Jim DeMint has a Health Care Hissy Fit on the Senate Floor

[babylonsister]

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Looks like someone's got a case of the grumpies after getting smacked by the President yesterday.

Always amusing when Republicans tout about their innovative plans for reforming health care: tax cuts and "getting out of the way of the market."

Never been tried!

[LeftishBrit]

1. Maybe he needs some health care, such as a brain transplant!

[swwallace81]

9. Isn't it odd

that they only have these great solutions when they are in the minority? When they were in charge, nothing!!

[RBInMaine]

2. Scumbag RePUKE insurance company toady liar ! Nothing more ! FUCK HIM !

[liberal N proud]

3. Call the Waaamublance

[burning rain]

4. He shor does love his Confederate freedum

YessireeBob

[sasquatch]

7. Off to fight for the Bonnie Prince Charlie

[braunfels]

5. "Democrat" as an insult

When is somebody going to get in this guys face about using "democrat" instead of the proper "democratic" adjective? I'm sick and tired of these goons getting away with this stupid taunt.

[PatSeg]

12. What is pathetic is

it only makes them sound stupid. I cringe every time I hear it.

[sasquatch]

6. What a douche

[snake in the grass]

8. Republicans are the scum of humanity.

They lie as soon as their mouths are open.

[moonbatmax]

24. AWWW, don't hold it against them!

I'm sure they'd start sooner if they could! ;)

[Dollface]

10. 1. $5,000 per year for 45,000,000 uninsured is $225 billion annually or 2 trillion in 10 years.

(Wait, isn't the President's plan only 1 trillion?)

2. I am sure he would be shocked to hear that not everyone can fully fund a Health Savings Account much less manage one. Another cost to employers that would make them cancel the health benefit.

3. He says, get out of the way and let the free market work... Isn't that how we got into this mess?

4. I didn't hear him volunteer to give up his government health plan in exchange for that great $5,000 subsidy.

Yeah! That's it! Congress can surrender their health insurance coverage to help with the deficit. They can then exercise their God-given right to shop around for replacement insurance. They are mostly millionaires so paying for it shouldn't be a problem. I hope none of them have a pre-existing condition though.

[freebrew]

13. $5000 per year would

get me , oh, maybe 2 months of insurance.

Thanks a lot repubs, morons.

[Puzzler]

11. `We should just get out of the way an allow the market to work``

Just like it has in the last few decades.

[AlbertCat]

14. allow the market to work

What market?????

This is our HEALTH we're talking about! Not electronic toys.

There are a few areas where there is NO FREE MARKET because one cannot say "no" and survive. These things like


Energy
Transpo
Food and water

have no FREE market because you MUST have them. Can you say "cartels"? Yes some are less expensive than others but the difference is not much or "real" if quality is sacrificed.

This is why all these areas must be regulated and watched carefully.

[Puzzler]

16. I'm being uber sarcastic!

My point is that the market has NOT worked. If it had the US would not be in the current health care mess today.

[Piewhacket]

15. The reason stuff 'makes no sence' to you DeMint, is that your head is ...

full of holes.

[edc]

17. C-Street Syndicate

Yes, the good senator is a member of the infamous "Family". Not that his arguments bear any logical relationship to that association. They are false in their own right. In fact, referring to what DeMint does on the Senate floor as an argument is to be overly generous (dispensing rapid fire BS seasoned with a pinch of irrelevant fact is not an argument). But then, the senator doesn't hold much with logic or even facts. He's on a faith mission to make America a theocracy for Jesus, Son of Capital.

[Seldona]

18. I assume he has turned down his own government healthcare?

Not turning it down would make a him a big, old, hypocrite. Not that republics care if they are hypocrites or not.

[PDJane]

19. how does this useless man get elected

time after time after time?

His solutions are no solution, which is why the damn things were rejected. Does he forget that his beloved Bush was a specialist at ramming through legislation by giving no one time to actually read what they were voting on?

Oh, I'm sorry. Bush was a republic.

Man's an idiot.

[bjobotts]

20. Lie after lie after lie after lie after lie after lie. Those evil dems elceted Bush too.

[bjobotts]

21. GEt out of the way and let the marketplace straighten it out??hahahahahahaha

[bjobotts]

22. For 50 yrs they've done nothing.It's at a point of no return now.We demand HC reform with a public o

[bjobotts]

23. HC ins reform is a necessity now.You get out of the way DeMented