The House of Representatives passed legislation for the first time Saturday night that would provide health coverage to almost every American after nearly a century of false starts and un-kept campaign promises.


The final vote was 220-215. In all, 219 Democrats voted to approve the measure in a largely party-line vote, with 39 Democrats voting no. One Republican supported the bill, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.).





PPHIRL is on its way to saving 'merica.

In the bill's most controversial provision, the government would sell insurance, although the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that premiums for it would be more expensive than for policies sold by private companies.

A Personal Fight for Health Care Reform


It is with the heaviest heart and through many tears that I share this story. My fight for health care reform is a personal one, and one that I feel I need to share.

On July 4, 2009, I lost my brother and my only sibling Eric Alexander De La Cruz. He passed away while awaiting a heart transplant. Five years ago, he was diagnosed with severe dilated cardiomyopathy, a weakening of the heart that prevents it from pumping normally. Since then, we had tried to get Eric insurance coverage that would allow him to get the treatment he needed, but no private insurer would offer him insurance because of this preexisting condition.


My brother and I grew up in Northern California and, though we were a couple years apart, we were always very close.

As kids, we spent all our time on the ice at the local rink. Eric played hockey, while I trained as a figure skater.

As adults, we remained best friends, talking and joking on the phone or over e-mail. We loved trading music and would always keep each other up to date on what was happening in the world of hockey or figure skating. Eric loved the Ducks, and it would crush him if they didn't win. He was a talented artist, music producer, and designer. Most of all, my brother Eric made me see that there is more to life than work.

When Eric's heart condition was diagnosed, our lives changed forever. This past May, his kidneys began to fail and doctors told me only a heart transplant would save his life. Since he was young and otherwise healthy, I thought our chances were excellent.

But Eric did not have the luxury of insurance coverage provided through his employer. His only insurer, state Medicaid, wouldn't cover the out-of-state operation Eric needed. He was denied federal Medicare - twice.

Eventually, when we finally did get federal coverage for Eric, the hospital still demanded private supplemental insurance to help cover the huge expenses. Again, Eric's preexisting condition became a factor in trying to secure that supplemental policy. We were told we might still have to come up with nearly a million dollars.

Here is one of those "Health Insurance Horror Stories" that they run over at Huffington Post to justify whatever it is that the Dems are about to do to us.

I see a problem in the story, does anyone else?



(more) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/veronica-de-...l_b_349045.html

The farking government-run plan didn't farking cover this farker's heart transplant.

Eric's sister should have sued Medicaid.

They just started running commercials on all the cuts coming to Medicare Advantage. Dems still seem to think they can create something out of thin air and government mandates.

PPHIRL is on its way to saving 'merica.

we don't create phony terror threats for political advantage

If you're trying to understand all of the reasons why your representatives may support or oppose certain health care reform measures, we can add the money-in-politics puzzle pieces. Here's a cool tool that brings together data from various parts of OpenSecrets.org to show how much money each current lawmaker has raised from various health-related industries and the health sector overall since 1989 (including the haul of President Obama, who tops every one of these lists). Sort by column to discover that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a member of the Senate Health Committee, is the top recipient of pharmaceutical cash, or that Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), has collected more money from health insurers than all other current members of Congress. Please note that this includes contributions from individuals and political action committees to both the lawmakers' candidate committees and leadership PACs. Also, the health insurance industry numbers here are a combination of contributions from health and accident insurers, HMOs and other health services.

How much did congress critters spend buying votes directly? They don't even have to earn their money like a private corp, they just take it.

I guess since the transfer will be toward me I should be for it.....

Great South Park on mtv. Will Smith introduces P-Diddy's kids:

P-Diddy Mini, P-Poofy Bite-size, and Poppa-Diddy Diddy Puff Fun-size

I guess since the transfer will be toward me I should be for it.....

Great South Park on mtv. Will Smith introduces P-Diddy's kids:

P-Diddy Mini, P-Poofy Bite-size, and Poppa-Diddy Diddy Puff Fun-size

Did you see the F-word episode?

I've seen them all. Sing the Somali pirate song all the time. The Fatbeard episode.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/225458/?tag=song

Somalia Pirate Song:We drink and we pillage and we do what we please / We get all that we want for free / We’ll kick your ass / And rape your lass / Somalian pirates we / So with a yo ho ho (yo ho ho) / And with a yee hee hee (yee hee hee) / We take to the African sea / We’ll brave the squalls / And bust your balls / Somalian pirates we / We left our homes and we left our mothers / To go on a pillaging spree / We’ll cut off your ears / And break your toes / And make you drink our pee / And if you sail into our waters / You best hear this decree / We’ll take your boat / Set your ass afloat / Somalian pirates we / With a yo ho ho (yo ho ho) / And a tricky lah-tee do (tricky lah-tee do) / We’ll shoot you in the face with glee / Then we’ll cut off your cock / And feed it to a croc / Somalian pirates we / Somalian pirates we / Somalian pirates we!

I would say the creation of all that false accusation against Cheney was indeed a phony threat for political advantage.

Anti-abortion Democrats have reignited the national abortion wars with their victory Saturday on an amendment to House health care legislation that would prevent women from obtaining abortions through government-sponsored insurance or any plan that receives government subsidies.

Pro-choice and anti-abortion forces, each promising to mobilize the public, are girding for battle in the Senate, which aims to begin debate soon on its health care bill.

The amendment by Bart Stupak, D-Mich., passed 240 to 194, with backing from 64 Democrats, including Dennis Cardoza and Jim Costa from the Central Valley, and most Republicans. It expands an existing ban, known as the Hyde Amendment, on public funding for abortion.

"Pro-choice supporters in this country are going to be outraged that the anti-choice movement used this important debate over health care to expand anti-choice policies into the private employment sector," said Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which will begin running advertisements next week.

On the other side, Charmaine Yoest, president of the anti-abortion Americans United for Life, promised "a tough fight in the Senate, and we're ready to engage on it."

"The bottom line is that Speaker Pelosi would not have allowed the vote unless she had to, and the reason she had to is that she heard from pro-life Americans all across this country who melted down the phones on the House side," Yoest said.

The health care plan won't make it anyway. Republicans have invested all they are into stopping Obama on this, therefore nuking his whole administration and everything they want to do.


They've already admitted as much.

It seems both major parties see the need to purge all the moderates from their ranks in Congress who prevent them from making progress on their agenda. This MIGHT open the door for a new party (cue the Lou Dobbs theme).

Maybe a Ross Perot type candidate, but a new party is such a tough row to hoe given the existing duopoly.

If the major parties purge all moderates it could happen, either that or voter turnout will fall well below 50%.

Senator Lindsay Graham had the best quote of the day by stating "the House bill was written for liberals, by liberals."

.....and there lies the problem!

That's a bold-faced lie. THERE lies the problem.

2,200 Vets Died Last Year Because They Lacked Health Insurance

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/10/vets-study-deaths/

“Like other uninsured Americans, most uninsured vets are working people – too poor to afford private coverage but not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid or means-tested VA care”

This is a lie.

PPHIRL will fix all of this.

catapult the propaganda.

Pronounced 'Pearl'. You must repeat yourself more to catapult the propaganda.

Prove it.

It is a bold-faced lie, a willful lie, to claim that the House bill is legislation made by liberal for liberals.

If that is what liberals really want, then the Pope is for abortion.

2,200 Vets Died Last Year Because They Lacked Health Insurance

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/11/10/vets-study-deaths/

“Like other uninsured Americans, most uninsured vets are working people – too poor to afford private coverage but not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid or means-tested VA care”

The proof is in the vote.

Whacked-out, left-wing nuts voted YAY!!

Whacked-out, right-wing nuts voted NAY!

220-215