Posted on 02/23/2010 12:58:19 PM PST by Baladas
When the dust settled on Scott Brown's victory in Massachusets, and all those compromises with catchy nicknames were officially scuttled, a handful of Senate Democrats decided they really would like the public option after all.
And so they got down to brass tacks. Having been defeated by the need for 60 votes, to overcome that frustrating filibuster in the Senate's parliamentary procedure, they decided to pursue a different, even more obscure parliamentary procedure--a measure for approving the budget, ironically called "reconciliation"--that would require only 50 votes.
Four senators, including Kirsten Gillibrand, signed a letter urging Harry Reid to pursue reconciliation. Then a dozen or so more signed on, and then Chuck Schumer--the first member of the Democratic leadership--added his name. Suddenly, the public option was back!
So back that today, MoveOn.org recycled its footage from an October commercial, with a lithe Heather Graham stretching and sprinting as the personification of the public option. "The public option is making a comeback. Over 20 Senators and over 100 House members have endorsed putting the public option back on the table," says the narration.
(Excerpt) Read more at observer.com ...
Another case of shut up and act. To sound cruel, Heather, I don’t like you for your political feelings.
Was it Lindsey ‘Heather’ Graham?
Just like magic!
Let be fair...you can hardly call it acting. She is fantastic at getting naked in movies though.
I like her in roller skates.
Pretty thing. Not too bright, though. She was funny in The Hangover.
SnakeDoc
She’s a yummy tramp, and as dumb as a lamp post. If she wasn’t so rich I think you could pick her up at a any number of bars in L.A. and take her home for a romp.
I liked her in Boogie Nights.
“Forcing insurances companies to compete” Competition is impossible, of course, without the government getting involved. Don’t they teach economics anymore?
I wasn’t aware she’s done anything of note since “Boogie Nights,” although she was convincing in her role as a porn starlet. A case of art imitating life, perhaps?
Honestly- if I had to bet on whether or not this is going to pass- I wouldn’t.
I don’t even have a gut feeling at this point. I have Thursday off so after watching this coverage- we’ll have a better idea.
BUT- if it DOES pass- I expect holy hell to break loose in this country.
SET THEIR LOCAL AND DC LINES ON FIRE!
Sen. Scot Brown's number is 202-224-5443
Capitol Hill switchboard is 202-224-3121
Lots of local demwit phone numbers on this thread.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2408217/posts
Rename, repackage, rewrite it a tad smaller, and sell another pig in a poke.
Tennessee has joined several other states in trying to pass a Health Care Freedom Act. NO COLAs for granny, retired Military or retired fed employees. BIG NEW fees for Tricare for Life retired over 65 Military's secondary health ins. (DOD bill already passed, delayed but goes into effect 2011)
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w/
New Dem mantra: Woof, woof eat dog food granny....ala let them eat cake.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Obama says slight fix will extend Social Security
http://townhall.com/news/us/2010/02/19/obama_says_slight_fix_will_extend_social_security
Health Care Rationing for Seniors Another Problem in New Obama Plan
http://www.lifenews.com/bio3058.html
TRI CARE FOR LIFE This from a google search:
http://economicspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/tricare-for-life-is-obama-trying-to.html
This option would help reduce the costs of TFL, as well as costs for Medicare, by introducing minimum out-of pocket requirements for beneficiaries. Under this option, TFL would not cover any of the first $525 of an enrollee’s cost-sharing liabilities for calendar year 2011 and would limit coverage to 50 percent of the next $4,725 in Medicare cost sharing that the beneficiary incurred. (Because all further cost sharing would be covered by TFL, enrollees could not pay more than $2,888 in cost sharing in that year.)
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf
http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/hcva09/hcva110609-1.htm
Bill Would Restrict Veterans’ Health Care Options 11/06/09
Buyer and McKeon Offer Amendments to Protect Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries
Congress plans to block Tricare fee increases
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/military_tricarefees_blocked_100709w
By Rick Maze - Staff writer, Oct 7, 2009
Tricare fee increases imposed last week by the Defense Department will be repealed by a provision of the compromise 2010 defense authorization bill unveiled Wednesday by House and Senate negotiators.
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The fee increases were announced on Sept. 30 and took effect on Oct. 1, but the defense bill, HR 2647, includes a provision barring any fee increases until the start of fiscal 2011.
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Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill Matz, president of the National Association for Uniformed Services, said the announcement of fee increases was shocking considering that the Obama administration promised earlier this year to hold off on any new fee Tricare fee increases until fiscal 2011.
“President Obama and DoD assured NAUS and the entire military family earlier this year that there would rightly be no increases in any Tricare fees” in fiscal 2010, Matz said. “We took them at their word, and I can’t believe that a co-pay increase like this was allowed to go forward,” he added.
Bambi doesn't keep his promises...so buyer beware.
Was it Heather that was contemplating a sex change????;~)
Maybe next week/month/year...Bad publicity is better than no publicity.
Still not guilty...
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