Kill the Health Bill - Howard Dean

[Popular Front]

If I were a senator, I would not vote for the current health-care bill. Any measure that expands private insurers' monopoly over health care and transfers millions of taxpayer dollars to private corporations is not real health-care reform. Real reform would insert competition into insurance markets, force insurers to cut unnecessary administrative expenses and spend health-care dollars caring for people. Real reform would significantly lower costs, improve the delivery of health care and give all Americans a meaningful choice of coverage. The current Senate bill accomplishes none of these.

from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/16/AR2009121601906.html

[sandnsea]

1. Even though he proposed subsidized insurance in 2004

What a putz. I guess he misses the entourage or something.

[Popular Front]

2. Agreed. But I thought it was worth posting. n/t

[chimpymustgo]

6. No need to name-call. Dean is an HONEST, COuRAGEOUS leader. Something that can't be said about

most Dems.

[midnight]

3. Any measure that expands private insurers' monopoly over health care

and transfers millions of taxpayer dollars to private corporations is not real health-care reform. I'll have to agree with the good doctor...

[sandnsea]

4. Then why'd he propose it in 2004? n/t

[Larkspur]

5. Why do you refer to ancient history?

2004 is a long time ago in political terms.

Dean has always advocated a way to make sure that health ins cos don't gouge customers. The Lieber-care bill doesn't do that.

[sandnsea]

7. Oh yeah, lol, I remember, he's "evolved" n/t