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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenator Sanders: Their Nightmare’
Their Nightmare
With more than 7 million Americans signing up for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, critics who predicted its collapse are instead dealing with their worst nightmare, Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Monday.
First, the United States remains the only country in the industrialized world that doesnt guarantee health care to all of its people as a right. Second of all, the Republicans have opposed the Affordable Care Act from day one it is their nightmare that it succeeds. Thirdly these are the same guys that want to end Medicare as we know it, convert it into a voucher program, who want to make massive cuts in Medicaid, who had eight years under Bush to do something even a little thing about health care, they did nothing. So these guys have nothing at all to say. And their nightmare is as millions of people begin to get affordable health care, as the Medicaid program expands and people who never had health insurance in their lives finally are able to go into a doctor for the Republicans this is a nightmare. Imagine that the United States government does something for ordinary people and not just for billionaires what kind of nightmare is that? That is their fear, Ed, Sanders said in an interview with Ed Schultz on MSNBC.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/their-nightmare
With more than 7 million Americans signing up for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, critics who predicted its collapse are instead dealing with their worst nightmare, Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Monday.
First, the United States remains the only country in the industrialized world that doesnt guarantee health care to all of its people as a right. Second of all, the Republicans have opposed the Affordable Care Act from day one it is their nightmare that it succeeds. Thirdly these are the same guys that want to end Medicare as we know it, convert it into a voucher program, who want to make massive cuts in Medicaid, who had eight years under Bush to do something even a little thing about health care, they did nothing. So these guys have nothing at all to say. And their nightmare is as millions of people begin to get affordable health care, as the Medicaid program expands and people who never had health insurance in their lives finally are able to go into a doctor for the Republicans this is a nightmare. Imagine that the United States government does something for ordinary people and not just for billionaires what kind of nightmare is that? That is their fear, Ed, Sanders said in an interview with Ed Schultz on MSNBC.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/their-nightmare
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Senator Sanders: Their Nightmare’ (Original Post)
ProSense
Apr 2014
OP
They blocked, they voted to repeal almost 50 times, they lied over and over,
Thinkingabout
Apr 2014
#1
I had my last argument with a Fauxhead who said the shut down was Obama's fault! Even with the
freshwest
Apr 2014
#7
I saw some laminated signs being made at office supply today. One of them said:
freshwest
Apr 2014
#8
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)1. They blocked, they voted to repeal almost 50 times, they lied over and over,
Declared it the worse thing to happen to the US, laughed with glee when the roll out was bad and despite their best efforts the ACA is succeeding, Obama Cares
WillyT
(72,631 posts)2. K & R !!!
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)3. My prediction
Since some don't know ACA is Obamacare, the GOP will claim they were responsible for the ACA and that Obamacare failed. These same assholes who fell for the "You didn't build the roads to your business" as "You didn't build your business" will believe it hook line and sinker. IMO.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)4. Republicans will engage in whatever deception they can get away with
and even ones they can't.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)7. I had my last argument with a Fauxhead who said the shut down was Obama's fault! Even with the
evidence that the GOP was drinking, high fiving each other and laughing! The media has destroyed millions of minds out there, even those getting SS, UE, Medicare and VA benefits!.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)11. Right, they will blur lines like they did with Iraq/Al Queda.
sheshe2
(83,746 posts)5. Scaaaarooo the GOP!
First, the United States remains the only country in the industrialized world that doesnt guarantee health care to all of its people as a right. Second of all, the Republicans have opposed the Affordable Care Act from day one it is their nightmare that it succeeds.
From your link
They hate America. They are the party that wants us to shine there shoes and at the same time wants us to die, a slow and painful death. They damn well can't have it both ways.
From your link
They hate America. They are the party that wants us to shine there shoes and at the same time wants us to die, a slow and painful death. They damn well can't have it both ways.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)6. K&R.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)8. I saw some laminated signs being made at office supply today. One of them said:
The GOP wants to repeal Obamacare! Republicans want you to die!
There are more bumper stickers and signs in my area which shows the base is energized about the ACA!
There are more bumper stickers and signs in my area which shows the base is energized about the ACA!
ProSense
(116,464 posts)9. Republicans
"The GOP wants to repeal Obamacare! Republicans want you to die! "
...are assholes.
Republicans Urged Obama To Keep Obamacare Sign-Up Center Open
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024794273
closeupready
(29,503 posts)10. K&R
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)12. Re-Thugs...
I can't even count the ways I hate these fuckers.
Hey Bernie!