Kristol Tells Republicans to Go for the Kill on Obama Healthcare Reform Plan

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the more i see the republicans true motives which seem to be creating a system of super-capitolism with no social safety programs or regulations in any industry to protect consumers in variuos markets and endeavors, the more i hate and despise the republican party.however some of the democrats are just as bad regarding the issue of healthcare reform obstruction.it seems great numbers of the so-called representatives from both parties only truly serve the oligarchy that owns many of these people on both sides of the aisle!! our nation needs healthcare reform now!! leaving big insurance and pharma pirates in control, with no reforms should bring the question;do the people that we elect to represent us for the advancement of the common good really intend to do us any good???!!ordo they all just work for the oligarchs and no one else!!??! we elected you you better damned well do your jobs and bring the voters the reforms we need,or you,ll all join the ranks of the unemployed!!

demonskull7 of CA 8:46PM August 18, 2009

How about using all the BILLIONS of dollars the U.S. gives out in financial aid to other nations every year (because we are The Charity Capitol of the World it seems) and use it to pay for health care...charity begins at home. The amount of money we give away every year is staggering. Stop giving our tax dollars away to other nations and use it for our own people.

Michelle of MO 10:09PM July 25, 2009

The reason that Republicans attack government sponsored health care is that rich Republicans never had a desire to help the average American with reasonable health care. The reason for that is that the Republican Party represents the very rich, the wanna be rich, and corporate interests. The Republican party get its funding from these folks and does care about anything else. As long as the party is made up of the rich, and wanna be rich, Republicans will always have money and never have to worry about health care for themselves.
Attacking the people who are interested in helping the rest of the nation to get reasonable heath care is easier than working to help the nation to get reasonable health care. While the Republicans blindly supported billions of dollars that went to Iraq, with no possibility of return on investment, they have not raise a hand to help the folks who, by the way, do pay the tax bills.
After defeating the Democrats attempt to find health care reform during the Clinton administration, the Republican party had eight years of spending taxpayer dollars to invade Iraq, in the name of protecting the nation, it seems to me that complaining about the cost of a health care bill, which would benefit Americans, is very ingenuous.
Rich Republicans do not want taxpayers to have reasonable health car. This is because getting reasonable health care might not benefit the insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and inept hospital administrations that rich Republicans are invested in. Why? Because the rich Republicans and the corporations they represent, do not pay taxes, and the insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, and inept hospital administrators are some of the Republican party's key supporters.
I would not vote for a Republican dog catcher (by the way Abraham Lincoln is my lifelong hero)for fear that a Republican dog catcher might grind up the dogs and sell the meet for hot dogs.

James H Robinson of CA 1:51AM July 23, 2009

"and those Democrats that are against him on health care because they are worried about their being relected."
Um - hello! The Democrats that are urging reason over hype are representing their constituents. You are exactly correct in that they should be worried about being reelected. That's how it works!

Jay in MO of MO 5:08PM July 22, 2009

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MONEY TO FUND THIS "MONEY-SAVING" FIASCO! Stop putting my great-great-great-great grandchildren in debt.

Common sense of MO 5:02PM July 22, 2009

AMERICA’S NATIONAL HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY!
It’s official. America and the World are now in a GLOBAL PANDEMIC. A World EPIDEMIC with potential catastrophic consequences for ALL of the American people. The first PANDEMIC in 41 years. And WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES will have to face this PANDEMIC with the 37th worst quality of healthcare in the developed World.
STAND READY AMERICA TO SEIZE CONTROL OF YOUR NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
We spend over twice as much of our GDP on healthcare as any other country in the World. And Individual American spend about ten times as much out of pocket on healthcare as any other people in the World. All because of GREED! And the PRIVATE FOR PROFIT healthcare system in America.
And while all this is going on, some members of congress seem mostly concern about how to protect the corporate PROFITS! of our GREED DRIVEN, PRIVATE FOR PROFIT NATIONAL DISGRACE. A PRIVATE FOR PROFIT DISGRACE that is in fact, totally valueless to the public health. And a detriment to national security, public safety, and the public health.
Progressive democrats the Tri-Caucus and others should stand firm in their demand for a robust government-run public option for all Americans, with all of the minimum requirements progressive democrats demanded. If congress can not pass a robust public option with at least 51 votes and all robust minimum requirements, congress should immediately move to scrap healthcare reform and request that President Obama declare a state of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY! Seizing and replacing all PRIVATE FOR PROFIT health insurance plans with the immediate implementation of National Healthcare for all Americans under the provisions of HR676 (A Single-payer National Healthcare Plan For All).
Coverage can begin immediately through our current medicare system. With immediate expansion through recruitment of displaced workers from the canceled private sector insurance industry. Funding can also begin immediately by substitution of payroll deductions for private insurance plans with payroll deductions for the national healthcare plan. This is what the vast majority of the American people want. And this is what all objective experts unanimously agree would be the best, and most cost effective for the American people and our economy.
In Mexico on average people who received medical care for A-H1N1 (Swine Flu) with in 3 days survived. People who did not receive medical care until 7 days or more died. This has been the same results in the US. But 50 million Americans don’t even have any healthcare coverage. And at least 200 million of you with insurance could not get in to see your private insurance plans doctors in 2 or 3 days, even if your life depended on it. WHICH IT DOES!
If President Obama has to declare a NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY to rescue the American people from our healthcare crisis, he will need all the sustained support you can give him. STICK WITH HIM! He’s doing a brilliant job.
THIS IS THE BIG ONE!
THE BATTLE OF GOOD Vs EVIL!
Join the fight.
Contact congress and your representatives NOW! AND SPREAD THE WORD!
God Bless You
Jacksmith – WORKING CLASS

jacksmith of TX 1:49PM July 21, 2009

middle of the road democrats need not fear the ultra liberal democrats fear tactics, the untra liberals, will be falling like rocks from the mountainside next election. That's a promise and a fact.

John Bilton of NC 9:50AM July 21, 2009

I am a senior and do not want Obama's healthcare program. The seniors would get nothing . . . let them die off seems to be the plan.
Why don't America's seniors know this? Perhaps it's because the AARP won't tell them!

jane of MN 9:42AM July 21, 2009

If SSF's "opinions are undermined," they had no foundation. Different opinions are supposed to be presented here. Going off-topic again, SSF repeats personal attacks with the charge that people are jealous of the way former Gov. Palin looks. She's a Creationist who fell victim to its propaganda. She wants public school children to be programmed like she was, so they'll want the highest official of some church to boss them around. She wants to steal and waste taxes by using them to feed and clothe preachers and enrich publishers of religious literature. She is not a good manager of tax revenue. My main topic is that congress must end religious tax favors. SSF never learned (or refuses to conform to) rules of debate.) In other discussions, apparently, by making off-topic comments, SSF was able to "take the baseball and go home, ending the game." Everyone needs good healthcare. The military and Congress have had tax-paid "socialized medicine" for a very long time. It must be extended to all of us.

aura dawn veirs of CA 6:45AM July 21, 2009

You and your dysfunctional warped right wing conspiracies. You need to get yourself
together, your a mess. Always trying to undermine others opinions. Face it it took six months for your wonderful party to triple the national debt and balloon unemployment to 10 %. You and your party are fakes. Your so critical of Palin, must suck to be so jealous of her beauty and brains. What a perfect combination. Obama's favorable rating now 29 %, doing a great job with that liberal agenda.

Stanley Stuart feingold of NY 2:36AM July 21, 2009