and turning off men with a powerful woman's haughty style means what to us?If she were a male her haughty stle would be called decisive actions.Sorry but her abilty is never at issue.He rplan being formed only 17 months as opposed to 13 months before an election is a problem because?

phoenix1964 - Hilary's plan didn't pass because it was garbage right from the get go. In deference to the office of the President and the first lady, the congress gave her plan a full hearing.

You will recall that Hilary's plan called for 50 state boards stuffed with political patronage, with 50 sets of regulations, and the whole thing smacked of a bureaucratic nightmare.

Hilary's real weakness is in not understanding that good intentions can sometimes do more harm than good. I worry when she talks about her administration "managing" things - like healthcare. Neither Hilary nor any pol she knows can "manage" healthcare. She needs to understand the concept of government as something other than "me good, him bad, therefore whatever I do is good." I'd rather have no medical plan than a bad one.

Odd, though, that she is one of the last ones to even have a health care policy availabel for review? It's true she fought for it as first lady, and I applauded her for that, but she didn't seek enough bi-partisan support, and the whole plan crashed and burned.

What makes you think she can get it passed as president if she hasn't been able to even come up with a plan in the years since her last try?

Edwards addressed all of the issues you just mentioned. He was roundly applauded by the audience because his plan makes so much sense and it is so comprehensive.

YAH SOCIAL CLIMBER
PROBABLY WANTS TO BE THE PRESIDENT SOME DAY....

You have about as much proof of that as the French labs... NONE.

What a pity you didn't actually watch the Forum before uttering this idiocy. It so happens that the questioning by Matthews and Armstrong went far beyond Cancer issues. John Edwards gave incredibly clear answers about his plans for a Universal Health Care program.
Which by the way, Obama's plan has plenty of holes in his plan and maybe that is why he skipped the Forum.

Hillary pontificated as usual and considering she hasn't even put forth a Health Care Plan, I cannot grasp why she was even there. Well, yes I can grasp why she was there.

I was at the Livestrong Forum and consider it the most valuable presentation I have ever seen.

Chris Matthews and Lance Armstrong were forceful and serious with the candidates, asking for their policy and insisting they be clear and committed. No one could have left that forum without realizing what a national crisis we have in health care and without knowing how little has been done about this horrible disease.

Cancer affects one in three personally and almost everyone when friends or family are considered. It not only strips people of their health but their wellbeing causing 50% of the bankruptcies in this country because of the astronomical cost of catastrophic illness.
Financial hardship does not even spare those who are insured because the insurance companies do everything they can to not pay.

Cancer is not a political issue; it is a national emergency.

I can see the candidates who chose not to attend, skipping other debates but not this one. Their choice is unconscionable and shows lack of concern for a problem so huge, neither they nor any other person in the United States will escape.

I was at the Livestrong Forum and consider it the most valuable presentation I have ever seen.

Chris Matthews and Lance Armstrong were forceful and serious with the candidates, asking for their policy and insisting they be clear and committed. No one could have left that forum without realizing what a national crisis we have in health care and without knowing how urgent the need is to find a cure for this horrible disease.

Cancer affects one in three personally and almost everyone when friends or family are considered. It not only strips people of their health but their wellbeing causing 50% of the bankruptcies in this country because of the astronomical cost of catastrophic illness. Financial hardship does not even spare those who are insured because the insurance companies do everything they can to not pay.

Cancer is not a political issue; it is a national emergency.

I can see the candidates who chose not to attend, skipping other debates but not this one. Their choice is unconscionable and shows lack of concern for a problem so huge, neither they nor any other person in the United States will escape.