Sunday, September 16, 2007

Like I said to someone recently...the current batch of politicians in Congress and Senate will NEVER get health care reform resolved because they are not motivated to do so (except out of political expediency and to get brownie points for the drive-by "I care" quotient and be able to say "I tried" and be done with it). The millionaires on both sides of the political aisle are taken care of by their own privileged system and simply don't care.

The latest antic comes from the vile and putrid mouth of Hillary Clinton, who in her pursuit to be crowned "Queen Hillary" and continue the Clinton dynasty, does not have the political savvy or ability to get things done without antagonizing everybody.


(AP) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is unveiling a sweeping health care reform proposal Monday that would require every American to carry health insurance and offer federal subsidies to help reduce the cost of coverage. With a price tag of about $110 billion per year, Clinton's "American Health Choices Plan" represents her first major effort to achieve universal health coverage since 1994, when the plan she authored during her husband's first term collapsed.

The former first lady says she has learned from that experience, which almost derailed Bill Clinton's presidency and helped put Republicans in control of Congress for years to come. Aides say she has jettisoned the complexity and uncertainty of the last effort in favor of a plan that stresses simplicity, cost control and consumer choice. The centerpiece of Clinton's plan is the so-called "individual mandate," requiring everyone to have health insurance — just as most states require drivers to purchase auto insurance. Rival John Edwards has also offered a plan that includes an individual mandate, while the proposal outlined by Barack Obama does not.


Hey, Brainiac Hillary...what about the people who can't AFFORD it, hon?

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