t squared's Comments (95)

“insurance companies play that game all the time. but, so long as that private business can do what it wants, she's ok with it.”

“yes it is sad, I grew up in a house w/ no ac, had acres of prairie, cypress head to roam, its all tract housing and fast food,strip malls and golf courses now”

“I'm sorry to hear of your ordeal, but glad to hear that you didn't actually have cervical cancer. Here's my story from Canada of my experience with cervical cancer. I went to the emergency department at the hospital on a Sunday, was sent to a specialist the next day, he had me into Juravinski Cancer Centre (one of the hospitals that Sarah's speech was supposed to support) within a week, had CTscans, X-rays, MRI, and ultrasound for a week and a half, and was receiving chemotherapy, radiation, and internal radiation within 2 1/2 weeks of my visit to the emergency room. I didn't have any out of pocket expenses. There are not the long waits for serious illnesses, such as cancer, despite what people down there are saying as scare tactics. Hope you stay well and have access to health care when needed.”

“My dear my heart bleeds for you, here in Washington State, my daughter had immediate care, delivered a growth the size of a watermelon, broke three surgical instruments, no penetration other than three small wounds, most wonderful hospital I have ever seen, but of course my son had insurance. Wait and see if pre-existing kicks in”

“my husband had a very rare condition and the mayo clinic was one of the few places in the country that had very experienced doctors who had performed the surgery he needed. We live in silicon valley in Calif with the highest technical capabilities in the U.S. There was no doctor in the Bay Area in northern california who had ever performed the surgery and very few who had even heard of it. Our insurance company told us we would have to have the surgery perfomred by someone who had never done it in our area and if he botched it then perhaps we could go to mayo. Ever had surgery hoping that you lived through the botch up job so you could maybe go to mayo and done right? Damm the Republican Senators who say the government is going to get between you and your doctors when the insurance companies don't even bother to get between you and your doctors, the insurance companies just make the decision for both you and your doctor. Bottom line, we found a visiting doctor who had performed the surgery, who was traveling to a nearby teaching hospital to teach a surgical course. The use of the hospital was covered by our insurance plan so while he was at the hospital and under contract for his work there, he agreed to perform the surgery. It cost about 30% more than mayo would have charged. Go figure”

“- Sending good thoughts your way.”

“Co-sign

I keep asking how this guy was able to buy a gun or get access to a gun given his criminal record?”

“Because we all Tivo these shows and pick and choose what we watch and when.”

“Although no clear motive has yet been established, I think this was a crime of passion, perhaps someone obsessed with her, the timing, right before the wedding, may be key. Some sick, this is your last chance scenario, obviously, only in the killer's mind.”

“That's possible.”

“Lindsay Graham must speak out against Obama because he voted to confirm Sotomayor and now he must pander to his base to get re-elected”

“Sorry didn't mean to reply to your post here. Just wanted to correct something in my previous post. I meant Dianetics was originally published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, not AMAZING SCIENCE FICTION.

Anyway, isn't both astounding and amazing that so many celebrities would adopt this bizarre science fiction therapy as their "religion?"

I would be all for its silly fun too, if it turned turn out to be the most lucrative, litigious, and abusive cult in American history.”

“i know. i hope that they can find some peace.”

“Yes, the status quo is that we ALL pay for the healthcare of illegals in the most expensive cruel way possible ... by waiting til they are in dire straits and having to spend $$$$$$.

But both parties fear the xenophobes to the extent that they leave this horrible situation the way it is. Jesus would slap the shit out of the xenophobes.”

“We all pay for it.”

“Exactly. Who says his "right" to not have to hear an upset child in a place where children will obviously be is greater than the mom's right to get her shopping done as best she can? He could have come back later, too. I expect if I go to places like WalMart I am going to have to deal with noisy families. Am I annoyed when someone wanders around the store ignoring their small child's distress? Of course! However, this wasn't a five star restaurant and we have no idea what the circumstances were that this mother was dealing with. You can't always take the time to take your upset child outside, sometimes you have to push through because you are on your way to the doctor's and you are out of diapers, or you have another child who will be waiting outside on the street after swimming lessons, or you are on your way to your crappy job and your child threw up on your clothes....we just don't know what others are going through and we can't assume they have the luxury to plan all of their errands around a two year old's behavior cycles.”

“A few years back I was involved in a reverse situation where a guy slapped,what was apparantly his daughter in the face,who couldn't have been more than three years old,hard enough to cause her to cry hystericly in pain.I told the guy the next time he wanted to slap somebody to try it on me and see what it would get him.
This happened in a Kroger store and the guy went on his way and nothing more came of it.I wondered for a while, what kind of a home life this poor little thing had and weather or not I should have called the police.”