loria's Comments (907)

“Go ahead. But remember 2000, and don't tell that there was no difference between Bush and Gore.”

“I am with you, and every Obama supporter I know and worked with to help get him elected is still with him for the exact reasons you indicated.”

“I think that left as is the health care system would be create another economic catastropy. So, perhaps that is the reason it was tackled now. Wouldn't it have been great if Bush would have had some foresight when dealing with the economy? I am no economist and I knew they had created a housing bubble that would crash. I over a year before the crash that the subprime market was going to cause serious economic problems. Yet, nothing was done because there was no will to do it and many people are just plain greedy.”

“Please. There was a Medicare buy-in for those under 55 until they couldn't come up with the 60 votes. It's all about the 60 votes and what they can get through the Senate.”

“That's the reality that exists for people today who have pre-existing conditions. They might have health insurance but the deductible is so high they can't use it. Others can't afford it in the first place.

So, what is the answer?”

“I wonder if those who are mandated to purchase will be thankful they did when they get sick. I have lost two brothers to this crappy health care system. One didn't get the test he needed because the insurance company decided 40 years old was too young to get colon cancer (they hedged their bet and he paid with his life). The other worked at a job for 12 yrs and felt he couldn't afford health insurance. He didn't make a lot of money, but decided he was young enough to live without health insurance. He used what little money he had left over for other things, and he paid with his life.

So, I do see this as progress forward. Those can't afford health insurance will get help. Pre-existing conditions will no longer rule out affordable healthcare for many.

I know you are all hung up on the mandates, which may or may not even be in the final bill. But, everyone needs to take some responsibility in this reform and that means if you can afford healthcare you should be buying it.”

“Why don't you go to Politifact? They are keeping a record of the campaign promises. He's fullfilled 75 of them and a lot more are in the works.”

“Will you be voting for Palin, Romney or Huckabee?”

“I don't see Obama as a victim. But, you apparently thought he might be the Messiah.”

“Give it a rest. You think you know all, and what you really know is what supports your beliefs just as I know what supports mine.

My life experiences are different from yours. So, I come to my conclusions based on them. Don't discount them and think you somehow know more. I happen to have seen a lot I like from Obama on all fronts. He immediately stopped the gag order which helps women in developing countries get the health care they need. He lead on hate crimes legislation. The economy is turning around. Job loss has slowed dramatically and the economy grew last quarter. I don't know what to say to you. But, I will say that the leader you want doesn't exist, and if that leader did, he/she would never get elected in this political climate. Kucinich tried. Dean tried. Perhaps we will move left, but the reality is the country is closer to the center.”

“The super majority includes Lieberman, the conservative dems. a couple progressive dems. That is hardly a sure thing when the GOP is in lockstep obstructionist mode.

How would Hillary get all of them to support her agenda? The Hillary magic wand.? There must be a magic wand out there somewhere. If Obama doesn't have it, someone has too.”

“So, anyone who doesn't see things the way you do now works for K Street?”

“You mean those tens of millions of people who will get health care?”

“It all comes down to whether we see strength in a leader who rams things down everyone's throat or if leadership is multi-dimensional.”

“Hillary would still have to deal with the same Congress. I guess she's the next answer to all of the country's problems. Perhaps she could reverse Nafta or repeal the Glass Stegall Act. Maybe she could get us out of Iraq quicker because she never did support that war (oh wait, she did).”

“You are right. It's not. But, I'll at least give him until the end of the first term to evaluate what he's done. Eleven months when he inherited a mess and has seen obstruction at every turn isn't enough time to put the final nails in the coffin.”

“What makes you believe that? I hear people from the left complaining that Obama has surrounded himself with those from the Clinton Administration. Yet, you have decided Hillary is the answer to hcr reform. How did that work out for the Clinton's in 1993? That's right. It never even made it to a vote in either the House or the Senate. Do you also believe that Hillary has a magic wand that would make Lieberman, Nelson, and the GOP fall in line?

I think a lot of people thought Obama had some special powers. Now we see that others believe it's Hillary, McCain or even Howard Dean that have special powers.”

“They were never locked out of the hcr debate. The GOP had equal representation in the Senate Finance Committee's bill.

The current GOP wants to obstruct and will do anything they can to insure Obama's and Dem's failure. Did you know they actually voted to delay the funding of the troops in an effort to derail hcr? The MSM and HP won't tell you that, but that is the extend they will go.

Read this and tell us again about the great ideas of the GOP.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/gop-voted-to-delay-funding-for-troops----as-part-of-health-care-debate.php”

“I guess there are a lot of people who really did believe Obama was the Messiah. I never did and never thought he had a magic wand or fairy dust he could sprinkle over the country. Personally, I shudder to think where we would be with McCain and Palin in the WH.

Is Obama perfect? No. But, he has accomplished more than many give him credit for. He's one year into a four year term. He's had no help from the GOP in Congress who want to obstruct at every turn. He is a president who respects the three branches of government. Would you prefer he govern like Bush and extend the executive powers or would you prefer he govern as the Constitution intended?”

“You've probably noticed how the Congressional Republicans have embraced Obama and worked with him to get us out of the mess of the last eight years. You might have hoped he could bring the country back together, but the GOP never even wanted to try. There is no Democratic president who could have done it any differently. You need two sides to have some kind of reconciliation and one side isn't even bothering to show up.”

“The country and the world would have been so much better off with the experience of McCain and Palin.”

“I think it started long before his dad died.”

“VS,
Thanks for your rant.”

“Jenny,
Helping women and young girls in third world countries is the most effective way to forge change. Educating girls decrease birth rates signficantly. Supporting women and creating structures where they get paid for all of the hard work they do (women do much of the work in these countries) elevates their status within their families and their villages. Keep supporting this young girl. That is how these countries are changed. (one woman or girl at a time).

In the meantime keep speaking out about this dispicable law. If it weren't for you and Rachel Maddow I would know nothing about it.”

“What new industry has replaced the textile industry in the South?”