Lamont departs from anti-war message, calls for more health care

WTNH Television ^ | 9/18/06 | Puppage

[Puppage]

(Bridgeport-AP, Sept. 18, 2006 2:37 PM) _ U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont says the federal government should subsidize health care costs for low-income people and help small companies buy into insurance pools to reduce their costs.

While the Senate campaign has so far focused on the Iraq war, Lamont toured a Bridgeport health clinic where more than 30-percent of patients don't have insurance. Lamont says Bridgeport is on the front lines of a national health care crisis.

Lamont defeated Senator Joe Lieberman in last month's Democratic primary by criticizing Lieberman's support of the Iraq war and saying the senator was too close to President Bush.

Polls show Lieberman leading Lamont among likely voters, with Republican Alan Schlesinger far behind.

Lamont's campaign is criticizing Lieberman, saying he did nothing to improve health care and of shutting down congressional debate over health care in the mid-1990s.

Lieberman spent Monday campaigning in eastern Connecticut, visiting a Norwich fire station and a Plainfield senior citizens center

[gridlock]

Ned Lamont is a deep thinker, with many interesting things to say about public policy.

[onyx]

LOL --- whatever.

Guess the Muslim reaction to the Pope has heightened awareness of the need to combat the cretins.

[Puppage]

Guess the Muslim reaction to the Pope has heightened awareness of the need to combat the cretins.

That was my first thought as well.

[Mount Athos]

Tax and Run

[shrinkermd]

The bourgeois liberal must be crazy to advocate for single payer coverage or, alternatively, insurance for all through private vendors.

Once done, they face rationing, increased costs through taxes or premiums and governmental intervention in lifestyle matters. There is no way to get more health care without more money. Claims to the contrary have never worked.

[Moby Grape]

It is NOT about health care....health care for democrats is code-speak for MORE GOVERNMENT WORKERS. They believe, rightly so, that if you can nationalize health care, you create a democrat voter, since that worker will fear republicans "cutting" federal government and thus their jobs.

[stylin19a]

.... help small companies buy into insurance pools to reduce their costs.

um..isn't this President Bush's plan ?

[gridlock]

...um..isn't this President Bush's plan ?

Well, yes... Except that President Bush's plan is eeeeeeeevil!!!

[onyx]

Oh GOOD.

[Gay State Conservative]

A "progressive" populist like Lamont surely wants justice and equality for all.In the interests of this equality he'll certainly propose that any resident of Connecticut can move to his home town,Greenwich,and live in a rent controlled,"affordable" house or apartment.

[Soul Seeker]

Peacenik extremism isn't working too well for him huh?

[Sacajaweau]

Lamont had a meeting with Hillary. Another bootlicker is born. Expect a Shummery approach to everything.

[Paradox]

Headline should be: Lamont Blinks, Retreats from Anti-War Message

[mak5]

Lamont toured a Bridgeport health clinic where more than 30-percent of patients don't have insurance

They may not have insurance, but they are getting health care.

[Arizona Carolyn]

"We" DO subsidize healthcare for the poor in this nation.

[mc6809e]

So he wants to steal doctors away from the middle class, does he? Because that's exactly what will happen.

Doctors don't magically 'poof' into existence by giving people more money. They have to come from somewhere.

I think we can agree that the rich won't be losing their doctors so it will no doubt be the middle class.

And what will doctors do to their prices when all this additional money becomes available? They will raise them to absorb all that money.

Hell, that's happening RIGHT NOW. He wants to make it even worse!

And the very same thing is happening with college education spending.

[Puppage]

They may not have insurance, but they are getting health care.

Please, no facts. They're dealing with feeeeelings here.

[onyx]

FOTFLOL!