably the most powerful economy in the world, the government debt was inconsequential, the dollar was so strong it was tied to gold, and we faced no economic competition from Japan or Europe, let alone China or India.

I wouldn’t mind if Mr. Axelrod and the rest of his gang of leftist fools followed the yellow brick road to oblivion. But when they hijack America to their juvenile dream then the “question now is will people discover” they’ve been had. I think the answer will be yes.

“The White House Office of Health Reform Director Nancy-Ann DeParle has been feverishly sending out unsolicited email messages to federal employees in an effort to build support for President Barack Obama’s health reform package over the last several weeks.

DeParle’s unsolicited emails have been regularly coming to some federal employees’ official government email inboxes for weeks without permission or request, causing some federal employees to feel threatened by the overt political language.

The Department of State employees, who receive hundreds of official government emails every day, have complained about the annoying and partisan emails but are nervous to go public for fear of retribution. The emails are addressed to the federal employees by name and use the official .gov address….”

That Obama, boy, he sure does like to roll in the mud.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/19/opinion/main6313300.shtml

I thought Bill Clinton’s 1993 Budget Reconciliation Act got zero Republican votes, maybe it got a few in the House.

In any event, that was also the end of civilization as we knew it and the worst thing to happen to our economy since the great Depression, until it wasn’t and we had eight years of the best economic growth in American history.

Republican’s greatest fear, and the only reason they really opposed this, was it just might work and be tremendously popular; proving them to be nothing more than political opportunists willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to continue their charade – just like always.

Jim R….This is nothing even remotely like 1993. How long can our national credit card work when we can’t even make the minimum payment? Forget the pros & cons of “health care” for the moment and just explain to me and the rest of the world how in the f%ck we are ever going to pay for all this sh&t???????

Does no one out there have a basic grasp of 5th grade math???????

We are broke people, wake the frick up.

@felixw: I’m not watching CNBC, so I haven’t seen their analysis, but one would assume that if more people are going to have access to proper medical care, then the demand for the tools would increase and thus generate more sales leading to more profits.

And Glynnis, you ask :”The question now is will people discover they’re happy about it before this November?”

Though blatantly lying about everything day in and day out has gotten them this far, the new socialist overlords will be hard pressed to convince the public forever, especially since the middle class is now understanding they will be the ones holding the bag on this one. Now is not a good time to be a democrat, because like it or not, you will be branded a socialist along with Obama and pals….This over-reach proves to most people that democrats can’t be in power without disastrous results.

Magister, I don’t disagree with what you say. More people will be buying more healthcare products under Obamacare, but with other people picking up the tab. My point is simply that. A few people clearly benefit from this law, but it was passed with phony promises that we would all benefit from lower costs. For most people, healthcare will be more expensive as a result of this legislation.

For all the conservatives that have suddenly become oh so concerned about financial prudence now that we have a Democratic Administration, I’d be happy to engage some Republican fifth grade math on budgetary constraints.

Just as soon as they explain how we’ll pay for two Bush tax cuts for the wealthy (3 trillion), two wars (another 3 trillion), and Medicare Part D (close to a trillion), none of which were paid for or apparently of much concern to the now converted fiscal scolds.

Just look at the ridiculous quotes of the doom-sayers from 1993 and figure it out. Republicans lie and they’re really bad at math – in other words they lack any credibility on the subject.

I always sort of “knew” that politics involved such, shall we say, unappealing behaviors, but in the last year I have come to have an even lower opinion of congress regardless of the party affiliation. I truly wonder now whether anyone can make it to national office without becoming part of the atmosphere and climate that is Washington.

I think of the man that D.C. was named for. The character, responsibility, honesty…the list goes on and on. What have we, ALL Americans, allowed to transpire under our noses?

I have experienced more negative emotions that I can easily count during this health care debate. It is emotionally exhausting. And I can see more coming down the line on Cap and Trade, Card Check, Immigration Reform. All the “broken” things that CONGRESS has put in place and broke themselves. I am reminded of a line from “Cold Mountain” where someone observes that men have created all the clouds overshadowing the country and then THEY are the ones “crying” because it is raining.

I am ashamed of most of the republicans in office including my own representatives and senators. I am ashamed of the democrats because they have succumbed to the “sirens” of socialism. Heck, republicans have too but just aren’t as eager to rush to the alter of societal utopia as the democrats.

The bottom line is that I am ashamed, sorrowed, angered and incensed about the entire culture of the Washington political class. Don’t accuse me of being naive. I knew is was bad. I just didn’t think it was THIS bad.

I suppose I should be thankful that this “debate” has at least opened my eyes to the truth. Having seen the nature of this beast, I question if it can even be reformed. Perhaps “euthanasia” would be the most compassionate attitude toward Washington. (not literal folks…it’s a metaphor).

Well, nuff said for today. Anyone else have similar reactions to this whole situation?

This is what change looks like. Thank you, President Obama.
The door is open, let the light in.

” Thank you, President Obama. The door is open, let the light in.”
…
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in, the sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in, the sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in, the sunshine in

Oh, let it shine, c’mon
Now everybody just sing along
Let the sun shine in
Open up your heart and let it shine on in
When you are lonely, let it shine on
Got to open up your heart and let it shine on in
And when you feel like you’ve been mistreated
And your friends turn away
Just open your heart, and shine it on in
……

Sorry! The sap was running so much I just got overwhelmed.

Jim R, you say you can help stupid Republicans with math, and explain the cost of the Bush tax cuts. But please start by explaining why federal government receipts from capital gains nearly doubled (from $55 billion to $100 billion) in the three years following the tax law change.

Here, I’ll help you out….. The economic growth spurred by the tax cuts more than compensated for the reduction in rates.

By the way, this has consistently happened throughout history, when the rate of taxation on capital gains is reduced. And, by the same token, increases in capital gains taxation invariably bring in less revenue.