States can actually opt out of the mandates if they come up w/ a better plan. So why sue?

[LeftyAndProud60]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/24/wyden-health-care-lawsuit_n_511748.html

[mucifer]

1. suing makes the president and dems look bad

plus drama and press.

[rhett o rick]

8. well duh!

[Cha]

15. Actually they just think it does..it makes the gops

look like idiots.

[davidpdx]

17. Exactly

And the assholes have nothing better to do besides picking their noses.

[elocs]

2. I wondered about this. I knew the bill last summer had an opt-out

but I didn't know this one had it also.

[Ozymanithrax]

3. So they can send out a fund raising letter saying they are going to repeal the bill.

And when they loose...
They will send out a fund raising letter saying that the Supreme Court is vile cesspit of liberalism and must be defeated at all costs.
And if they win...
They will send out a fund raising letter saying they have taken the first step in defeating Obamunism, but need more money in their fight against everything UN-American and Un-Conservative.

[KittyWampus]

12. You nailed it.

[LeftyAndProud60]

4. I like the fact they have to have a better plan to do it though. NT

[ashling]

5. Because they don't believe in frivolous lawsuits ...

no,... wait :crazy:

[Jennicut]

6. Because Rethug govs and AGs don't want to come up with any plans.

That would force them to actually do something for people. We have the framework for a public option in Connecticut already, callhttp://www.ct.gov/sustinet/site/default.asped Sustinet. It was voted on about a year ago. It would provide a public option in the state...if that is what the legislature and board of directors on Sustinet eventually decide. A good start. But this is CT and we are a pretty blue state and the Dem controlled legislature overturned Repub Gov. Rell's veto of this.

[FLyellowdog]

7. Because they're idiots. nt

[FrenchieCat]

9. Because none of this is about health care, it's about politics.

[4lbs]

10. CA will opt out of the mandates. Governor Jerry Brown will have signed single-payer by then.

:)

[Cronus Protagonist]

11. This is my most fervent hope

Bu the guy doesn't look good on TV. Mind you, with the two other front runners fighting to appear more conservative than each other, he might have a chance.

[Ozymanithrax]

13. I admire you optimism, but I don't think Jerry Brown will pass single payer here...

though he may want to, and I wish he could.

At this time, there is no money to fund it without new taxes. I don't think the Republicans will let such a bill pass. With California about to go bankrupt it has been very difficult to get them to act in the states own interests. Those that did will probably be removed and replaced by purer conservatives.

[Dappleganger]

14. Hopefully FL will never try to come up with their own plan.

Nothing good ever comes out of that body of swamp stink.

[jeanpalmer]

16. Hard to see any state opting out

It would still have to provide the health care and pay the taxes, but not get any of the subsidies.

[old mark]

18. All but one of the AG's filing suits are republicans, and all of them

are running for higher office.
The PA State AG has had more publicity over this issue than in all his previous life. I think he is running for governor - and I am still not sure of his name....

mark

[HooptieWagon]

19. Florida AG is running for Gov

This is a political stunt on the taxpayers dime.

[Dappleganger]

22. Yes, call it for what it is. nt

[Cosmocat]

20. Tom Corbett ...

he has gotten more national publicity, but has been going to town going after state level elected officials for years now, in his runnup to running for governor, and the first time I heard about some arsehat AG suiing over this, I knew Corbett would be tripping over himself to get in line ...

I will note, however, while he concentrated on mostly dems early on, then started going after some R pelts once he knew he had the R nomination in hand, he HAS taken down some real douchebags ...

[old mark]

21. That's our Tom.......nt