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Mercnbeth -> RE: Coakley Concedes, Brown wins in Massachusetts! (1/20/2010 9:00:18 AM)
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ORIGINAL: rulemylife
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ORIGINAL: servantforuse
I am drinking scotch tonight in honor of the late senator. I am also celebrating the death of Government health care,,
Good, now pour a double and toast to your next health insurance policy premium increase.
rml,
The point you make is a good one and actually may be part of the thought process of the voters in Massachusetts.
You MAY be right - health cost MAY go up under the current system. However, compare that to the Health Care Bill. Your cost WILL go up, immediately and for the next four years to fund a program that doesn't provide any benefit until after that four year period.
I'll give you the argument that instead of 'MAY', premiums WILL go up under the current system. Still in the average voters mindset, is the choice between paying more for what you know and have, versus paying more in taxes into a system having as its cornerstone Medicare, whose staunchest supports acknowledge a minimum $500 Billion of fraud, mismanagement, waste, poor product and poor administration. That's a easy decision.
A problem solved by relatively easy legislation - elimination of the prior condition exclusion, eliminating, or requiring umbrella coverage for a 'catastrophic' event; shouldn't be 'solved' in the manner provided by the current health care bill which i a product of special interest considerations, political agenda, and bribe. If the Democratic party and its leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid want to identify with it and fight the uphill battle - yesterday is a preview of November.
It's not a win for the RNC, although foolishly they'll consider it one. It's not a loss for the DNC in any other form except the lost opportunity they had with the plurality they had one year ago. Embarrassing under the circumstance - but not significant unless Kieth Obberman, and others on this thread reduced to tin-hat blogging insults, represents them accurately.
The 'win' is populist. I see, perhaps self serving, an beacon of people voting 'NO'. No to the Kennedy legacy of political 'boss' family. No to in this economic climate to reallocate a major segment of the US economy over to Federal bureaucracy. No to jobs killing, special interest 'good intent' faith based programs killing jobs and industry.
Considering this was a considered by both sides, a earmarked Democratic seat, it's a good thing to see one incumbent gone - 99 more to go in the Senate. It was good for the election referendum voters of 'NO' confidence. Without change of focus in Washington, without spending cuts replacing spending more as the driving force; I'll be contributing to Senator Brown's opponent in November.
What a difference a year makes huh? Blame Bush? Sarah Palin? Rush? Damn - all that energy and effort spent focused on people not in office and not in power. Accountability has come home and exposed itself in Massachusetts. The people put the 'blame' on those in power - appropriate so. I hope those in power 'got it'; and if they didn't, I hope the people remember and vote 'NO' again - come November and every opportunity between now and then.
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