I’m amazed the health care industry hasn’t started a major public relations campaign at putting the brakes on this, We’re talking about TRILLIONS of dollars that are going to be taken away from these private sector companies.

Right now, they should be spending millions of dollars running ads, especially in districts where politicians are vulnerable. This is their very survival that is on the line, it would be an investment worth making to try and stop this.

Is someone asleep at the switch?

provide better coverage and service then the private insurance companies, I guess 34% of Americans believe PBS is better than say Fox, ABC, CBS or NBC.

Really, I mean really, someone in this country has greatly failed the American public in teaching them what you get with Government run health care, anyone, Bueller, Bueller, Bueller. Thats it, 34% of Americans are stupid sheeple!

It kinda makes you wonder if they know something we don’t–good or bad.
I know that the Clinton administration ran into fierce opposition from the US Chamber of Commerce and they’re standing firm once again, but can they still make a difference? I surely hope someone can.
The AMA has made it clear what their objectives are for health care reform, but they haven’t exactly “come out” against any one idea that the admin. is pushing, which, I think, is bad. They’re too worried about affecting their “pull” if they speak out against this new public option. Heaven forbid they make any enemies in the process.
I’m pretty convinced, however that they won’t have a solid 60 vote for health care. They hardly get that number for any bill.
You can bet that no matter what, I’m burning up the phone lines to my senators………but then again, I live in Alabama. My senators always vote with the Republican majority.

Let me spell it out for him:

HE DOESN’T HAVE THE VOTES!

First, they can’t count on Byrd & Kennedy (unless they know something we don’t, and I doubt they do).

Second, they can’t count on at least the half-a-dozen ‘Red State’ Dems that Moe listed. (And that may be the *lower* limit, not the upper limit, of potential defectors.)

Maybe this is just a bargaining position on his part.

But, if not, I’m going to seriously start to question Schumer’s sanity - maybe his megalomania has finally gone to his head (and rotted away his brain…).

Probably a European socialist spellingl.

with your banking scandal. When does the hearings under oath start for your fraudulent actions in the obama-schummmmmmmer, geithner, banking scandal.
Democrats the NO-NO-ACCOUNTIBILITY PARTY.
We will stop this freight train, it is the mafia in disguise and we know it.
No more foney fraudulent programs out of you schummmmmmmmmmmmer.

Isn’t that just a farce.

No, I didn’t miss a question mark. That’s a statement.

If the government is involved, it means the private sector can’t do the job. By definition, the playing field cannot be level for two reasons: 1) The government is providing a service that the private sector cannot provide profitably and 2) the government has no incentive to make a profit, so it can break even or lose money as long as it likes.

If the playing field is level, then normal market competition is all that is necessary, and the government option isn’t, making it redundant.

This “level playing field” garbage is just that, and it needs to stop. It’s an outright lie, and anyone with even a basic understanding of economics should get why.

He does not have the votes, and we will fight it all the way….to make sure he does not have the votes. Public option is socialism..

YES YOU CAN??

NOT WITHOUT THE FIGHT!!