iralarry's Comments (110)

“This may sound naive, but the whole privacy proponent touting the Swiss make of their banking system is about as great an advertisement for their banking system as I've ever heard. You never hear, "Where is your money?", Answer, "Japanese bank", precisely because the Swiss want the business. There is enormous revenue for the Swiss in doing this. It isn't about your rights as much as it is about their bottom line. Never let anyone tell you they are doing this for you. The real bottom line is there is something in it for them. THAT is the way of the world.

Cynic, yes.”

“I am a Registered Nurse. I get offers from managed care companies weekly to become a case manager for them. that means they want me to review requested services for approval or denial. I wouldn't work for them for twice what I make now having the understanding of what it is they really do. When I have to fight for my patients to get home care services they really need and must talk to a fellow nurse about it, I get all steamed up having to explain and reexplain the rationale for the service.

A perfect example. It is Thursday and a patient who is released from the hospital needs daily wound care. We seek authorization for 4-5 visits up front so we can get past the weekend without delay in services. What do they nearly ALWAYS do? They give us 2 or three. They say that will cover till Sunday then call us Monday for more authorization. Now we are not seeing the pt Monday and the request for auth may take 5 days to come through. Ins Co have time constraints to respond. Imagine that. Without auth we will not see the pt. We won't get paid. Pt is unseen unless there is family to learn and attend to it. If not, tough luck. Go to the clinic, the ER. Frequently enough so much time goes by that the wound becomes infected and they are readmitted. Some MANAGED care, eh?”

“Is that constitutionally permissible? I guess a private paying audience has to deal with inconsistencies like this Palin who has the right to free speech but you don't have a right to rebroadcast it. Believe me, every time she opens her mouth, we pay for it...

Looks like Palin is more about the money than about anything substantive. I guess there will always be a few fringe element folks who would shell out 30 small for a chance to be stifled. You would think this a rock concert.”

“You call THIS quiet?”

“The news anchor-father said the the problem doesn't exist with the insurance company but with the system. Sorry, but insurance company's ARE the system. They are the gateway.

This must be the payoff for making that statement, company-wide policy change virtually overnight to insure his and supposedly all babies who are heavy in infancy, not an entirely unusual happening.

Now, when you or your kids are denied coverage on a policy you are paying for, or want to pay for, what is your recourse if you do not happen to be a anchorman”

“I am curiously ambiguous about this most prestigious award given to my president for whom I eagerly voted. My first and most honest reaction was, "Why President Obama?" Might even have been his own initial reaction. I am convinced he did not expect it nor revel in it either.

Now I have come to better appreciate the reasoning for the Prize committees decision. Mr. President, you are a beacon of hope, an inspiration for change. Your heart is in the right place. Just a few of the cliches apropos to this situation. Peace is a most elusive prize, much more so than the actual award itself. Wouldn’t you agree?

When he in fact, in time, provides more than just the inspiration to attain peace, but serves as its instrument for the actual change which needs to come, this award will mean more to him and the people of the world than it does right now.

The fact that the Taliban and Hamas chide him for it is indication that they WANT change and they want it now! Like a child that jumps up and down in antsy anticipation of something great, so do these people and everyone. They want change equals peace now. Something to start with. Thousands of years of incompatible ideologies clashing cannot be undone in 10 months. Wait, the best is yet to come. Have patients and hope and actually try to attain peace within yourself first. That is where all peace will emanate.”

“Maybe this thing will pass because it is dawning on Obamapposers that they are sinking their wn ship. We figured this out a while ago, they just caught on. Plus, I am sure there is money in it somewhere. Notice no indication on what changed as to alter their perspective other than, oh, its a great idea.”

“As far as I am concerned, it is a matter of public safety that all pts with diagnosed TB be provided with the medication to eradicate their disease and to prevent resistance and it spread. Anything less is tantamount to treason and the state, feds and any pvt MCO’s must be held accountable for allowing any pt. go untreated. Lack of money is a sorry excuse when the end result of TB unchecked and made resistant is hundreds fold more costly than simply ensuring it gets treated.”

“Hershey’s Chocolate is there as well. Should have listened to Ross Perot cause we are going both deaf and broke from the big sucking sound as jobs fly to other countries such as Mexico. Wal-Mart manufactures in India since 2005. These are billions in jobs and taxes.

Oh what a mess. Sigh...”

“As I conveyed to KK78 above. Would you stop and teach after nursing for 29 yrs and earning an excellent salary and benefits for half or less the compensation? Imagine turning out students who make significantly more out of the gate than you or any RN instructor who has been teaching for 10-20yrs!

When this country appreciates nursing as a really valuable and non-expendable profession, then maybe teacher salaries will be commensurate with the level of performance they turnout in quality nurses. I would begin teaching tomorrow. Pair me with a seasoned instructor or send me to nursing instructor education and I am in.”

“You are unenlightened into the realities of becoming a Registered Nurse. I’ve been an RN for 29 yrs and make a decent salary and have outstanding benefits so you can trust me.

No. 1 There is a dearth of nurses in this country and hospitals are chomping at the bit to hire. The reason there are so few nurses is because there are not enough qualified nursing instructors to teach the 100,000 or so want to be nursing hopefuls. That is correct, last year finds more than 100,000 people turned away from nursing education. The problem is not getting a job once you graduate; it is first getting into school. I guarantee you will get a job right out of nursing school should you get in.

No. 2 I want more than anything to teach new nursing students to become excellent nurses. Why don't I? Because after 29 yrs into it, I make good money and for me to stop and first become a qualified instructor, I have to take a 50% pay cut and I cannot afford to do that. I still have college loans for my daughter and offer some support for my son. I would teach for the same or damn similar salary but no one pays that, NO ONE. I would even consider teaching at night-God knows TV sucks-but I need a license first.

Go for it.”

“First, congratulations to the winners. A special high-five to the women who had the courage to venture into a so called mans demean.

Now, a suggestion for ambitious future Nobel Prize seekers:

Attempt to discover why healthcare in this country has to be profit driven to astronomical proportions. What is happening on the telomeres of MCO CEO's that allow them to come undone and lead a life of denial for coverage and delay tactics that people often get so infuriated at they just dig deep and pay for the test or procedure OOP!!! Unravel (pardon the pun) this dilemma and solve the healthcare cost runaway train problem.

Love and Peace…”

“Absolutely correct. Anti-Semite Arabs are hateful of their own indistinguishable ancestry.”

“Wow. I actually lost sight of that point. Cannot believe so many let this point slide. Good work.”

“No country profits because of the Olympics. Montreal spent 30 yrs repaying their Olympic sized debt. Atlanta gained nothing special. Remember Sarajevo? It is an honor, yes, but a costly one. I personally see no reason to build new venues to impress the world with ones wealth when homeless people sleep right outside their gaits and people die because insurance companies refuse to pay for the best care available for loss of profit.”

“I do not understand all the shame in not winning the bid for the Olympics in Chicago. We have had our share of Olympics in the US. The entire South America has never had it. This was not a slight at Obama, the United States or the Bush administration. Rio deserved it. They wanted it and deserved it. Why all this ridiculous nasty spin? WTF is the problem here?”

“Beautiful. Vote for me and I'll set you free. Ball of confusion. Think anything has changed now or even from the 60's? Think again. Business' rule. Bankers drool. The people feel like such a fool.

Still holding onto the idea that in a few years, things will smooth out for Obama. Have not given up yet. No one should. 30 yrs of managed care cannot be undone in 10 months. A cancer that has grown in your lungs from 30 yrs of smoking is not cured overnight either. And you have to suffer more of the treatment. Please, keep some faith.”

“I am wondering why SP is not accepting invitations to Meet The Press. David Gregory too challenging for her? Or any substantive interview with prominent media.

The woman is fringe and not to be concerned with. If this is what this country wants as a Presdent, I swear, I will leave this country. Mark my words. I will retire early to Costa Rica.”

“"Government is not a competitor. Government is a predator," said Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa).

THAT is the first statement any of them got correct. Enemy indeed!”

“This statement, for all the disgust I have for SP reeks of sexism. How is it that mom must stay home with Trig?”

“I sure as hell hope not but hope isn't one of my strong points. Neither is faith nor religion.

I think the goal is to prevent or minimize ones exposure to suffering but we all know money can't prevent that, only temper it. Rich people still get mugged and murdered, sick and injured.

I feel that being rich or wealthy tends to insulate one from the P&S of others but either being to the manor born or coming from the depths to the heights may offer a different perspective. If you have been there, you certainly do not want to return but you have a sense of compassion that may allow you to be more charitable than if you have a silver spoon at birth. I am sure there is plenty omre to it than this simple explanation but with limited word count...”

“A decent point but we live in a Republic where elected officials, the ones the majority voted for, call the shots. Whether they follow the dictates of the masses is another debate and an important one. If politicians decided all things by poles, what might we have?

Most, unfortunately, rule for political self-expediency. Maybe term limits of one session should be the rule so that your getting reelected has NOTHING to do with the right decisions you make for the right reasons. "Hey, this is what needs to be done. It cannot hurt me politically because I have no stake in being reelected." One can think freely and actually work for the common good, not the personal good of the house or senate or congressional member. But, I digress...”

“How do people like him come to power? Because of people like you and me who put him there. You can bet safely that he certainly knows how to spend money when it will benefit him, as in his campaign, but spend a nickel if their is nothing in it for himself? I would hate to be his waiter. See if he keeps his job next go round. Any bets?”

“That is tantamount to saying I don't need to pay school taxes because my kids are out of school now or I don't have any kids. Why should I pay taxes for something I do not need? It is easier if we all pay a little than if some pay a lot. And you will notice it certainly isn't the wealth who feel the pinch but the poor and middle class. The same will go for health insurance reform.

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) argument is ignorant. A perfect summary of republican thinking. If it doesn't serve me, why should I have to pay?”

“2 to 1. Wake up. The world really is crumbling this time. I have lost my optimism for the world to cooperate with itself. All those comet disaster movies? The world comes together? BS. There is no way, given the response of the world leaders ahead of Copenhagen for consensus to occur. Another year postponed is another year to prevent this disaster. This time, it won't be a comet that wipes out animal life. The comet will come from within.”