WilliamBentley2's Comments (294)

“My god, Boehner is one lazy politician. Remember before he became majority/minority leader? He was on the air all the time, trying to rile things up (see: Eric Cantor). Once he made it to the top, so to speak, all this guy wants to do is smoke cigarettes, play golf and get a tan. Good lord! He's making Fred Thompson look spry...don't bother looking for the tongue-in-cheek. He's too lazy to place it there.”

“Give it up, pal.”

“Your argument hold little water, in my opinion. There is room for two-seat cars for young people and childless couples. Additionally, if driving SUV's and semi's were a deterrent, why would anyone even drive a honda insight or a civic? Neither of those cars will hold up against a semi, but really, is that what we are talking about? I welcome this addition and hope this is a sign of things to come in the near future.”

“On its face, I agree with the assertion that we can cover whomever is in the country (legal or otherwise). But, you and I both know that this presumption is untenable politically. For one, it creates the illusion of a "reward for bad behavior" for entering and residing in the country unlawfully. For another, it asks paying citizens (taxpayers) to directly fund others whose payments to the federal government can be considered dubious and indirect by and large.

In short, the better answer to "you lie!" is "how about immigration reform next?" --then we can reconcile your wish with political realities.”

“Who is going to vote for it? Fight whom? Please come back when you've grown up.”

“remove this guy's account please.”

“weaksauce...very weak...even for a 15 year-old”

“Sorry bro, you -must- be feeling a little butt-hurt right about now...I understand. I'll buy you a beer to cry into.”

“So, when taking prescription medicines, are any costs covered if you are an average person? So, you are saying that private health insurance does have a place in the Canadian system--with covering pharmaceuticals. Very interesting.”

“Alright, thank you for responding. If you do happen to come across this reply, can you give me an estimate as to how long an average wait would be (days, weeks, etc.). I only ask because I honestly want to make a factual assessment of the Canadian health system and how the average US health care experience compares.

After all the drama, it would be nice just to hear some facts. The above video is a nice example of fact-sharing (as told anecdotally, so not 100% accurate I am sure).”

“May I ask, about how long would an elective surgery take and what would be a good example of an elective surgery?”

“Gosh, a combination of alarmism and being underinformed really makes this sound like we have become a blog of "Concern Trolls" --to be honest, I am not sure if one could tell the difference between bona fide Democrats/­Progressiv­es and some plant put in to rile up the opposition.”

“ /agree with dwright here. Many guys are just starting to go off the deep end. We sound like the other side! Maybe we'll be more sympathetic to them when they sound as pathetic as some of us do whining and speculating.”

“Good lordy, you are clueless. "Very much to the right" --please tell me where most democrats are? You stick around here and other places like dkos or thenation.com and you might get the impression that people are all in favor of huge government programs that attempt to solve societal problems. But, friend, it's just not like that. You have heard the president continue to reiterate his desire for this public option. But, the president is not Congress. If Congress doesn't vote for it, why not consider blaming Congress (or at least the individuals who didn't vote for it). That would be a start.”

“I have heard that kind of tripe so often from individuals who believe what you claim to believe. I am sick and tired of it. In all honesty, most of the folks who you believe are produce > consume are democrats: union workers, teachers, nurses, working people. Most of the types who are the opposite fall into your party: executives, wealthy and apparently former Hill staffers like yourself. Get over it, pal.”

“Medicare vs. Private Health Insurance (not to be flippant)...?”

“If you read the whole story, it basically says that there is some fear there will be skepticism if there is no bi-partisan bill. Well, if that is the case, the Republicans have only one option: oppose the bill wholesale. That way, they can look like they were just not "included" in the final bill. They have two of three plausible scenarios: 1) no bill and 2) a bill they can run against next Fall. My answer to that? Go with the third option: pass the bill and to heck with the near-term consequences.

If you believe that in the long-term the benefits from passing the bill far outweigh the consequences of next-term's election topics, then you take your lumps and get it done.

Honestly, House Republicans probably wouldn't have voted for any incarnation of the bill no matter what. They play team politics and they act largely in lock-step. There were only ever going to be as many as ten Senate Republicans who would have considered voting for something. And, in order to get eight of them (minus Collins and Snowe) you would have had to have it effectively protect and promote the insurance companies.”

“I have to say that I am pretty sick of HuffPo's article titles. It has gotten old. Furthermore, the spin on the stories is getting old too. I'm solidly on the left side of the political spectrum, but this site is doing relatively little for me. C'mon guys, please do better. A straightforward story like this one gets treated like it's a guy lying to us....it's not.”

“*Fission* is how nuclear reactors work currently. *Fusion* is the so-called panacea energy source that has been considered slightly out of reach for commercial use. Fusion reactions are possible and largely stable now but require enormous amounts of energy to start them, making them highly impractical for commercial use.”

“Give me a break. You aren't actually serious, are you? I do feel for anyone who lives somewhere without a garage (a parking spot with a plug-in terminal) but what will happen over time is there will be public stations where people will be able to park their cars and "plug in"...think about a paid parking lot for an apartment building where you have your own spot or even "plug in meters" where you swipe your credit card or apply a little cash to get enough juice to charge your car. Also, think of gas stations that also become quick-recharge stations (5-10 minutes to get 50%-100% electricity). There's no reason to believe we won't adapt to the technology...and quickly.”

“Try closer to one *Billion* Three-Hundred Million. Yeah, it's like that.”

“Do you know how many people it would take convincing before you could align everyone on modifying FOUR programs at once? Not going to happen. We need to overarching framework to start.”

“Incorrect, sir.”

“In what alternate reality are 250 million out of 305 million Americans over 18 and non criminals?”

“lol, next.”