Obama Takes on Insurance Companies in Healthcare Push

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When Obama had his closed door meeting with the industry, he/they came out with this plan.
The insurance industry then made and aired advertisements to support the plan.
That caused people to cry 'bad fish' and even liberals were dropping support like a hot potato.
The insurance industry then realized that they had the wrong strategy. They started putting out ads to attack the plan. This latest 'protest' move by the insurance companies, just in time for the vote, pretending they are against 'ObamaCare', is positioned to move public support towards the plan.
I pity people who cannot see how they are being manipulated.

Joan Dalton of AL 5:31PM March 20, 2010

A "mob" has neither intelligence nor compassion. You aren't the only American, bub. We have to do something about our health care -- we have the most expensive health care in the world. Unlike you, I have some compassion for the hardworking AMERICANS who work flipping burgers, stocking shelves, picking up garbage, etc. The medical industry raises rates on all of us, and you and I don't care because WE have insurance, but these other hardworking AMERICANS can't afford either insurance or the care itself, and they're dying for it. The insurance companies don't care because they can raise rates. It's easier for them to raise rates than to dicker with doctors and hospitals about how exorbitant the medical costs are. They can get by with this because they basically run a monopoly. Personally I think we need single-payer health care like Canada, but if we can't have that, I'm OK with health care reform with a public option SO THERE IS SOME COMPETITION!

John of MO 1:39PM March 16, 2010

REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER…VOTE THEM OUT!!!
If the average middle class American does not do what his boss wants, he gets fired. Since the Congress and Administration plan to ram a healthcare bill into law the American people do not want, they should be FIRED. It is time to VOTE THEM OUT!!! The Congress and Administration want to use a process that was never intended to be used for this purpose to ram this bill into law against the will of the American people. This sets a dangerous precedent that subverts our system of government. Anyone that votes in favor of this bill is the enemy of our system of government. It is time to VOTE THEM OUT!!! ABRAHAM LINCOLN said “and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”. The American people are the boss not the Congress or Administration. It is time to take our government back from the arrogant members of Congress and Administration who think they know better how we should live our lives than we do. It is time to VOTE THEM OUT!!! REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER…VOTE THEM OUT!!!

AngryMobVoter of PA 7:12AM March 16, 2010