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1. #1
   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:04 pm, swmntman said:

   How do you “participate” in something like this when you KNOW they are lying to your face? Eat the doughnuts and flash the collective bird as you walk out.

2. #2
   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:05 pm, walterc said:

   Someone should gather a real Kabuki troupe and have them perform outside the summit venue.

   Wouldn’t that be Congress?

3. #3
   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:07 pm, happyscrapper said:

   If McCain says ONE WORD about reaching across the aisle on health care reform, I will personally head to DC and throw a pie in his mug.

4. #4
   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:09 pm, Regulus said:

   Will anything resembling a real “bi-partisan” legislative proposal emerge from this? No. The sides are too far apart, and neither seems willing to budge.

   The issue will be which side is better able to paint the other into a corner: donks trying to cast the Republicans as “The Party of No” in both the idea sense as well as the procedural one, vs. Republicans who should be reminding everyone that (a) they do have ideas, and (b) all the donks are offering is a re-heat of the green eggs and ham that the American People have already sent back to the kitchen with prejudice.

   We’ll see…

5. #5
   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:09 pm, paulrtaylor said:

   This is why Mike Pence should be at the meeting. It would be great to get this on TV with the look on obama’s face when he tried to answer it.

6. #6
   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:10 pm, Ralph Gizzip said:

   If the Dems want Obamacare so badly, let them own it. The only reason they want Republican participation is so they’ll have a scapegoat when it fails miserably.

7. #7
   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:11 pm, et said:

   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:04 pm, swmntman said:

   How do you “participate” in something like this when you KNOW they are lying to your face?

   You rip down the curtain and expose the puppetmaster, and his script. America needs to see the the dems have already tried to write the final act of this play.

8. #8
   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:12 pm, paulrtaylor said:

   We would’nt want those pesky state people who have to pay for all of this getting the way of the great photo-op

9. #9
   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:13 pm, happyscrapper said:

   On February 24th, 2010 at 12:10 pm, Ralph Gizzip said:
   If the Dems want Obamacare so badly, let them own it. The only reason they want Republican participation is so they’ll have a scapegoat when it fails miserably.

   Exactly. And I believe the Republicans know that and are not going to get sucked in. If the American People know it, the Congress sure should!! If they don’t, they are toast. BRING.IT.ON.

10. #10
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:14 pm, letget said:

    The governors of the states are the ones who are going to have to deal with the gobs of money this bill will place on the states. The governors should have a say on behalf of their citizens. I know, the dc bunch doesn’t listen to us, so why should they let the governors come and have a say!
    L

11. #11
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:26 pm, Southpaw said:

    Possible outcomes tomorrow:

    A. Republicans will roll over like puppies.
    B. Republicans will be played like fiddles.
    C. Republicans will prevail, Pelosi, Reid and Obama will be rolled out in wheelchairs, taken to the nearest mental hospital.
    D. Nothing will be resolved, ObamaZombieCare will stagger around for another six months, at which point another Kabuki Summit will be held….

    My guess is D.

12. #12
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:28 pm, Truesoldier said:

    Instead of state legislatures, Governors, or federal legislatures the GOP should send in grasss roots types that are not afraid to ask the tough questions.

    What we need is more Joe the Plumbers at this so-called summit and less elitist minded politicians.

13. #13
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:35 pm, stevevvs said:

    If you love Liberty:

    http://freedomwatchonfox.com/2010/02/23/02182010-freedom-watch-live-from-cpac-w-tom-woods-tom-dilorenzo-mike-church-jacob-hornberger-david-boaz/101327/

14. #14
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:39 pm, Mark Harvey said:

    Obama is an idiot. What else is new?

15. #15
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:41 pm, zyzzyg said:

    Kabuki theater or not, the Republicans asked for transparency and Pres Obama’s full attention and contribution to healthcare reform, and now that they are getting what they asked for, they are now balking.

    Characterize the event anyway you want, but go with the facts and substance presenting the best case to deal with healtcare reform.

    And it isn’t up to Rep Boenher to ask on behalf of the Governors, or complain about them getting their say. The premise is entirely false.

    As for the Governors, they should get their chance, too. Wasn’t there a dinner for the Governors last week? Why didn’t something happen when they were all in Wash, DC? Why didn’t one step-up and say, ‘how about a meeting on healthcare? Yeah, the legislation will come out of Wash, DC but we’re on the front lines implementing it. We need to, and should talk about it.’

16. #16
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:41 pm, pianoman said:

    McCain, Graham, et al. are washing out their “Gang of 14″ tees even as we speak.

17. #17
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:41 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Health care Oba-kabuki!

    Just say “Noh”

18. #18
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:43 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    The president doesn’t understand that the public don’t care or want to talk about health care anymore.

    They want to talk about Olympics, Toyota, Markets and jobs. They want to talk about figuring out how to run the government for less than the 2T every year they bring in in Tax Revenue.

    Next month will be college basketball.

    For some reason, Obama thinks he can put lipstick on this pig and people will suddenly cry ‘EUREKA!’

    The whole episode will be, here is my plan, do you agree with it? It won’t have anything to do with. . . let me hear your ideas. His concept of ‘bipartisan’ means Republicans agree with him.

19. #19
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:45 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    I read or heard this analogy somewhere else, and it is true. Health Care is Obama’s ‘White Whale’.

    It’s not his waterloo because he’ll still be President. But it will be the cause that will forever elude his capture. The quest will do more damage to him than anything the Republicans can do to him.

20. #20
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:48 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Republicans should show up tomorrow with wooden stakes and silver bullets.

21. #21
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:52 pm, John Deaux said:

    This is why I like Mike Pence.

22. #22
    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:53 pm, pianoman said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:48 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Republicans should show up tomorrow with wooden stakes and silver bullets.

    And if the Democrats in the Senate go with reconciliation the nuclear option to pass ObamaCare, the Republicans should stand up as one and WALK OUT of the chambers. Now that would be some “theater” I would like to see!

    An old boy can dream…

23. #23
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:00 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:07 pm, happyscrapper said:

    If McCain says ONE WORD about reaching across the aisle on health care reform, I will personally head to DC and throw a pie in his mug.

    M-m-m-m-m-m, pie.

24. #24
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:00 pm, NestingHawk said:

    Same questions I asked previously for people who would defend this health care bill, much earlier in a thread this time:

    1) If you think that this health care arrangement is so great, what is stopping all of you from getting together and implementing the same policy privately? Is it the anti-state-mixing thing, you can’t get doctors on board, don’t have the financial resources, other laws, what?

    2) What makes you think you have the moral right to force other people to be involved in your idea of a good health care plan when they don’t want to be?

25. #25
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:01 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:41 pm, pianoman said:
    McCain, Graham, et al. are washing out their “Gang of 14″ tees even as we speak.

    Note to Boehner, “Bring extra wooden stakes and silver bullets.”

26. #26
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:08 pm, RedDog said:

    Maybe someone can send Mr. Obama a copy of The Idiot’s Guide To Ritual Sepukku for use when this debacle falls on it’s face.

27. #27
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:29 pm, Blackstone said:

    I said it before and I’ll say it again. Obama’s “challenge” has been for the GOP to come up with something that lowers health care costs and expands coverage, but he never says a word about the quality of care. Republicans need to hammer him mercilessly on that point, whether they attend this shindig or not.

28. #28
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:29 pm, orlandocajun said:

    The Republicans need to understand that Americans don’t want bipartisanship on this issue. They want it dead. There’s no way in hell Obama will back off of government controlled health care so there’s nothing for them to discuss. I hope that the Republicans have a plan to head off the political game Obama is playing. He hasn’t asked them to a meeting since he took office and the only reason he’s doing it now is because his take over plan if floundering.

29. #29
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:34 pm, jamesgreenidge said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:10 pm, Ralph Gizzip said:

    If the Dems want Obamacare so badly, let them own it. The only reason they want Republican participation is so they’ll have a scapegoat when it fails miserably.

    I’d be all for that if it were possible to repeal the entire program afterward instead of being stuck with a monster for perpetuity since to my knowledge no entitlement program’s ever been reversed. So we really have no choice but to kill it or let it eat us.

    
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:00 pm, NestingHawk said:

    2) What makes you think you have the moral right to force other people to be involved in your idea of a good health care plan when they don’t want to be?

    That one line is so fatally underplayed! If this was hammered into people’s faces more they’d see the outrage in such compulsory compliance.

    James Greenidge
    Queens New York

30. #30
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:44 pm, flmom said:

    I read or heard this analogy somewhere else, and it is true. Health Care is Obama’s ‘White Whale’.

    Hmmm, Obama as Captain Ahab. I like the analogy.

31. #31
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:47 pm, WaterBoyz said:

    #11 said:

    Possible outcomes tomorrow:

    A. Republicans will roll over like puppies.
    B. Republicans will be played like fiddles.
    C. Republicans will prevail, Pelosi, Reid and Obama will be rolled out in wheelchairs, taken to the nearest mental hospital.
    D. Nothing will be resolved, ObamaZombieCare will stagger around for another six months, at which point another Kabuki Summit will be held…..

    I pick A & B along with the msm having an orgasism with excitement.

32. #32
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:48 pm, Hangfire said:

    Some GOP insider should pull a few wires from under McCain’s hood so he can’t make it to the Big Shew.

33. #33
    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:56 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 1:48 pm, Hangfire said:

    Some GOP insider should pull a few wires from under McCain’s hood so he can’t make it to the Big Shew.

    Hangfire,

    MM could have a dedicated thread for people wanting to comment on what the term “pull a few wires from under McCain’s hood” symbollically means.

    This is a hanging curveball for PasadenaPhil.

    “Phil, here comes the deuce.”

    

34. #34
    On February 24th, 2010 at 2:02 pm, JoAnn in VA said:

    Y’know, I have at least 4 Kimono and will be attending the summit tomorrow- outside with some tea party friends. If 3 other people were to get black wigs and want to put on a Oba-Kabuki tea party, just let me know! I will check here through the day )

35. #35
    On February 24th, 2010 at 2:10 pm, purplepeep said:

    First, the Republicans drag the Obama-MediaEvent Trojan Horse into their own retreat to school and shame them.
    Now they’re knowingly walking into the “healthcare crisis” Obama-MediaEvent trap.

    What utter idiots.

36. #36
    On February 24th, 2010 at 2:16 pm, love2rumba said:

    First, the Republicans drag the Obama-MediaEvent Trojan Horse into their own retreat to school and shame them.
    Now they’re knowingly walking into the “healthcare crisis” Obama-MediaEvent trap

    …And there are people like Bill Bennett etc. out there willing to chastise us for wanting something better than this kind of ‘representation’? Phht!

37. #37
    On February 24th, 2010 at 2:33 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    No governors, no state legislators.

    In other words, no one from the real world that is going to take it in the shorts if this monstrosity passes.

    Image and fluff. Nothing substantial. Just like the empty suit Obrainless himself.

38. #38
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:09 pm, thejim said:

    The problem is that our Republican pals are in it for the theatre too, and they aren’t smart enough to circumvent the traps awaiting them. The deck is stacked with the mainstream media as the dealers.

39. #39
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:12 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    GOP Rep. Mike Pence was on the floor this morning blasting the White House for convening something that looks “more and more like a taxpayer-funded media event designed to set up passage of Obamacare 2.0 and the American people deserve to know.”

    The entire presidency of Obama is a taxpayer funded media event. Nothing more. Unless you tally the damage he is doing to America.

40. #40
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:31 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    First, Republicans have the most doctors serving in the legislature. If the GOP is stupid enough to attend, make sure the GOP sends the doctor/reps.
    Second, tell Obama they will agree to four hours for Dems and they get four hours. Get that in writing! Agree to go only if the press, including bloggers, are allowed in for the entire meeting.
    Third, tell the Dems NOTHING will be discussed unless they follow the 28th Amendment!!
    Fourth, ask Dems to define explicitly where in the Constitution they have the right to force citizens to have health insurance.
    Once the name-calling starts (pary of no, etc.), get up and leave.

41. #41
    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:38 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:31 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Get that in writing!

    Your post reminded me that four weeks ago Boehner sent a letter to Rahm Emmaneual asking him questions regarding the “summit.”

    As of yesterday there has been no response. Yet another indicator that this is a farce.

42. #42
    On February 24th, 2010 at 4:10 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Flyoverman: Boehner needs to grow a set!!! Since when does an advisor to the Pres get to act like he can ignore a request from Congress. Oh yeah, I forgot myself. The ENTIRE Congress acts like they work and answer only to this psuedo-President. I. am. sick. of. all. of. this. b—-t.

43. #43
    On February 24th, 2010 at 4:13 pm, RedDog said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:41 pm, zyzzyg said:
    Kabuki theater or not, the Republicans asked for transparency and Pres Obama’s full attention and contribution to healthcare reform, and now that they are getting what they asked for, they are now balking.

    There is no indication that they “are getting what they asked for”. When Il Duce has the outcome pre-determined, it’s a pretty good bet this is a Potemkin moment. This is not only kabuki, it is bad kabuki.

44. #44
    On February 24th, 2010 at 4:17 pm, purplepeep said:

    love2rumba said:

    First, the Republicans drag the Obama-MediaEvent Trojan Horse into their own retreat to school and shame them.
    Now they’re knowingly walking into the “healthcare crisis” Obama-MediaEvent trap

    …And there are people like Bill Bennett etc. out there willing to chastise us for wanting something better than this kind of ‘representation’? Phht!

    Yeah,L2R, his “you can only have crap sandwiches so you have to learn to love ‘em” diatribe was not one of Bill’s better moments, to say the least.

45. #45
    On February 24th, 2010 at 4:39 pm, cheapseat said:

    “Once the governed figure out they can vote the treasury be emptied unto them, the republic will die.” Benjamin Franklin or words to that effect. Well at least half the country from street welfare hustlers and pimps to corporate welfare hustlers and pimps hve figured that out. The tax code is how you pass out money in this country, and everything from 501c corps to agribusinesses to cruise ships have perks in the code, while grants pass out wealth to scam artists and con men daily.

46. #46
    On February 24th, 2010 at 5:07 pm, purplepeep said:

    RedDog said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:41 pm,
    

    zyzzyg said:
    Kabuki theater or not, the Republicans asked for transparency and Pres Obama’s full attention and contribution to healthcare reform, and now that they are getting what they asked for, they are now balking.

    There is no indication that they “are getting what they asked for”.

    Indeed, RedDog – I certainly don’t recall any requests for one Hail Mary, last minute media show in a desperate attempt to revive the government takeover of healthcare.

    In fact, Republicans are still wondering what happened to all of the Obama/Dem promises of “openness, bipartisanship, transparency, full CSPAN coverage”, etc. All the American people got instead were secret meetings that Republicans were locked out of – with no CSPAN coverage of these proceedings allowed by Obama & the Dems.

47. #47
    On February 24th, 2010 at 5:21 pm, TxDrifter said:

    I rather enjoyed Dick Morris’ suggestion. Send every single Republican Doctor to the summit to dispute what they are trying to push on us.

    The doctor caucus in the House is ably led by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) and includes:
    Roscoe Bartlett (Md.-6)
    John Boozman (Ark.-3)
    Charles Boustany Jr. (La.-7)
    Paul Broun (Ga.-10)
    Michael Burgess (Texas-26)
    Bill Cassidy (La.-6)
    John Fleming (La.-4)
    Phil Gingrey (Ga.-11)
    Parker Griffith (Ala.-5)
    John Linder (Ga.-7)
    Ron Paul (Texas-14)
    Tom Price (Ga.-6)
    Phil Roe (Tenn.-1)
    Mike Simpson (Idaho-2)

    Just have to hope some of them aren’t bought off as well. I am reasonably certain Ron Paul won’t be. I’m not sure about the others. That would be a bold move as long as they stick to their guns and present the facts that support their position from a doctor’s point of view.

48. #48
    On February 24th, 2010 at 7:18 pm, cicerokid said:

    WH excludes governors, state legislators; public opinion.

49. #49
    On February 24th, 2010 at 7:27 pm, JohnS said:

    As the Marxists love to say: “Question Authority…unless its Obama, Pelosi or Reid!”

    As Levin said today…all three are fecal-heads!!

50. #50
    On February 24th, 2010 at 7:27 pm, zyzzyg said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 4:13 pm, RedDog said: #45

    There is no indication that they “are getting what they asked for”.

    You’re kidding, right? The Reps took Pres Obama to task for not having all negotiations on CSPAN. Now that is being addressed. Yes, not all the healtcare reform talks have been public, but when they are, why complain when that is what you asked for?

    When Il Duce has the outcome pre-determined, it’s a pretty good bet this is a Potemkin moment. This is not only kabuki, it is bad kabuki.

    Mussolini is dead and has been for a while now.

    OK, you mean Pres Obama.

    The outcome has not been predetermined. Should the Reps go to the meeting with the facts and proving their position in no uncertain terms, we the people will see it, and no outcome is pre-determined.

    The question I want to hear asked and answered is, if the Insurance companies can refuse treatment, why won’t the Government plan be able to refuse treatment? If current plans allow for non-treatment now, what will compell them to do so in the future after the healthcare bill passes?

    There should be no fear in going to the meeting, no cause to be concerned about Kabuki or Potemkin theatrics, traps, or pre-determined outcomes. Just have your facts straight, be substantive and ask the tough questions. Then demand answers or watch them twist in the wind when they are left unanswered. Much like what happens here on this blog.

51. #51
    On February 24th, 2010 at 8:02 pm, Laree said:

    This is my Rep he is attending.

    Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX)

52. #52
    On February 24th, 2010 at 8:21 pm, love2rumba said:

    Republicans should show up tomorrow with wooden stakes and silver bullets.

    Yup.

53. #53
    On February 24th, 2010 at 8:47 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 3:31 pm, FirstSkirt said:
    First and onlyFourth, ask Dems to define explicitly where in the Constitution they have the right to force citizens to have health insurance.

    FIFY

    ECS

54. #54
    On February 24th, 2010 at 8:49 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    I wonder if Senator Dr. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has been invited to the “summit?”

    ECS

55. #55
    On February 24th, 2010 at 8:49 pm, bjc said:

    *Good to see Marsha Blackburn(R-TN) is participating; She is a keeper.
    *Taking liberties with an idea put forth by Bill Frezza in RealClearMarkets, the GOP should open the conference with this “Pledge of No”:
    **”We promise to vote “NO” on any bill that proposes to expand government power for any purpose”
    **”We promise to vote “NO” on any bill whose net effect does not reduce government spending”
    **”We promise to vote “NO” on any bill whose net effect does not reduce federal taxes”
    *Then ask the attending Democrats to take the pledge, and upon their expected refusal, leave the conference; The American people will be very supportive of this, and the Democrats’ socialist agenda will be exposed once more, but this time on C-Span.

56. #56
    On February 24th, 2010 at 8:49 pm, T-Bone said:

    Just have your facts straight

    or make them up to suit your fantasy.

57. #57
    On February 24th, 2010 at 9:17 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    On February 24th, 2010 at 12:07 pm, happyscrapper said:

    If McCain says ONE WORD about reaching across the aisle on health care reform, I will personally head to DC and throw a pie in his mug.

    I’d rather donate to his opponent or making take the day working a phone bank against him…

58. #58
    On February 24th, 2010 at 9:17 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    making=maybe

59. #59
    On February 24th, 2010 at 10:00 pm, BOB said:

    Check out this great Ann Coulter article on the joke of a healthcare meeting.

    Funny and spot on as usual:

    http://www.anncoulter.com/

60. #60
    On February 24th, 2010 at 11:10 pm, jangar said:

    Southpaw said:
    Possible outcomes tomorrow:

    D. Nothing will be resolved, ObamaZombieCare will stagger around for another six months, at which point another Kabuki Summit will be held….

    My guess is D.

    Plus, they lose their shorts in November and we can quit wasting money.

61. #61
    On February 25th, 2010 at 12:51 am, rightwingmom said:

    Just waiting for Valerie Jarrett’s pamphlet to help explain the “Anointed One’s” Healthcare plan to us imbeciles!

    Progressives are morally bankrupt!

62. #62
    On February 25th, 2010 at 8:07 am, ex-expat said:

    To our moderator. In the interest of accuracy, the photo you have posted is not of a Kabuki performance, but of a Geisha dance routine.

    A very big difference.

63. #63
    On February 25th, 2010 at 8:31 am, stillontheroad said:

    Ah, but in the dead of night and behind the waving Erkel Hand the house voted to nix the anti-trust exemption for insurance companies that has been in existance since the 40′s.

64. #64
    On February 25th, 2010 at 8:31 am, graysonret said:

    Patients were routinely neglected or left “sobbing and humiliated” by staff at an NHS trust where at least 400 deaths have been linked to appalling care. An independent inquiry found that managers at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust stopped providing safe care because they were preoccupied with government targets and cutting costs. The inquiry report, published yesterday by Robert Francis, QC, included proposals for tough new regulations that could lead to managers at failing NHS trusts being struck off.

    Staff shortages at Stafford Hospital meant that patients went unwashed for weeks, were left without food or drink and were even unable to get to the lavatory. Some lay in soiled sheets that relatives had to take home to wash, others developed infections or had falls, occasionally fatal. Many staff did their best but the attitude of some nurses “left a lot to be desired”.

    The report, which follows reviews by the Care Quality Commission and the Department of Health, said that “unimaginable” suffering had been caused. Regulators said last year that between 400 and 1,200 more patients than expected may have died at the hospital from 2005 to 2008.

    I keep up with socialized medicine in England, to see how our care will be, if the government runs our health care. The above is not unusual. It’s interesting to note that tourists get priority in their health care. Of course, if I went back to England, I’d make arrangements, first, to fly back in case of a health problem. I may have to hang up my ‘scope if Obama gets his way, and become a Walmart greeter. I think I would be more useful and less of a threat to people.

65. #65
    On February 25th, 2010 at 8:48 am, swede said:

    In the interest of accuracy, the photo you have posted is not of a Kabuki performance, but of a Geisha dance routine.

    A very big difference.

    Yet either would probably make an appropriate metaphor, no? Both are for entertainment purposes rather than any real substantive objective.

    Thought about watching part of the Geisha/Kabuki today, but realized it would be somewhat more enjoyable to have sharp sticks poked in my eyes. Fortunately some pressing projects have come up today to spare me the pain. Will read your comments and catch the sound bytes when the silliness subsides. If you have the stomach to watch, Godspeed!

66. #66
    On February 25th, 2010 at 8:54 am, jangar said:

    I may have to hang up my ’scope if Obama gets his way, and become a Walmart greeter. I think I would be more useful and less of a threat to people.

    You’ld end up being happier and less stressed…until Walmart gets swallowed by the feds.

67. #67
    On February 25th, 2010 at 8:55 am, ELINVESTI8 said:

    Before the Democrats go into this Health Care Summit, please make sure that they receive a DEEP colon cleanse to get that “Stupid blockage” out of their colon. That way maybe, just maybe they will start thinking a little clearer.

68. #68
    On February 25th, 2010 at 8:58 am, CrazyFool said:

    This is just yet-another-photo-OP. Why should the Republicans attend when Obumble has already issued his healthcare edict and Reid is going to pass it via reconciliation.

    No Republicans should attend citing above. The media has already been issued their talking points.

    Let them do it – let them own it.

69. #69
    On February 25th, 2010 at 9:25 am, jsr said:

    I just saw poll results that show only 25% of Americans want ObamaCare passed. This is enscouraging but when it is broken down majorities or large minorities favor most of the individual provisions. These all include requiring Americans to purchase insurance, requiring employers to provide insurance, requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions etc…. In other words, Americans have no problem with the individual bad ideas but don’t like them grouped together. We are making progress but still have a long way to go to get Americans to understand more govt. and forcing people/companies to do things is not a good solution.

70. #70
    On February 25th, 2010 at 9:27 am, Flyoverman said:

    I would think only an incurable insomniac would even want to turn on their TV and watch this thing.

71. #71
    On February 25th, 2010 at 9:28 am, Flyoverman said:

    On February 25th, 2010 at 8:48 am, swede said:

    If you have the stomach to watch, Godspeed!

    I’d rather eat lutefisk.

72. #72
    On February 25th, 2010 at 9:32 am, single stack said:

    The Stupids are going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory again. Idiots!

73. #73
    On February 25th, 2010 at 9:38 am, pianoman said:

    If this is true, awesome news! Can someone confirm this true?

    http://www.redstate.com/dan_perrin/2010/02/25/sen-conrad-the-house-goes-first-or-obamacare-dies-thank-you-senator-demint/

    God save and protect the great junior senator from South Carolina!

74. #74
    On February 25th, 2010 at 9:49 am, John Deaux said:

    On February 25th, 2010 at 9:38 am, pianoman said:
    If this is true, awesome news!

    If that is true, then Jim DeMint saved the republic.

75. #75
    On February 25th, 2010 at 9:56 am, swede said:

    ELINVESTI8 said:
    Before the Democrats go into this Health Care Summit, please make sure that they receive a DEEP colon cleanse to get that “Stupid blockage” out of their colon. That way maybe, just maybe they will start thinking a little clearer.

    What does the large intestine of a democrat have to do with his cognitive process…Wait, never mind. “Alimentary, my dear Watson!”

    I’d rather eat lutefisk.

    As would I, but deciding between lutefisk and a sharp stick in the eye might be a close call. Watching The Dear Leader Show is a no brainer.

76. #76
    On February 25th, 2010 at 10:01 am, Flyoverman said:

    Swede,

    Sharp strick is my choice……

77. #77
    On February 25th, 2010 at 11:03 am, John Deaux said:

    This is why the Scots love the Norwegians. Whenever people look at haggis and comment on how disgusting it sounds, the Scots point out lutefisk.