A McCain Boner -- "Make Healthcare more like we've made banking"

[Armstead]

I sure hope team Obama sees this one. It's an article McCain wrote before the shit hit the fan, that basically says we must reform and deregulate healthcare in the same way we're successfully deregulated banking.

Via Paul Krugman/NYT, with link there to original article:

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/19/mccain-on-banking-and-health/



"Here’s what McCain has to say about the wonders of market-based health reform:

Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation."

[Inuca]

1. Great quote!

I am sure that team O is already aware of this by now.

[Armstead]

2. kick -- this is a motherlode soundbite

[BREMPRO]

3. SNAP! run the presses with this one!

"JMac proposed deregulating health insurance industry, with same blueprint as liar loans, bundled mortgage securities, and exotic derivatives of banking industry"

No way No McCain!!

[progressoid]

4. Looks like McCain got a lobotomy in the drive through window.

[OneBlueSky]

5. McCain hasn't had a boner since 1978 . . . n/t

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[Dudley_DUright]

6. He's on it

From Obama's remarks in Daytona Beach on Saturday 9/20:

There's only one candidate who - just this week - said a line he's repeated 16 times on this campaign - quote - "the fundamentals of our economy are strong."

There's only one candidate who's called himself "fundamentally a deregulator" when deregulation is part of the problem. My opponent actually wrote in the current issue of a health care magazine - the current issue - quote - "Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation."

So let me get this straight - he wants to run health care like they've been running Wall Street. Well, Senator, I know some folks on Main Street who aren't going to think that's a good idea.

more...

http://www.local6.com/politics/17519695/detail.html?rss=orlpn&psp=news

[RagAss]

7. The key word here is BONER !

[crazy_vanilla]

8. as someone who received a $147K medical bill after spouse's cancer treatment

I detest McInsane for his position on health insurance matters. He has never faced bankruptcy due to and in conjunction with being ill just because of medical bills. And he never will, because HIS insurance is special and he has millions.

So, McCain moron, don't try to meddle in something you know nothing about.

He should be severely slammed on these remarks. There are many of us who have suffered in the hands of the insurance industry.:nuke: :grr:

[high density]

9. wow, the mag even put it in a pretty PDF to read

How nice of them!

McCain even mentions his insane idea to tax health care in the article.

[skooooo]

10. eww I'd rather not think of McCain and boner in the same sentence...nt