The Deadly Cost of Blocking Health Care Reform

[babylonsister]

Didn't think this would go over too well in GD/P, so this is for you. I'm getting tired of fighting the naysayers, so I won't.


http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_deadly_cost_of_blocking_health_care_reform_20091218/

The Deadly Cost of Blocking Health Care Reform

By Bill Boyarsky


The liberals attacking the Senate health reform bill must never have known real illness. They’ve never been fired at the age of 50 and left without health insurance. They’ve probably never known anyone who died for lack of health insurance.

Those are the only reasons I can think of for their last-minute and thoroughly despicable assault on the bill struggling through the Senate.

Spare me their attacks on President Barack Obama, who doesn’t measure up to their impossible standards. And spare me Howard Dean. I thought Joe Lieberman was the dumbest politician from New England until Dean urged Senate Democrats to vote against health reform.

These people are every bit as destructive as the Senate Republicans who spent Friday holding up a defense spending bill that included a pay raise for the troops.

Thousands of people are likely to die if this health care bill is not signed into law.

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It’s infuriating watching the Senate Republicans waste time in their repetitive rants, holding up everything in an attempt to run out the clock and beat health reform that way. The Republican goal is clear: Kill this bill and set the stage for victories in the congressional election in 2010 and the presidential election in 2012.

But Democratic liberals are supposed to value human lives. Those who’ve chosen to take a stand against health reform are willing to let people die because the current bill isn’t exactly what they want.

This bill is better than anything in our present health care system. It will be improved in Senate-House conference. It will be further improved in years ahead. And it will save lives.

[lamp_shade]

1. Excellent article. Thanks.

[treestar]

2. Good point. As someone said on another thread, when did Bush ever

have to deal with high profile members of his party trying to interfere against him?

Thanks babylonsister.

[NJmaverick]

3. The only thing I can think of was when that one Senator defected and the GOP

lost their majority.

[BlueCaliDem]

10. That Jim Jeffords of Vermont, as I recall it.

[firedupdem]

4. Good Article....thanks! n/t

[JimWis]

5. Outstanding article. Thanks for sharing. I think this should be

cross posted in GP & GP-P, despite the un recs it will probably receive. It might wake a few people up - although the more I type this I am starting to think it would be a waste of time for some of these clowns. So maybe not.

But, thanks again. That last paragraph says so very much.

[azmouse]

6. I'm so thankful something is finally getting done in this country.

This is a good start in health care and can be built upon.
I look forward to hearing stories of people whose lives were saved or health improved because something was finally done about the health care system in this country.

[Born_A_Truman]

7. On another board (pug) someone actually posted

that you will go to jail if you don't pay.

I also read a comment here on DU this morning about "3 hots and a cot". Typical scare tactics from rethugs.

[DeepModem Mom]

8. Oh, babylonsister --

:pals:

As you know, I "retired" from posting at DU after the Inauguration, but not from "lurking," "rec-cing," and contributing. It's difficult to find your valuable posts among so much -- well, I don't know the word to use.

When this forum began to reactivate, I posted for the first time in months. I posted a welcome to all who came here, because I was the organizer/sponsor of this forum for Obama supporters, long before he was even a candidate. Here's a link to that post:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=388x6128

To you, I extend a very special welcome, with very special thanks for all you've contributed to DU for so long.

:patriot:

[babylonsister]

9. MOM!!! So wonderful to see you again! I love you and miss you, and

hope to see more of you!! :hug::loveya::hug:

[Cha]

12. I second that emotion.

:grouphug: :D

[Cha]

11. "They're suppose to value human life"..

but, we have a new set of "liberal" values fomenting. The kind who lie, preach hate and "Marching With The Teabaggers".

[grantcart]

13. save lives and money