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1. #1
   On July 30th, 2009 at 3:21 pm, 8 My Foot said:

   What a lunatic.

2. #2
   On July 30th, 2009 at 3:26 pm, 8 My Foot said:

   That’s going to be the next propaganda: Insurance companies and the rich won’t make money under the new plan, that’s why they oppose it.

3. #3
   On July 30th, 2009 at 3:26 pm, tonyr951 said:

   Exclusive look at Nancy’s morning routine:

   LINK

4. #4
   On July 30th, 2009 at 3:26 pm, ErinF said:

   She always looks like her eyes are going to pop out of her head.

5. #5
   On July 30th, 2009 at 3:31 pm, Flyoverman said:

   Unless you have seen the scene in the movie, “The Caine Mutiny,” when Humphrey Bogart as Captain Queeg just melts down on the witness stand you cannot fully appreciate the comparison Michelle has used here.

   Just brilliant Michelle! Pelosi is Queeg in a dress.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zgeQmzV9kk

6. #6
   On July 30th, 2009 at 3:31 pm, J.J. Sefton said:

   Nancy Pelosi, “old yellow stain.”

   Has a certain ring to it.

7. #7
   On July 30th, 2009 at 3:36 pm, DownDiver said:

   Now that’s funny right there!

   Cash for Clunkers…BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

   Thats’ my laugh of the day….

8. #8
   On July 30th, 2009 at 3:36 pm, Misscheryl said:

   U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday ramped up her criticism of insurance companies, accusing them of unethical behavior.

   pot..kettle…

9. #9
   On July 30th, 2009 at 3:37 pm, regularguy said:

   Nancy’s been a nutjob for years, having been elected by nutjob constituents. There is absolutely no excuse why someone of her limited caliber should be anywhere near her position of power and influence. She’s a disgrace to those who have sacrificed to create and continue the republic.

10. #10
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:37 pm, The Master said:

    With horrific poll numbers like that, ObamaCare ranks slightly ahead of bubonic plague in popularity.

11. #11
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:37 pm, Misscheryl said:

    Incidentally, if you vote out an old liberal pollutant next November, you’ll qualify for a rebate under the private-sector’s answer to the Cash for Clunkers program.

    This was funny!

12. #12
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:37 pm, The Ugly American said:

    Friggin’ hilarious, Michelle.

    And spot on.

13. #13
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:40 pm, The Ugly American said:

    Oops!…..sorry, Doug.

    Though you and The Boss sure sound alike….LOL

14. #14
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:41 pm, sonofdy said:

    According to pelosi, only evil people want to make a profit. Thats the entire business community of the USA. You know, those evil people who give other people jobs.

15. #15
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:44 pm, ex-expat said:

    Oh I don’t know, sounds like an old ploy, described by one person, who was part of a truly evil empire, who said if a lie is repeated often enough, it becomes accepted as truth.

16. #16
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:46 pm, DBNinKY said:

    Pelosi also said that private insurers oppose government health care because “they don’t want the competition.”

    It’s immoral that she, as Speaker, could utter such an anti-democratic statement.

17. #17
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:48 pm, DBNinKY said:

    BTW: Great article, Mr. Powers!

18. #18
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:53 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    The Speaker will prove without a shadow of a doubt — and with geometric logic — that a duplicate key to the wardroom icebox did exist, but the private insurance companies took it!

    Love it. Once knew Edward Dmytryk’s daughter (casually) – she was cool, he was cool and it’s a classic film.

19. #19
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:56 pm, sonofdy said:

    EEEEVVVIIILLLLLLL

    http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/HPM/FM2063~Family-Guy-Evil-Monkey-Posters.jpg

20. #20
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:58 pm, jsr said:

    Also in the news:

    “There are people out there with a lot of money at stake in this debate,” Durbin said. “The health insurance companies are some of the most profitable businesses in America. By fighting change they’re protecting their bottom line.”

    Looks like the Dems are going to start demonizing insurance companies again, which they have let up slightly over the past few weeks. The liberals are at war with large segments their own country and making enemies of people that didn’t even know they were agents of evil.

    If any of the Dem leadership had ever held a job outside of government they would know that profits are good. You see Nancy, when companies don’t have profits they have what are know as losses. And when they have those losses are large and prolonged they collapse and go into bankruptcy. Sort of like GM and some other large companies that were evil when they made lots of money.

21. #21
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:59 pm, Ragspierre said:

    “For-profit” firms come under constant attack from activists and members of Congress.

    Thus, a recent news release from the AFL-CIO began with this evidently alarming fact: “Profits at 10 of the country’s largest publicly traded health insurance companies rose 428 percent from 2000 to 2007.” Even had the figures been correct — they weren’t — we are seeing the same circus. Profit is the enemy. America could be made pure, if only profit could be purged.
    
    This attitude was wrong in 2006. It is wrong now. High profits are excellent news. When corporate earnings reach record levels, we should be celebrating.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/29/AR2009072902626.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns

    This is an excellent piece, and a withering repudiation of perfidious Pelosi’s propaganda.

    You can bet money that the attack on insurance companies is the result of focus-grouping among moonbat voters.

22. #22
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:01 pm, Ragspierre said:

    Love it. Once knew Edward Dmytryk’s daughter (casually) – she was cool, he was cool and it’s a classic film.

    Really? I was Ricky’s best friend.

23. #23
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:02 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:31 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Unless you have seen the scene in the movie, “The Caine Mutiny,” when Humphrey Bogart as Captain Queeg just melts down on the witness stand you cannot fully appreciate the comparison MichelleDoug has used here.

    Just brilliant Michelle Doug! Pelosi is Queeg in a dress.

    All I can say is “DOH’”

    Sorry Doug for not giving you the proper credit. My apologizes.

    Could someone forward this to The President as one example of how an apology is performed?

24. #24
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:03 pm, JusDreamin said:

    (she’s tied in the popularity ratings with O.J. Simpson and genital herpes)

    Now that’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are…

25. #25
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:03 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Villans and victims. Without them, the Democrats have nothing.

26. #26
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:03 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Villans and victims. Without them, the Democrats have nothing.

27. #27
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:05 pm, 8 My Foot said:

    Unless you have seen the scene in the movie, “The Caine Mutiny,”

    That’s one of my favorite movies. He went berserk over those strawberries on the ship and in the court room. And yeah, I can picture Nancy when the comparison is made.

28. #28
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:05 pm, sonofdy said:

    When corporate earnings reach record levels, we should be celebrating.

    BUT BUT PROFITS ARE EEEEVVVIIILLLL

29. #29
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:06 pm, zyzzyg said:

    Yep, Rep Pelosi should be more specific and give an example of what she is talking about. Throwing out accusations without facts is not helpful.

    Maybe this one would help -

    http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/08/sarkisyan-cancer-insurance-biz-healthcare-cz_dw_0107cigna.html

30. #30
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:07 pm, spaceycakes said:

    “They are the villains. They have been part of the problem in a major way.

    Sorry; is this Congress or Heathers?!

31. #31
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:12 pm, Ragspierre said:

    Yep, Rep Pelosi should be more specific and give an example of what she is talking about. Throwing out accusations without facts is not helpful.

    No, Z. Not helpful at all. Did you READ the piece you keep posting???

32. #32
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:14 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    “The health insurance companies are some of the most profitable businesses in America. By fighting change they’re protecting their bottom line.”

    So profitable (insurance) is bad, and unprofitable (cars) is bad, so good is, uh, hmmmm…..

33. #33
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:15 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Really? I was Ricky’s best friend.

    Seriously? Small world. I knew the daughter in Hawaii.

34. #34
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:17 pm, GladzKravtz said:

    Does the (private health care) insurance industry have any dependencies on any companies that took bailout money? I worry that if BHO and his peeps can’t convince ‘we the people’ to go with gov’t health care, they’ll just use another angle (over and above some shrill from Pelosi).

35. #35
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:17 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    Meltdown is exactly what I was thinking too when I watched that tirade. It’s not just her either. Obama himself is sounding increasingly incoherent and shrill. He is running out of people to blame and is so back to blaming Bush.

    If he follows true to his established pattern of emulating Hugo Chavez, he will soon be scheduling televised “Czar” sessions where he can publicly berate his many czars for failing him just as Chavez does with his various ministers who are forever “failing the people”. Chavez also continues to blame Bush and the “imperialist yankees” for various plots.

36. #36
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:19 pm, WernerP said:

    About that Nancy bee-atch: why is she still allowed to run around like a free and normal person?

    I mean, she should be a in a padded cell by now, nutty as she is …

37. #37
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:20 pm, WernerP said:

    By the by, it seems that even fans of the Democratic cause no longer believe the president or his team when it comes to healthcare — none other than Andrew Sullivan.

38. #38
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:20 pm, vickisoup said:

    Incidentally, if you vote out an old liberal pollutant next November, you’ll qualify for a rebate under the private-sector’s answer to the Cash for Clunkers program.

    Positively Coulter-esque! Hilarious, MM. Keep it comin’….we’re with you 1000%.

39. #39
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:21 pm, CommentGuy said:

    Good thing she is rich enough to self insure.

    Between the insurance companies and the CIA which probably won’t have her on either of their Xmas card lists she better hope so.

40. #40
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:22 pm, bjc said:

    *It IS immoral what Nazi Pelosi and the rest of the Clown Cluster are doing to our Constitutional Republic; They and the RINO’s are the “Death to America” party, no doubt about it; We will resist, we will overcome, we will prevail!
    *Hey Doug, say hello to your cousin Austin for me.

41. #41
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:23 pm, Lucifer Jones said:

    She’s playing the drama queen to get others to do her bidding. Men fall a lot for that crap.

42. #42
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:24 pm, Ragspierre said:

    Seriously? Small world. I knew the daughter in Hawaii.

    Seriously. The sister I knew was maybe 7-8 in 1959.

    Ricky and I took scuba diving lessons together that year, learning in the family pool. (That was a few years after the discovery of air).

    Ricky’s parents considered me a great companion because I was so solid. (Had them snowed…).

43. #43
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:24 pm, ajmontana said:

    Wow! Nandroid is realy something when she’s on her meds, or was she off her meds? Can’t tell the difference anymore.
    Quick! someone arrest her Doctor.
    She should be fined for something, I don’t know what, but somehting. Can you arrest the speaker of the house for speaking? good grief man, make her stop.

44. #44
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:26 pm, sonofdy said:

    Anybody got a video of her rant?

45. #45
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:30 pm, DBNinKY said:

    Forbes:
    

    The mysterious part of the narrative is whether a liver was truly ready to be transplanted. If there was a liver, why was it held up? It’s not enough for the insurer to deny coverage. The doctors and the hospital–especially a nonprofit institution like UCLA–must decline to work for free.

    I may be off base, but I think they’re saying the hospital was equally culpable for refusing to perform the transplant until they were paid.

46. #46
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:30 pm, rplatt said:

    This entire liberal government is absolutely insane and reeks of blatant stupidity.

47. #47
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:32 pm, Meloff said:

    Incidentally, if you vote out an old liberal pollutant next November, you’ll qualify for a rebate under the private-sector’s answer to the Cash for Clunkers program.

    I almost choked on my tortilla chips!
    But it was worth it!!

48. #48
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:33 pm, sharprightturn said:

    Hey Nance—
    We’ve all had our experiences with the insurance companies and with those entities that the government runs.

    No amount of Botox bluffing changes that.

    Sorry, but you lose.

49. #49
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:35 pm, EdDantes said:

    Fortunately for Pelosi, health insurance companies don’t actually employ people (if they did, those people would have to pay taxes on their earnings) and don’t pay taxes on the profits they make.

    Oh wait, they do?

50. #50
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:35 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Seriously. The sister I knew was maybe 7-8 in 1959.

    OT – Yes, sounds right, she was the daughter in “The Carpetbaggers”.

51. #51
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:36 pm, Ragspierre said:

    I can, have, and will happily sue an insurance company that violates the MANY laws that govern them.

    A Federal bureaucrat…???

    Not so much.

52. #52
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:38 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    “They are the villains”

    I’m so glad she spoke these words.
    Now we can use them against her.
    Just like:

    Culture of Corruption!

    Love it.

    No, Nancy, the villains aren’t capitalistic health care companies. The villains aren’t businesses that make a profit. (Without a profit, businesses go out of business, or become “Government Motors”).

    The villains are the Democratic Socialist Communists (including Pelosi, Reid, Obama, Biden, Ginsberg, Sotomayor, etc., etc., etc.) who currently infest our government.

    It’s time to drain the swamp.

53. #53
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:47 pm, ThatSamIAm said:

    THE FACTS

    1. Health Ins companies like any other company is trying to make a profit. That’s what business does. Many of them are publicly traded so their shareholders actually like this idea.

    2. By the time they pay the claims, pay for their employees salaries and benefits, pay for the facilities, pay for the computer systems involved in doing the work they are not making as much as you would assume.

    3. THE GOVERNMENT GETS A HUGE CUT FROM THESE COMPANIES. They very stringent regulations with unreasonable requirements and when the insurance company can’t meet those requirements they are fined huge amounts.

    Nobody makes more off of health insurance more than the Federal Government.

54. #54
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:48 pm, Paul Revere said:

    So this dim bulb would rather people be sick, and therefore cutting into insurance company profits while her vaunted government plan would do just the opposite. It’d kill them to reduce the strain. This chick is as stupid as I’ve ever seen.

55. #55
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:50 pm, wren said:

    Click here to see the Health Care Reform talking points she has issued to prep Reps for Town Hall Meetings around the country.

    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=44572

    If her health care reform plan is so great, why hasn’t she scheduled a Town Hall Meeting in San Francisco to tell her voters all about it?

56. #56
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:53 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    Great article Doug.

    Nancy scoffs at her poll numbers (she’s tied in the popularity ratings with O.J. Simpson and genital herpes)

    that was Classic.

    LOL

57. #57
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:53 pm, Papa Louie said:

    “They are the villains. They have been part of the problem in a major way. They are doing everything in their power to stop a public option from happening.”

    Nancy brings up an important point with her rantings. If an insurance company misbehaves, there is always a government power to appeal to for redress. However, if the government is running the show and misbehaves, there is no other power to appeal to for justice. Their word is final. Nancy inadvertently makes a great case against government-run health care.

58. #58
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:55 pm, zyzzyg said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:12 pm, Ragspierre said: #31

    No, Z. Not helpful at all. Did you READ the piece you keep posting???

    Yes, I have read the piece. Have you?

59. #59
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:57 pm, fred5676 said:

    The CIA has been LYING!!!

    The insurance companies are VILLIANS!!

    And yes, Queen Nancy, those pesky NSA black helicopters you see only in the movies — ARE REAL!! AND THEY ARE COMING FOR YOU!

    Singed,

    TPC

60. #60
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:59 pm, Hangfire said:

    I really can’t stand Pelosi……..

    ….but she IS dissing Insurance companies. I can’t stand them either.

61. #61
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:00 pm, xler8bmw said:

    They can cry all they want about the big bad profit makers. The point of this it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!

    Insurance companies and government are in completely different situations.
    Insurance companies are not controlled by the Constitution while government is
    expressly controlled by the Constitution.

    I think a major issue regarding ObamaCare is its blatant violation of our
    Constitutional Right to Privacy. If you recall, Roe v. Wade was based upon a
    woman’s right to privacy.

    Every bit of control regarding “counseling”, “evaluations” and comparative
    effective standards” or any decision made by anyone other than the patient
    regarding what treatment is appropriate, available or desired is NONE OF
    GOVERNMENT’S BUSINESS.

    Any attempt by government to restrict care to any group is unconstitutional.
    Any attempt by government to participate in any “living will” is
    unconstitutional. Any inquires by government regarding the patients dying
    wishes regarding care is unconstitutional. All are violations of our right to
    privacy.

    If Government wants to be in the health care insurance BUSINESS, then it CANNOT
    make any decisions regarding age or prognosis probability. It CAN not deny any
    treatment requested by the patient that results from patient-doctor discussions.
    It cannot participate in or affect via pressure on health care providers, any
    recommendations of care.

    Therefore, anything within the bill, other than allocation of funds and
    establishment of education programs and clinics, that attempts to ration or
    limit available health care is unconstitutional.

    If the Right to Privacy controls Roe v. Wade, then it likewise controls here.

62. #62
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:02 pm, Durangodarlin said:

    We are going to hear more and more junk like this during the Congressional recess to change public opinion.

    Madame Speaker’s federal health insurance coverage is through Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Wonder how they feel about being maligned.

63. #63
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:02 pm, Hangfire said:

    I remember back in the ’70s in Oklahoma. The state made car insurance (liability) mandatory.

    The cost of insurance skyrocketted just as soon as it became law. And of course the legislature was getting money from the insurance companies.

64. #64
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:03 pm, fred5676 said:

    A better link for those who don’t know who TPC is.

    Go rent it to see who the REAL VILLAIN is.

65. #65
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:08 pm, Papa Louie said:

    If you vote out an old liberal pollutant next November, you’ll qualify for a rebate under the private-sector’s answer to the Cash for Clunkers program.

    Good one, Doug. The GOP should use that line in their own call for change starting in 2010. It’s illegal to pay cash for votes (unless you’re ACORN and protected by the Community Organizer in Chief.) But republicans could point out how much cash we will save by trading in old clunker, tax and spend politicians for new fiscally conservative models. It would be a significant sum and would make for an eye-catching ad.

66. #66
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:08 pm, shooter said:

    Of course they’ve been immoral all along in how they have treated the people that they insure,

    Sound familiar?
    Same nonsense she tried to pass off about the CIA but she claimed lies that time.
    When Pelosi sets out to deceive… she does go all the way.

67. #67
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:11 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    The question then looms large in 2010. If lunatic socialists in full melt-down like Pelosi can get re-elected then then we can safely conclude that the Republic is dead.

    What will it take to vote these people out of office. Frankly, we need to vote virtually every incumbent out of office in 2010. None of them deserve another 2 years in office.

68. #68
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:19 pm, Ragspierre said:

    http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/30/video-the-infantilism-of-socialized-medicine/

    Good video. Worth watching and sharing.

69. #69
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:19 pm, Ragspierre said:

    Yes, I have read the piece. Have you?

    Carefully.

70. #70
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:22 pm, lgm said:

    Pelosi is positively moderate next to what Republicans say about Obama every day.

71. #71
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:23 pm, Ragspierre said:

    What will it take to vote these people out of office. Frankly, we need to vote virtually every incumbent out of office in 2010. None of them deserve another 2 years in office.

    War, you know we pretty much all agree with that sentiment.

    But we also know it is ONLY possible, and far from likely.

    With almost no effort, I can put up 20 names of Ds that we have very little chance of deposing. Pelosi is one.

    In most years, 95% of incumbents are returned to power. In almost no instance are less than 90% re-elected.

    Plus, I have argued here many times that changing the names on the desks will not work the change we need.

72. #72
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:25 pm, xler8bmw said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:22 pm, lgm said:

    Seriously what alternative universe do you live in?

    Oh and is that the same as what democrats had to say about GW everyday?

73. #73
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm, Ragspierre said:

    Pelosi is positively moderate raving next to what Republicans say about Obama (accurately) every day.

    Why do you make it so easy, lgm.

74. #74
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:28 pm, wren said:

    Durangodarlin # 62 said

    Madame Speaker’s federal health insurance coverage is through Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Wonder how they feel about being maligned.

    Blue Shield has a headquarters office in San Francisco in her district.

    If we can convince Madame Speaker to have a Town Hall Meeting in San Francisco, the Blue Shield employees should plan to attend and have their questions ready!

75. #75
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:31 pm, Ragspierre said:

    America’s Health Insurance Plans, an association of “nearly 1,300 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans,” sent this statement when I asked them about Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s classification of insurance companies as “immoral” “villains,” “carpet-bombing” the debate:

    “Health care reform is far too important to be dragged down by divisive political rhetoric from Washington, DC.

    “Health plans have been working in support of bipartisan health care reform for three years. Our community has proposed guaranteed coverage for pre-existing conditions, discontinuing rating based on a person’s health status or gender, and a personal coverage requirement to get everyone into the system. We have proposed far-reaching administrative reforms to slash paperwork, reduce medical errors, and ensure doctors and hospitals can focus on patient care.

    “Countless physicians, hospitals and employers, and millions of concerned citizens agree that a government-run health care plan will dismantle employer-based coverage, bankrupt local hospitals, and break the promise made to the American people that those who like their health plan can keep it.

    “Health plans remain committed to working constructively in support of bipartisan health care reform.”

    AHIP CEO Karen Ignani was among the health representatives and lobbyists on the list of folks visiting the White House. I wonder if Obama knows with whom he’s fraternizing, according to the Speaker.

    Mary Catherine Ham

76. #76
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:51 pm, Salt said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:22 pm, lgm said:

    Pelosi is positively moderate next to what Republicans say about Obama every day.

    Ah, the tu quoque. Who would have guessed?

77. #77
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:52 pm, Ragspierre said:

    http://media.townhall.com/Townhall/Car/b/payn090727_02_cmyk20090730045649.jpg

78. #78
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:56 pm, Misscheryl said:

    lgm said:

    yeah, and because a photo maplethorpe did brought big bucks, he’s considered one of the best photographers..EVA!

    It’s tough living in lgm’s world.

79. #79
    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:59 pm, sonofdy said:

    lgm: You have failed to blame bush all day today. Thats 10 less obama bucks for you.

80. #80
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:10 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    piglosi is just plain crazy and should be put in a straight jacket and stuffed away never to heard or seen again….

81. #81
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:13 pm, timbudd said:

    “77 percent of Americans are satisfied with their existing health insurance coverage.”

    Today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    Count me in as one of them.

82. #82
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:14 pm, DanMan said:

    I’m told these things come in threes. 1) the CIA misleads congress
    2) insurance companies are immoral villians causing great suffering
    3) ?

    It’s George Bush’s fault is out I would think. No way anything is her fault, so that’s out. Could it be us? That would be cool.

83. #83
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:14 pm, RTater said:

    How about that $100K she kicked over to her husband? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431204,00.html

    Certainly nothing unethical there, is there?

84. #84
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:39 pm, lgm said:

    timbudd said (#81):

    “77 percent of Americans are satisfied with their existing health insurance coverage.”

    Today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    Count me in as one of them.

    But you can’t keep it, unless you’re very rich. If health care costs keep going up at 7%/year, soon you employer will not be able to afford to buy it for you. The system will change soon, with or without government intervention.

85. #85
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:42 pm, Miner51 said:

    Yes, the insurance companies are E-e-e-vil and make loads of money. Let’s tax the crap out of them starting with Lewis’ Progressive Insurance.

86. #86
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:43 pm, CleanGuy said:

    It CAN’T be the people of the USA! It MUST be those evil, greedy insurance companies! Our plan is GREAT!!!

    /sarc off

    We’ve got to get this Botoxed trainwreck out of office.

87. #87
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:47 pm, wren said:

    To: RTater # 83

    How about that $100K she kicked over to her husband?

    You are absolutely right RTater! And she knows this is a problem because for the first time in years there is no activity for her PAC to the Future for the 2010 cycle.
    http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00344234&cycle=2010

    Instead she seems to be using her own Campaign Committee to raise funds for the 2010 cycle.
    http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=2010&type=I&cid=N00007360&newMem=N

    We must keep an eye on this web site to know where her campaign money is coming from and going to!

88. #88
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:49 pm, granite said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 5:27 pm, Ragspierre said:

    Pelosi is positively moderate raving next to what Republicans say about Obama (accurately) every day.

    Why do you make it so easy, lgm.

    Rags, ever notice that certain posters sound like the clueless 16-year-old trying to insert a comment – any comment – into a discussion that the adults are having?

89. #89
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:54 pm, happy2behere said:

    Pelosi/OJ/herpes…so true…and gifts that keep on giving.

90. #90
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:55 pm, Ragspierre said:

    But you can’t keep it, unless you’re very rich. If health care costs keep going up at 7%/year, soon you employer will not be able to afford to buy it for you. The system will change soon, with or without government intervention.

    OK, how about we get government OUT of health care?!?!?

    WE KNOW where the great market distortions are from, and how to remedy them.

    Who says the system is NOT changing?

    I can point to evidence that it IS…and HAS changed appreciably in the last decade in very good ways. Markets INNOVATE. Governments STAGNATE.

91. #91
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:04 pm, Ragspierre said:

    Rags, ever notice that certain posters sound like the clueless 16-year-old trying to insert a comment – any comment – into a discussion that the adults are having?

    Yep. The forensic equivalent to riding by on your sister’s bike and throwing eggs…

92. #92
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:07 pm, nbarry said:

    The statistic that stands out is that 77% expect their health care costs to rise. (Count me in among that percentage.) None of the various versions of the bill I’ve seen does anything to reverse the runaway greed within the medical-industrial complex. All they do is shift the mode of payment.

93. #93
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:10 pm, Ragspierre said:

    None of the various versions of the bill I’ve seen does anything to reverse the runaway greed within the medical-industrial complex.

    No.Such.Thing.

94. #94
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:10 pm, happy2behere said:

    So when people try to defraud those insurance companies, they are actually doing social justice? Like Robin Hood? Cool! I could do a slip and fall with a big medical claim in Walmart and get those evil corporate retailers too, two social justice birds with one stone, ya know. Then I could sue the doctor for malpractice and really get my social activist career going. Thanks for the idea Nan!

95. #95
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:15 pm, Ragspierre said:

    In a week during which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paints private health insurers with a broad brush, claiming they oppose government health care because “they don’t want the competition”, I am realizing the benefits of that competition, finally canceling an HMO with one carrier which, just in the past five years doubled my premiums.

    I have found a new plan with another carrier, 45% less expensive than my old plan. Yes, I’ll have to pay more for doctor visits, but given how infrequently I go to the doctor, I’ll still be saving a lot (a real lot) of money. And I even have dental coverage with my new plan, something I did not have with my old carrier.

    Had I gone to an insurance broker earlier than I had, I could have saved as much as $5,000 over the past four years alone. My mistake was not realizing the extent of the industry competition and only trying to get a new plan with my old carrier. Only when I discussed my options with a friend who happens to be an insurance broker (whom I owe a steak dinner–more on this anon) did I realize the options available to me.
    
    It seems that many of those who, like Mrs. Pelosi, decry the health insurance industry are unaware of the choices we have.

    The Gay Patriot

    lgm…????

96. #96
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:16 pm, swmntman said:

    Seventy-six believe healthcare reform will lead to them paying higher taxes.

    Anybody else really, really wonder about the other 24%? They can’t possibly be allowed to vote, right?

97. #97
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:22 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    So far those “villains” have managed to provide the best health care in the world, cheaper and at a profit for themselves. Sounds like it’s working the way it was designed to work. Now if the Botox Queen would just secure the borders, those “uninsureds” numbers might drop back down to where they belong.

    Just sayin’.

98. #98
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:34 pm, lewisge said:

    This woman is psychotic on many levels. She’s not only a delusional paranoid, but is a pathological liar to boot.

    But, her nutty constituency in San Francisco continues to re-elect her. It is truly amazing she has remained in office as long as she has. The same could be said for Babs Boxer.

    One looks at all the wack-jobs from California that are in charge at the Federal level… Pelosi, Waxman, Miller, Waters, Boxer… to name a few.. and then you look at the stellar job their home state has done with the management of that state’s business.

    Highest tax rates… bankrupt government… people and businesses leaving in droves… that’s what we have to look forward to on a National level if things keep going the way they are going.

    Yes… the inmates are definitely in charge of the asylum.

99. #99
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:48 pm, T-Bone said:

    But its Boooosh! The polls showed people blame the bad economy on Bush still. What do you know, the next day Obama is out there blaming Bush saying Obamas detractors have no shame.

    The shame is on you Obama. You voted for all this stuff that you attribute to Bush. How unpresidential to blame others. That indicates a complete lack of leadership. Real leaders do not do that. They suck it up. What a shameless loser. I am beginning to hate his guts. I already can’t stand his policies. Now he is making it personal.

100. #100
     On July 30th, 2009 at 7:55 pm, wren said:

     To: Lewisge # 97

     And yet the Democrats in the House of Representatives elected Nancy Pelosi to be the leader of the their party.

     Is she the best leader the Democrats have to offer?