Health industry bolts Dems for GOP

Politico ^ | October 4, 2010 | Sarah Kliff

[C19fan]

It was an iconic photograph at the outset of the health reform debate in May 2009: President Barack Obama, flanked by leaders of the health industry, lavishing them with praise for supporting his reform efforts.

“I’m thrilled to have such a broad, diverse group of individuals from all across the health care spectrum, representing every constituency and every political predisposition, who feel that same sense of urgency and are committing themselves to work diligently to bring down costs so we can achieve the reforms that we seek,” the president said at the time.

Sixteen months later, with the midterm elections looming, that photograph seems a relic. A new portrait of the health industry landscape has begun to take shape, with some of those major players shifting their dollars from the very Democrats who passed the law they seemingly endorsed at the White House.

[C19fan]

The cynical side of me wants these "whores" to suffer more and really learn a lesson. I am sure a freeper can come up with a catchy name for the equivalent of catching a political STD from sleeping with the likes of Pelosi, Reid, etc.

[Red Badger]

All those people in white coats were frauds..................

[listenhillary]

I loved the photo op where the White house had lab coats for all of the doctors attending the news conference so that the attendees would look like doctors.

[RJS1950]

These “whores” (possibly an insult to whores) would not be in this panic if they had not as a whole helped der Fuehrer take us to this point. Unfortunately, if they suffer then we all suffer so for them it is imperative to get out there and work hard to reverse this mess they had a part in making.

[rarestia]

From the article: It was an iconic photograph at the outset of the health reform debate in May 2009: President Barack Obama, flanked by leaders of the health industry, lavishing them with praise for supporting his reform efforts.

You said: I loved the photo op where the White house had lab coats for all of the doctors attending the news conference so that the attendees would look like doctors.

Wasn't it later revealed that those folks weren't doctors at all but staffers or family members?

[counterpunch]

Don’t you know?
Clothes make the man, and a white lab coat makes you a doctor!

[Navy Patriot]

These useful idiot whores have not seen the light other than the fact that Zer0 won't give them crap as soon as they're no longer useful, which is right about now.

[sniper63]

"political STD from sleeping with the likes of Pelosi, Reid, etc."

Demorhea = the gift that keeps on giving....

[listenhillary]

I think there were some doctors.

[mmanager]

Nah, that group stayed in a Holiday Inn Express.

[rarestia]

MDs or PhDs?

Ironically, the word “doctor” means “teacher.”

[mrmeyer]

That was my first thought as well. Whores indeed.