JoAnnCr's Comments (193)

“Thank God for the courts. Congress should be ashamed!”

“Where are the unions?”

“Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were pushed into more progressive policy statements because of the progressive plans put forth by John Edwards. Once he was disgraced, they dropped those policies like a hot potato. I'm not sure if Edwards would have been able to have done better, but it is telling that he's been muted so dramatically. Was it a threat he posed to those in power? You can't convince me otherwise.”

“What's the point of giving up a Robust Public Option (which admittedly has faded into ancient history) for a Medicare for ages 55-65 if only a few people can get in?

Is anyone getting the feeling we are in a corporate dictatorship existing just to line the pockets of the extremely rich and powerful? Caste system anyone?!?”

“I would like Rachel to get this guy to commit to speaking directly to the Ugandan's, especially the author of the kill the gays bill, to condemn the bill and demand they not use him in any connection to the bill. I also want Rachel to get the guy to commit to scientific scrutiny for his claims he has "cured" thousands of homosexuals.”

“No truer words were ever said. How many other members of Congress should have the same said about them? Too many to count...”

“It's politics that got us into this mess. It's politics that will get us out. Death by no health care comes to us as a gift from the politicians. And we expect a leader like Bill Clinton to speak up for the small guys yet instead he slams takes aggressive & compassionate action.

I'm not certain I will ever forgive Bill Clinton for his short sighted behavior.”

“One of the biggest problems is money. How much we could do if we weren't fighting two questionable wars.”

“About time we had some guts in the Democratic Party.

Now will they just stand up to big Pharma and really reform health insurance?

That way we'd get removal of the antitrust exemptions for the insurance industry, negotiated drug prices, a medicare type public option for ALL Americans and a cap on the amount insurance companies can take as profits just like the cap on casinos. While they're at it, could they fix Medicare so all doctors and hospitals want Medicare patients?

BTW Throwing the bums out sounds better and better.

Also like the idea of Congress having to have the same kind of health insurance and health care they vote in for the rest of America.”

“The impact of the huge economic cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the subsequent toll it takes on our quality of life and security, cannot be underestimated.

Osama Bin Laden stated years ago that he wanted to bankrupt our country just like the Afghan war bankrupted the Soviet Union. That's the front he works on and engaging us in a non-ending war certainly seems to accomplishing his goal.

Unless the broader economic perspective informs our strategy, we may get to a point of destruction of our economy that the damage will be permanent. I fear we may already be there.

Military leaders will always recommend more war to solve problems even when the result of war endangers other areas of our country's effective functioning.

You and others like you, who stand back and survey the situation from the broader perspective and impact are more suited to recommend comprehensive broad impact solutions, not the generals.

I believe the president will appreciate your analysis and I will fax your letter to the White House. I recommend others do the same.”

“He might be a one term president because he is ineffective. Heck with the wars. He can't lead.”

“Kirstie is brave. That's all I can say.”

“Obama was always a conciliatory centrist without original and far reaching plans. Go back over the debates and check it out.

We very well may have picked the wrong person to lead us to real change.”

“If you read "Three Cups of Tea" you can see the possibilities of schools.

I love the idea of virtual schools. No brick and mortar to bomb.

Build infrastructure.”

“MSNBC sites sources accurately. Fox does not. End of story.”

“Progressives forced our hand?

Yeah right.

That's like a kid demanding a cookie and you give them a doggie biscuit.

You still need to get us

1. A public option for everyone including those with employer based insurance and those who can afford private insurance, not just those who are poor and uninsured

2. A plan that gives us the entire reform in 2010 so that 44,000 per year don't have to die and countless numbers go bankrupt while you dither

3. The ability to negotiate the price down for prescription drugs

4. Or better yet, a single payer plan for all

5. And what's this opt-out provision?!?

You can take your doggie biscuit and shove it!”

“We will take a good public option, available to every citizen of the United States, and multiple options of insurance plans just like Congress has, over Olympia Snowe any day.

Why isn't the president listening to the people who voted for him over a Republican who doesn't care squat about him? Show me the action, Mr. President. Put your money where your mouth is.”

“What do you expect of the party of "Die Quickly?"”

“Republicans: The party of "die quickly." What kind of peace is that?”

“What's new? Same problem in Viet Nam. The defense industry owns us.”

“Senator Schumer, you dems are making a mess of things. In case you didn't know it, it is our country. We are suffering. You HAVE health insurance.”

“All of us progressives need some backbone to fight back. John Edwards, are you listening?”

“Love Ellen but not on Idol. Funny but doesn't compare with Paula's heart. Didn't watch Idol last year. Won't watch it this year. Especially without Paula. Especially because of Ellen.”

“So why the heck is Max Baucus still the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee?!?”

“Why do 6 people in the United States get to decide everything? Fire Max Baucus!”