Health Care

The forum on American debt and deficit had it right. First, don’t panic. Don’t stop the stimulus spending or raise taxes with the economy still near the bottom. more »

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Several recent polls have focused on national support for a public option, usually showing that support to be at levels that would translate to hefty electoral margins even greater than those the Democrats secured in 2008. However, we don't have a direct, but a representative democracy. more »

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Across the right wing blogosphere, conservatives are rubbing their hands with glee. They think the Republican strategy of blocking real health care reform is beginning to pay off. To quote Senator Jim DeMint, "If we are able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. more »

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The reviews of President Obama's health care speech before a joint session of Congress have been fairly glowing. Most agree that the President made a strong case for health insurance reform and did a good job of explaining why the public option is important, even if he stopped short of refusing to sign a bill without it. more »

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A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post entitled "Sarah Palin Thinks You Are Stupid" in which I explored her "death panel" fearmongering and what it showed about how she viewed the American people (hint: she thinks you are stupid). more »

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The New York Times ran an article this morning that has been sparking some commentary in the blogosphere. In a piece that was essentially The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes" put to paper, we were presented with a sad tale of how we should feel sorry for the insurance industry, who are, in fact, the real victims of the health care debate.

I, for one, was wondering when someone would have the courage to stand up for the little guy, the Stephen Hemsley's of the world.

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Actual cover of "Your Life, Your Choices" offered by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Did you hear the latest ridiculous lie the right-wing is promoting against health insurance reform?

You see, there is a book, an evil book, and if you read it, you get a phone call, and it tells you that in exactly seven days you are going to die. And then exactly seven days later...

Nothing happens. Because they are lying to you, again.

The latest smear is, I kid you not, the "death book" which is supposedly a plan by the Obama administration to kill our veterans.

Only it was a document promoted by the Bush administration, and of course it in no way advocates ending the lives of veterans, or anyone.

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In watching town hall after town hall, many of us have looked at attendees frantically spouting nonsense about "death panels" and comparing the public health insurance option to Hitler and wondered, "where do they get these people?"

Inspired by John Boehner and friends, Campaign for America's Future brings you... more »

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