Religions > Atheism > President Hypocrite Strikes Again - Or "No Child Left Healthy"
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"Budikka666" |
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27 Jul 2007 09:23:52 PM |
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President Hypocrite Strikes Again - Or "No Child Left Healthy" |
This via www.scienceblogs.com/corpuscallosum:
http://tinyurl.com/2n84yx
....one of Bush's campaign promises from 2004:
"America's children must also have a healthy start in life. In a
new term, we will lead an aggressive effort to enroll millions of poor
children who are eligible but not signed up for the government's
health insurance programs. We will not allow a lack of attention, or
information, to stand between these children and the health care they
need." (President George W. Bush, Republican National Convention,
September 2, 2004)
And then:
"...President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican
allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a
popular program that provides health coverage to poor children, saying
that expanding the program would enlarge the role of the federal
government at the expense of private insurance.
"The president said he objects on philosophical grounds to a
bipartisan Senate proposal to boost the State Children's Health
Insurance Program by $35 billion over five years. Bush has proposed $5
billion in increased funding and has threatened to veto the Senate
compromise and a more costly expansion being contemplated in the
House..."
Budikka
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: President Hypocrite Strikes Again - Or "No Child Left Healthy" |
28 Jul 2007 07:29:42 AM |
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On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:23:52 -0700, Budikka666 wrote:
"...President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican
allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a
popular program that provides health coverage to poor children, saying
that expanding the program would enlarge the role of the federal
government at the expense of private insurance.
You mean like Medicare part D?
--
Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace
alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing
it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
- H. L. Mencken
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: President Hypocrite Strikes Again - Or "No Child Left Healthy" |
30 Jul 2007 04:57:13 PM |
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On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:29:42 -0500, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:23:52 -0700, Budikka666 wrote:
"...President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican
allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a
popular program that provides health coverage to poor children, saying
that expanding the program would enlarge the role of the federal
government at the expense of private insurance.
You mean like Medicare part D?
More like the free medical care BushCo will get for life.
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| User: "Free Lunch" |
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| Title: Re: President Hypocrite Strikes Again - Or "No Child Left Healthy" |
28 Jul 2007 08:04:08 AM |
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On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:29:42 -0500, in alt.atheism
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in
<-fWdneMRoOUrqzbbnZ2dnUVZ_q3inZ2d@giganews.com>:
On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:23:52 -0700, Budikka666 wrote:
"...President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican
allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a
popular program that provides health coverage to poor children, saying
that expanding the program would enlarge the role of the federal
government at the expense of private insurance.
You mean like Medicare part D?
No, private insurance made big bucks out of Part D.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: President Hypocrite Strikes Again - Or "No Child Left Healthy" |
28 Jul 2007 08:31:17 AM |
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On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:04:08 -0500, Free Lunch wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:29:42 -0500, in alt.atheism "Mark K. Bilbo"
<gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in
<-fWdneMRoOUrqzbbnZ2dnUVZ_q3inZ2d@giganews.com>:
On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:23:52 -0700, Budikka666 wrote:
"...President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican
allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a
popular program that provides health coverage to poor children, saying
that expanding the program would enlarge the role of the federal
government at the expense of private insurance.
You mean like Medicare part D?
No, private insurance made big bucks out of Part D.
No, no, pharma is making big bucks, private insurance rather got stiffed.
Or is that what the "donut hole" is for...
--
Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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"Arrogance has to be earned. Tell me what you've done to earn yours."
- Dr. House
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| User: "Free Lunch" |
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| Title: Re: President Hypocrite Strikes Again - Or "No Child Left Healthy" |
28 Jul 2007 08:42:08 AM |
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On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:31:17 -0500, in alt.atheism
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in
<8OSdnVxrGtC42DbbnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d@giganews.com>:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:04:08 -0500, Free Lunch wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:29:42 -0500, in alt.atheism "Mark K. Bilbo"
<gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in
<-fWdneMRoOUrqzbbnZ2dnUVZ_q3inZ2d@giganews.com>:
On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:23:52 -0700, Budikka666 wrote:
"...President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his Republican
allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a
popular program that provides health coverage to poor children, saying
that expanding the program would enlarge the role of the federal
government at the expense of private insurance.
You mean like Medicare part D?
No, private insurance made big bucks out of Part D.
No, no, pharma is making big bucks, private insurance rather got stiffed.
Or is that what the "donut hole" is for...
In part. The insurers who took up part D are quite happy with it and
still selling it. They can include or exclude whatever drugs they want.
If Part D had been price controlled and managed the way that medical and
hospital care are, the whole thing would cost taxpayers about half of
what it does under the current arrangement.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: President Hypocrite Strikes Again - Or "No Child Left Healthy" |
28 Jul 2007 08:54:36 AM |
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On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:42:08 -0500, Free Lunch wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:31:17 -0500, in alt.atheism "Mark K. Bilbo"
<gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in
<8OSdnVxrGtC42DbbnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d@giganews.com>:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:04:08 -0500, Free Lunch wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:29:42 -0500, in alt.atheism "Mark K. Bilbo"
<gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in
<-fWdneMRoOUrqzbbnZ2dnUVZ_q3inZ2d@giganews.com>:
On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:23:52 -0700, Budikka666 wrote:
"...President Bush yesterday rejected entreaties by his
Republican
allies that he compromise with Democrats on legislation to renew a
popular program that provides health coverage to poor children,
saying that expanding the program would enlarge the role of the
federal government at the expense of private insurance.
You mean like Medicare part D?
No, private insurance made big bucks out of Part D.
No, no, pharma is making big bucks, private insurance rather got
stiffed.
Or is that what the "donut hole" is for...
In part. The insurers who took up part D are quite happy with it and
still selling it. They can include or exclude whatever drugs they want.
If Part D had been price controlled and managed the way that medical and
hospital care are, the whole thing would cost taxpayers about half of
what it does under the current arrangement.
Hm... twice as expensive, corporations making a killing...
Misson Accomplished!
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Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
------------------------------------------------------------
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace
alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing
it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
- H. L. Mencken
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