teflon john mc cain is simply mouthing what his lobbyist friends are feeding him.

Mrs. Edwards is honest and eloquent, as always. McCain, not so much. I was struck by his suggestion of "trickle-down" health care in the line: "Because McCain's plan would lower the cost of healthcare through competition, Holtz-Eakin said, it would reduce costs for consumers with or without preexisting conditions."


So-called competition through deregulation or lack of regulation has only ever let to higher prices, poorer quality, and astronomical profits for industry. (See: banking, insurance, airlines, oil, gasoline, electricity, cable, and our toxic food supply.) McCain's non-plan would lead the health care system toward further deterioration. We need an end to health insurance. We need universal health care for all. We need a Democratic President and Congress.

If McCain thinks deregulation of health care would lower costs, he'd better look at other kinds of deregulation--telephone and the like. Costs go up and the opportunity for fraud (slamming, etc.) increases exponentially.

To borrow from Seinfeld, under McCain's guaranteed sickness plan, "No HealthCare For You".
Pro-Life until you're born. But after? "Forget 'bout it".

This was included in CNN's story on this, today.

"Edwards has also criticized Barack Obama"s health care plan. She has praised Hillary Clinton's proposal, saying that it resembles her husband's universal health care plan."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/02/elizabeth-edwards-takes-aim-at-mccain-health-care-plan/

As someone who has been blackballed by the inurance companies for the last 15 years, gone without healthcare, coverage, I not only fully endorse what Elizabeth has said, but want to take this further. Folks, universal healthcoverage won't cover anyone with pre exsisting condition. Not going to happen. Only single payer would do that. To think any of the candidates is pushing a program to cover everyone is to buy into yet another great lie. Its not about what you can fford anymore, its what the insurance companies choose to accept. I could pay for mine, but they won't take me regardless. Elizabeth took an issue I have been fighting for, to get everyone seen and heard, taken it to the airwaves, to the streets, Michael Moore did the same thing with Sicko, and yet, nobody demands change. You can be rich, poor, black, white, race no longer matters. If you have a pre exsisting condition, you are screwed. Until we demand change, single payer health care, nothing will change and more will be exluded. You say you don't want to pay higher taxes, but let me ask you this, what is peace of mind worth to you? To millions its worth that higher tax, if we can sleep at night. We must demand two things, living wages to offset the higher tax to cover single payer, are we all are screwed.

didnt Edwards only Suspend his campaign? i don't believe he actually dropped his run for POTUS.

I am tired of this argument about socialized medicine, its sounds like a Russian label. Well what do you think SSN is? and Medicare is? Unemployment Insurance is? Its all socialism, that doesn't mean we are a Dictatorship, well actually we are under Bush.

These are programs that have worked wonderfully for years, so what is so wrong with it. America is one of the worst Countries on record for Healthcare and Education, yet we claim to be a Superpower. Our infrastructure is so bad, we are 10 - 12 years behind other Countries, India, Saudi Arabia. Our internet service is slow compared to European Countries. They have brainwashed us, if we were attacked tomorrow, by some virtual virus, we would be screwed. Our electrical grids are so vulnerable, its disgusting.

More proof that in spite of what so many naysayers are saying, Elizabeth and John Edwards are dedicated to the average American. With them in the White House we would have a team working hard to making America a better place to live. Too bad everyone believed the media that there were only two viable candidates for the Democratic nomination.

Don't take this wrong because I truly admire her. However I am very disappointed with both of them for not endorsing Obama. Edwards big argument was Hillary taking money from Lobbyist and many of them from Insurance companies. The insurance companies will love Hillary's Health Care plan. He attacked Hillary over Obama on several occasions, so where does Edwards really stand on issues.

Elizabeth has endorsed Hillary's Healthcare but Hillary has mandates, true this will allow everyone to be covered, but what if people can't afford it, they will be penalized, look what is happened in MA. They can't afford the healthcare premiums but if they don't pay them, this will be taken out of their paychecks, makes no sense to me.

Obama has a plan, similar in some ways to Hillary's, but my personal believe is that the single payer plan will be best for everyone in America. Obama supported that first, so maybe after he is elected and with the help of Americans we can get a single payer plan. A single payer is best for everyone, Hillary would never support that, but Obama could get a movement going. Think about it.

and she endorsed Clinton's health care plan this morning. those people without health care thank you.

I am going to sound like a huge jerk for this, but I don't want to hear this woman on the attack of John McCain and his health care plan. She was on Morning Joe going on the attack and I don't care what this woman has to say until her and her husband endorse someone. It's so important right now and this pathetic fence walking is out of control.

I am not interested in anything else she or John Edwards has to say until an endorsement announcement is made. Otherwise they are wasting my time with drivel. I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but I am sick of shameless pandering, and blah blah blah talk. I am not interested in how badly McCain sucks. I already know how much he does. I want to know what she thinks of Hillary's plan or Obama's plan. Whether she likes them or not. Instead of dodging who do you like questions, it would make her come across more meaningful if she was behind someone defending their plans. If none of them appeal to her, then just go away.

Piss or get off the pot.

She's a truly amazing woman who would have made an outstanding First Lady.

This is America after all. We found our way to the moon and we landed space vehicles on Mars, certainly finding a way to provide health insurance for every....every single person in this country is possible. That includes those folks with pre-existing conditions. This is not rocket science...it is a money issue and it is time for the money to be expended for the good of the people. After all, what are we working for in this Country? If private companies will not provide for everyone they will soon be out of business. Their profit margin should not determine the life and death of a person. I thank Elizabeth and John Edwards and Hillary Clinton for supporting Universal Health Care.

Single payer, guaranteed health care seems to work in all of the rest of of the western industrialised countries. Are we to stupid to make it work here?