Tom Hartmann's got the harpies coming out in droves

[devilgrrl]

Some schmuck is on complaining that he's going to have to pay for people that don't live healthy like he does.

Thank goodness Tim Russert took such care of himself - he never smoked either. :eyes:

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. this is the I got mine so screw you attitude so common in the US

One that will have to go

[Cleita]

2. Happens every time you talk about health care and Canadian health care.

I have battle scars from the many internet fights I've had on the internet about the subject over the years. Thom is getting a baptism in fire in this subject and he's handling those harpies very well.

[Ilsa]

3. I'm glad I'm not listening rught now.

There is too much judgment of people with health issues, as if they could have avoided every last single health problem. Some things are very genetic, and it isn't up to the neighbor or coworker to know, analyze, or assign blame about this stuff.

[devilgrrl]

4. How about people that live healthy lifestyles and drop dead at a young age?

How about people that do dangerous but necessary jobs?

It is really silly.

[Ilsa]

11. Yeah, there are too many "exceptions" for people to be trying to

keep score of everyone's habits, vices, work risks, etc.

[Cleita]

5. How about people shouldn't be denied healthcare regardless of how

it happened? We all know Dick Cheney drinks, eats cholesterol packed foods and maybe even smokes for all we know, and yet he gets all the health care he needs with our tax dollars. Why shouldn't everyone else?

[bullwinkle428]

7. "Danger" is Cheney's middle name,

don'cha know? :rofl:

[Ilsa]

10. Exactly. ITA. It isn't up to each person to judge the other

about their health and lifestyle. People don't know what all is part of the health picture. Just give everyone the healthcare and take the judging out of it.

Sorry if I wasn't clear about my position earlier.

[monmouth]

6. Young man this weekend playing golf with Matt Lauer was just getting

over chemo for non-tobacco induced lung cancer. You just never know....

[tjwash]

8. Lemme guess-repuke overlooking the irony of Cheney and Bush getting...

...top notch medical care from our tax dollars.

[Musty]

9. That's a great picture! n/t

[redqueen]

12. And none of them so far in your thread...

congrats!

Let's hope it stays that way.