or 9 months or 12 months. They aren’t accomplishing anything in the best interests of the VOTERS/TAXPAYER/CITIZENS.

or 9 months or 12 months. They aren’t accomplishing anything in the best interests of the VOTERS/TAXPAYER/CITIZENS.

(S)he is about to have a couple really lousy weeks.

aren’t associated with the Swine Flu

In other words, it will be business as usual.

The following Senators will be over 75 before year-end. They should receive end of life counseling but no medication.
Robert Byrd
Frank Lautenberg
Daniel Inouye
Daniel Akaka
Arlen Specter
Jim Bunning
Ted Kennedy
Dick Lugar
Dianne Feinstein
Chuck Grassley
Bob Bennett
This would demonstrate true leadership when it comes to backing ObamaCare.

The following will be between 70 and 75 by year-end. They should receive medication only if 1) a panel of 25 randomly selected registered voters deems it appropriate by a majority vote, 2) NIH and other govt agencies certify that there is no shortage of the required vaccines or medication, and 3) the Senators pay the full cost out of pocket.
Orrin Hatch
Richard Shelby
Carl Levin
Jim Inhofe
Herb Kohl
Pat Roberts
George Voinovich
Barbara Mikulski
John McCain
Jay Rockefeller
Roland Burris
Thad Cochran
Kit Bond
Ted Kaufman
Tom Harkin
Harry Reid

Seriously, I hope that the page is OK.

This story reminds me of something I don’t see discussed wrt the health care mess. That is the special treatment some folks are going to get because of their social status, who they know, how much extra they can pay, etc. I’m not talking about the different and special plans congress critters are likely to have but just folks with somewhat higher “status” of one form or another but still covered by the “plan for the masses”.

Like your cousin who’s married to Barney Frank’s brother so that when your cousin gets sick old Barn will make a call just like he did for that GM plant in his district and your cousin will magically appear at the top of the waiting list.

I can imagine the ensuing panic when things actually get shut down. It doesn’t matter that the Senate might shut down, they were going to be on recess soon anyways, its that the media will latch on to the former and scare the heck out of everyone.

I don’t think so.

If they stay out, regardless the reason, the more time we have to keep our money in our wallets.

I say: “Thank God” and please stay the heck out.

I wonder what legislation they can’t pass at this moment. This swine flu “crisis” seems to be rather opportune and so close to the August recess.

Hmmm!

With the emphasis on compensatory classifications for the “underserved” which would result in preference for minorities first in medical schools, perhaps the same preferences would apply to medical care itself, you know, fat cat whites have had medical care for generations, so now, the best care, standing at the head of the line goes to poor politically correct minorities. Hm m m m so that conservative white males go to the back of the line for cancer treatment and heart surgeries etc.. H m m m another sort of reparations. Sound impossible to you . . . well, I understand that the GM dealerships that were left in the cold without a business going forward were owned and operated by Republican contributers . . . So politically correct medical care . . . it truly makes me wonder about flu shots for the weak and elderly. After all, if Hitler could have had his targets peaceably line up for a vaccine it would have been much neater. In the Netherlands they give hot shots to the disabled and . . . So sorry, blame the manufacturer. I guess I just don’t trust chicken little or the government. I hope that I am wrong and alarmist. But me and my family will NOT be first in line.