Democrats need to turn the republicans arguments against HCR on there head..

[samrock]

Now republicans are using there final bullet to try and stop HCR .. saying .. "Uh oh!! Ya better not vote for this or we will use that vote against ya in the election"..

Democrats should spit in their eye and say.. ok.. throw me in to that brier patch.. We will use your no vote against you!!.. We will say.. Who was it that wanted to place insurance companies between you and your doctor?? Who was it that wanted to keep allowing insurance companies to use pre-existing conditions to deny you health care??.. or kick you off your policy just as you wanted to use it cause ya got sick??.. Who did not want to lower health care costs by getting 30 million more insured so that they would NOT have to use emergency rooms as their health care??? Democrats should be proud of their vote and hoist the republicans on there no..

[samrock]

1. We have to do this to

Call the republicans bluff..

[kctim]

2. That may work in Cali, but not here in MO

Why? Because it ignores what people are really concerned about. Almost everybody is for healthcare reform of some sort, what they don't want is govt controlling it, running it and taxing to pay for it.

[samrock]

3. Sooooooooo they want Insurance companies

running and controlling it???.. Ones who answer to their stock holders.. ones who treat your health as a commodity..

[kctim]

5. Instead of govt

running and controlling it? Um, YES!
They do not want to answer to govt concerning their healthcare and they want the freedom of choice to buy the insurance they want, IF they want.

You're not wrong for wanting an effective Democrat response, you are just wrong in picking this as being it.

[samrock]

6. They would really rather have..

an organization I.E. insurance companies in charge of their health care who's only answerable to their stock holders and are motivated to make a profit???.. Than government employees who are answerable to the voters and who's only motivation is to keep them happy so they will continue to vote for them???

[kctim]

7. Seriously?

Have you ever taken the time to speak with someone who was against the PO or single-payer? If you do, you will hear that 80+% of Americans are satisfied with their current insurance plans, so I really doubt they have much of a problem with how insurance companies make money off of them.
Another thing you will hear is that their freedoms are too important to give up and they would gladly pay more to not give them up.
Another thing you will hear is that if govt pays for and controls the peoples healthcare, then govt can control peoples lives in order to help keep costs down.

And, I am sorry, but that little quote about govt employees having the motivation to keep people happy is so silly, even I can answer it. Tell me, you ever been to a govt office? Did it feel like anybody cared at all? If not, did you notify everybody up the chain of command? Do you think any of those people thought they were "answerable" to you? I have and I didn't.

[Winterblues]

4. .....

Democrats will be using this in campaign ads themselves...