Health Care Reform Celebratory Thread.

[MNDemNY]

I thought I'd get a jump on this! Let's see what we have now:

NO Public Option

NO Medicare buy -in

NO Re-importation of drugs

NO National negotiation of drug prices

NO elimination of annual limits

MANDATORY purchase of over-priced lousy coverage

NO real restrictions on what Insurance Companies can charge for Pre-existing conditions.


Well I don't know about you all, But I think this looks like one whiz-bang bill!!!

And think about the great Rose Garden bill signing!!!! Won't that be a hoot!!

So do not waste any time, chime in here with your words of praise for all who made this possible!!
Especially the Man of the hour, Barack Obama our President! Thank him for all of the political capital he spent, through his right hand man Rahm!! Hip-Hip-Hooray!!:toast: :bounce: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :fistbump: :headbang: :headbang: :bounce: :toast: :party: :party: :party: :toast: :pals: :fistbump: :headbang: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause:

[quinnox]

1. Whats sad is the hardcore Obama cheerleaders/apologists

will put up celebratory threads if this bill passes!

[MNDemNY]

4. I thought I'd beat them to it!

:) Hip-Hip-Hooray!!!!!

[WeDidIt]

8. I was a cheerleader

until Obama fucking cravenly capitulated to Lieberman.

Fuck that shit.

[MNDemNY]

10. Wave the pom-poms with me!!!

[derby378]

46. Sorry about that...

...I knew that Lieberman would threaten a filibuster no matter what. I know it hurts.

But this bill does practically nothing to help me, my family, or the average American, so I cannot in good conscience support it.

[tnlefty]

2. IBTL!

Whiz bangs, a type of firework, but I don't think I'll be celebrating. :evilgrin:

And a great big :toast: to Rahm, the Blue Dogs and Conservadems for making all of this possible. Thanks Rahm!

[MNDemNY]

6. Yes! lot's of fireworks!!!!

Rah-Rah-Rah!!!!

[DJ13]

3. yay

[MNDemNY]

5. That cat has the spirit!!

Yippeee!!!!!!

[Nikki Stone1]

7. It's even worse than *I* predicted. And I was the worst pessimist on this from the start.

It was always all about the mandates. The insurance gangsters have won and we are screwed.

[MNDemNY]

9. It may get worse , yet!! We can "HOPE", anyway!!!

sis-boom-bah...rah-rah-rah:toast: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :fistbump: :fistbump: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Nikki Stone1]

11. FUCK HOPE.

What we needed was change.

[MNDemNY]

12. Do like I do, Check the sofa cushions!

:)

[smokey nj]

14. Spare change we can believe in!

Let's all go to CoinStar! :woohoo:

[MNDemNY]

16. Brother, can you spare a dime????

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause:

[tnlefty]

28. Or as my oldest said, "Change, change in my pocket,

change my underwear?"

Nah, roll it yourself CoinStar takes a percentage. :toast:

[MNDemNY]

34. Save it for the bus, when the car dies,or is repoed!

[tnlefty]

52. Ah, ah, ah, that one cast his first vote for the current President,

the next one in line to be able to vote stated in the car a couple of mornings ago, "Obama needs to grow a pair, like FDR." He was referencing the Madison Square Garden speech that we've listened to many times...

My boys have dealt with my being away for county party meetings (until recently), when Ford ran for senate in '06, I was away from home a lot, and I paid them out of my pocket to hold signs at my precinct after school on election day. I've pulled them out of school to attend rallies, i.e., when our family supported Howard Dean in the primaries, but Wes Clark was at the Chattanooga Choo Choo.

Losing the young'uns is losing the young'uns. :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :toast: :party:

[AndrewP]

63. LOL. I know it's not REALLY funny, but I couldn't help but laugh at that one liner.

[Generator]

35. My hope is that the mandates will be declared not constitutional

Lord knows Obama has no problem with infinite detention (Baghram instead of Guantanamo) and waterless or even warentless (love me spell check) _ wiretapping. But you know-the kick in the karmic pants would be his "win" being defeated by it being unconditional. Penalties if you don't buy insurance? Bullshit. It's not the same as car or house insurance. No one HAS to drive or buy a house. I do have to breathe though. So I am mandated to pay for it according to whatever they charge or face penalties? And it's no cheaper-but more expensive? That should go over well with America.

[Nikki Stone1]

53. Not gonna happen with this corporatist court

:(

[MNDemNY]

13. Look! "Haters" are Unrecing this HCR celebratory thread!!!

Why do they hate Obama?

[bigtree]

15. whoo hoo

nice summary

[MNDemNY]

24. Whoo-hoo, indeed!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[endless october]

17. if the bill is as negative as is being reported

it's worthless.

better to re-introduce single payer every year until it's passed.

[MNDemNY]

18. Oh, c'mon, celebrate!!! Dance to the music!!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:

[flvegan]

19. The insurance companies will be happy, though.

Change they can believe in!

[MNDemNY]

21. And you are not happy for them???

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[flvegan]

31. I'm thrilled. Think of the jobs this will create

to manage ripping off the general public to an even greater degree!

[MNDemNY]

33. And the children!! Just think of the children!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party:

[flvegan]

47. And the more children, the more mandatory customers for the insurance cos!!!!!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. It's almost as good as Genuine Guaranteed Miracle HairGro and Wart Removal Ointment!

What a deal!

[MNDemNY]

22. No, that is not covered.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

23. Well, we can hope that it will be when they revisit the bill..someday..maybe.

[MNDemNY]

26. But until then....

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :party: :party: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :fistbump: :fistbump: :fistbump: :fistbump: :fistbump: :fistbump: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Dr.Phool]

25. I think I'll buy a ticket to Costa Rica instead.

[MNDemNY]

27. When you get back.......

:fistbump: :fistbump: :fistbump: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[MNDemNY]

29. Again with the "Haters"....sheeeesh!

[JVS]

30. THANK GAWWD IT WILL PASS!

[MNDemNY]

32. No,Rahm, and his Minion Barack!!

[Faryn Balyncd]

36. You betcha! They gonna GET IT DONE!

:sarcasm:

[MNDemNY]

40. Damn skippy!!!

If we work real hard, I'll bet we can keep the pitts -Stupak languge, too!!!!!:toast: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast: :party: :toast:

[readmoreoften]

37. No. It's OUR fault. If we didn't complain we'd have some tiny pittance thrown at us.

We'd have some railroad job with some bullshit concession like "a discussion of eliminating annual limits" and then they'd feel more empowered to ram another load of bullshit our way next time.

[MNDemNY]

41. I, am hoping for the Pitts -Stupak language.

That would cap it off nicely!!!:toast: :toast: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Generator]

38. Somebody finally got his pony

Who knew that was insurable?

[HarveyDarkey]

39. .

[MNDemNY]

42. GO !!! Indeed!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :bounce: :bounce:

[HarveyDarkey]

44. Darn, I thought that was OG

[MNDemNY]

43. Oh-Oh, I've been partying a little too hard!!

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[TCJ70]

45. But but but...after they pass it we'll...

...get the reform we REALLY want. Right?

...

...

...right?
(this was my favorite ridiculous reasoning for wanting anything passed, by the way)

[Faryn Balyncd]

48. While we're at it, why don't we just go ahead and bring back debtor's prisons.

Is there any thing else that could make this bill worse?

[QC]

57. Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?

[tekisui]

49. Party time.

Democratic Party time.:crazy:

[Name removed]

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[bdamomma]

51. Senators like Wyden and Sherod Brown

are telling progressives not to stop fighting, yea sure, they drop the medicare buy in for one freaking joe the bummer. Strip this man of his chairmanship damn!!!!!!!!!!! oops this is celebratory thread, wooo hoo!!!!!!!!!!! :wtf:

[laughingliberal]

54. This is as exciting as waiting for all that prosperity to start trickling down!!!!

The anticipation is just killing me. And now this! Is this a great country or what???!!!



:toast: :bounce: :fistbump: :headbang: :yourock: :party:

[Hatchling]

55. I'll drink to that!

In fact I'll drink so much that I :puke:

[QC]

56. STOP IT YOU MEANIE!1!!!1

[Lydia Leftcoast]

58. Yup, just as I feared, the Republican-inspired Massachusetts plan

taken nationwide.

[David Zephyr]

59. Someone just hand the President a pen so he can sign the bill and declare "victory".

Great OP.

[QC]

60. STOP BEING MEAN TO OUR DREAMY PRESIDENT!1!!11

YOU NEVER LIKED HIM!!!1!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

61. Hey now, sausage casings without any stuffing can be quite tasty. nt

[MNDemNY]

62. Chitlins ??

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

65. Exactly, a stinky sour ass plate of chitlins. nt

[chimpymustgo]

64. K&R with a heavy heart.

[L0oniX]

66. I am so excited about our new health care deal ...I can't wait to get plugged in.

[Blue Owl]

67. I'm for calling a spade a spade

This health care reform is total bullshit.