The Need For Reform(s)

Bill Moyers Journal Watch and Listen BILL MOYERS: Why is the industry so powerful on both sides of the aisle? WENDELL POTTER: Well, money and relationships, ideology. The relationships– an insurance company can hire and does hire many different lobbying firms. And they hire firms that are predominantly Republican and predominantly Democrat. And they do …

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Really Ms. Coulter?

TAKE TWO ASPIRIN AND CALL ME WHEN YOUR CANCER IS STAGE 4 by Ann Coulter July 22, 2009 We already have near-universal health coverage in the form of Medicare, Medicaid, veterans’ hospitals, emergency rooms and tax-deductible employer-provided health care — all government creations. Medicare for the elderly and disabled. Medicaid for the indigent. Veteran hospitals …

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“It will break him.”

From: Organizing for America Last week, Republican Senator Jim DeMint made it pretty clear why the opponents of health care reform are fighting so hard. As he told a special interest attack group, “If we’re able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him.” Here’s how the President responded: …

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