tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post1590099885371772445..comments2023-11-03T08:09:15.690-05:00Comments on The Conservative Media: Vain attempt to kill health insurance reform is politics as usualCommunications guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-70789165769164081212011-01-04T13:05:30.405-05:002011-01-04T13:05:30.405-05:001. The ACA is not a government takeover of health ...1. The ACA is not a government takeover of health care. In fact, it's just the opposite: It extends the current system based on private insurance for those under 65. It does not call for the construction of government-owned and operated medical facilities or for the hiring of government-employed provider.<br /><br />2. Republicans who indicated that they could support health care reform (K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-861653168621578732011-01-04T10:27:54.122-05:002011-01-04T10:27:54.122-05:00Once again, anonymous coward, I’m still waiting fo...Once again, anonymous coward, I’m still waiting for you to point out where I lied. Let rephrase that; I’m still waiting for you to prove I ever lied. I already caught you in two. First, this is not a “health care takeover,” and Republicans were included in the process. In fact, some of their ideas were incorporated. However, they voted no just so the President would fail, and this would be his “Communications guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039487955952973487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-39520639857095229242011-01-04T10:11:47.679-05:002011-01-04T10:11:47.679-05:00Once again, you twist and lie. First of all, the R...Once again, you twist and lie. First of all, the Republicans were not included in the health care takeover except perfunctorily. Obama held his "summit" but that was nothing more than lip service to the press. <br /><br />The bill passed the House, then the Senate, then it was due for markup. But Kennedy died and Brown got his seat. Everyone knew that he'd vote with the Republicans Not Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263978142551394876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718918.post-12492624251772536012011-01-04T00:28:02.849-05:002011-01-04T00:28:02.849-05:00You must be misinformed. Last year, Republicans ke...You must be misinformed. Last year, Republicans kept complaining that the ACA had been rushed through and that they hadn't been consulted. There's no way they'd do exactly that three months after the election. Why, that would be hypocritical.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.com