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Rhonda Bodfield at the Arizona Daily Star writes Political Notebook: Rep. Shadegg's health care speech goes viral:
U.S. Congressman John Shadegg was mocked by funnyman Jon Stewart and chastised by Bill O’Reilly for his floor speech against the health care reform bill when it came up for a' [...]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
First, the American Medical Association (AMA), long the obstacle to health care reform for more than five decades, announced its support for the House Democrats health care reform bill. Now comes these equally eye opening new positions.
On Monday, the American Medical Association (AMA), in partnership with Servicemembers [...]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
(h/t IWR Cartoon - Traitor Joe's)
Nietzsche: God is dead.
God: Nietzsche is dead.
Lieberman: Health care reform is dead.
The next line is up to you, Democrats.
Sen. Joe Lieberman (the narcissist "party of me!") represents the "Insurance Capital of the World" -- Connecticut is headquarters to' [...]
At the behest of Rep. Michele Bachmann (Kook-Minn), House Republicans joined the teabagger crowd on the West Front of the Capital yesterday for a hate fest about health care reform. In addition to waiving the usual signs depicting Obama as a clown, monkey, Nazi, etc., the teabaggers [...] Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
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(The video is quirky)
President Obama made brief remarks to reporters in the White House Briefing Room, following the AARP and AMA's endorsements of the health care reform bill. Obama: AARP's Support On Health [...]
I'm sure many of you have been following the Health Care Reform legislation moving through Congress. Well, according to a whip count done by The Hill [h/t DailyKos], Harry Mitchell is undecided on whether he'll support the bill being brought to the House floor.
Please call Congressman Mitchell and urge [...]
Arizona, here is your opportunity to tell Senator McCain, “NO Cap and Trade!!! or, NO John McCain!!!
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will hold town hall meetings on Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st to discuss issues affecting Arizonans, including the economy, health care reform, and the [...]
My last post about Giffords and health care reform was very positive. She came out clearly for a strong public option and held firm in front of a hostile crowd at the town hall I attended.
The rubber is about to meet the road on health care legislation, and [...]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced today the Senate Health Care Reform bill:
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the merged health care bill will include a public option allowing states to opt-out. [...]
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
I have always thought that instead of talking about health care reform, we should be talking about bankruptcy reform -- bankruptcy due to medical expenses not covered by health care insurance.
A national study in the American Journal of Medicine (May 2009) found that 62 percent of all bankruptcies filed in [...]
