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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-16-09 01:46 PM
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4. Joe Courtney RAWKS!
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  -House Dem Calls Out Congress: You Have Public Health Plan. Why Not American People? babylonsister  Jul-16-09 01:34 PM   #0 
  - I very much look forward to the...  onyourleft   Jul-16-09 01:38 PM   #1 
  - Our Senator already answered it, "go work for the Federal government"  progressoid   Jul-16-09 02:05 PM   #13 
     - Wow, what a selfish asshole.  Hissyspit   Jul-16-09 02:40 PM   #18 
     - Who elects these shitheads?  progressoid   Jul-16-09 03:50 PM   #35 
     - I look at your profile..I don't have to go  Cha   Jul-16-09 02:44 PM   #20 
     - His term is up in 2010.  progressoid   Jul-16-09 03:47 PM   #34 
     - Federal health insurance is capped, and still leaves you with huge bills for many life-saving  solstice   Jul-16-09 02:47 PM   #21 
        - Your given a choice of Gov. subsidized private plans and some include dental and vision.  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 03:44 PM   #32 
        - it's still FAR cheaper than what the average american gets stuck with.  Donnachaidh   Jul-17-09 10:44 AM   #53 
  - crooks and lowlifes don't have much shame! n/t  dmosh42   Jul-16-09 01:40 PM   #2 
  - This should be all over the news  Schema Thing   Jul-16-09 01:45 PM   #3 
  - Joe Courtney RAWKS!  supernova   Jul-16-09 01:46 PM   #4 
  - A choice from a selection of private insurance plans  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 01:46 PM   #5 
  - I think he's far from an ignorant fool for having Americans' best  babylonsister   Jul-16-09 01:48 PM   #6 
  - Distorting the facts doesn't help anything  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 02:03 PM   #12 
  - That they can easily afford as well as a private health club and other perks. nt  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 01:53 PM   #9 
  - You do not think there is any differance ...?  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 02:01 PM   #11 
  - Yes, they do  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 02:06 PM   #14 
     - So what ? your not taking into account the dozens of other perks they get.  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 03:23 PM   #26 
        - This is about health coverage. Health Coverage.  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 03:44 PM   #33 
           - They have a selection of private plans brokered by the government.  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 03:50 PM   #36 
           - Yes I have. Yes they have a selection of plans  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 03:59 PM   #38 
              - I have not called anyone a liar and I have said all along they pick their plan.  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 04:03 PM   #41 
                 - You said they don't get the FEHB - it's a lie  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 04:44 PM   #44 
                    - Where do I say that? ...sigh I never said they had a public option.  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 06:08 PM   #45 
           - They got a private health club..do we have that? They have Walter Reed ..do we have that?  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 03:59 PM   #39 
              - Many are veterans  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 04:43 PM   #43 
  - I can't believe Congress uses the same Federal plan as the peons. Because it's NOT that great.  solstice   Jul-16-09 02:49 PM   #24 
     - They do not ...its a misleading lie.  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 03:25 PM   #27 
     - Yes they do  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 03:41 PM   #30 
        - You need to look at the big picture. These guys make almost 200k a year. nt  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 03:52 PM   #37 
           - And? They still don't have a public health plan  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 03:59 PM   #40 
              - It might as well be called public as we are paying for it.  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 04:05 PM   #42 
     - There are several plans to choose from  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 03:41 PM   #29 
  - They get it for life  LynneSin   Jul-16-09 01:49 PM   #7 
  - good point... there are some here who equate what they get as the same as any civic worker. nt  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 01:54 PM   #10 
  - Not true  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 02:18 PM   #15 
     - The article you point to shows just how great they have it.  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 03:35 PM   #28 
        - Did I say it wasn't great?  sandnsea   Jul-16-09 03:43 PM   #31 
  - They are highly paid and get a nice retirement package as well.  wroberts189   Jul-16-09 01:51 PM   #8 
  - And their plans are paid for by the taxes of many of us who  liberalhistorian   Jul-16-09 02:21 PM   #16 
  - kick. eom  ellenfl   Jul-16-09 02:23 PM   #17 
  - Why not indeed! And to that asshole who says  Cha   Jul-16-09 02:43 PM   #19 
  - In 2006, Courtney promised not to accept taxpayer subsidized health insurance...  babylonsister   Jul-16-09 02:48 PM   #22 
  - VIDEO HERE:  Hissyspit   Jul-16-09 03:06 PM   #25 
  - The servants are more worthy than their employers.  Tierra_y_Libertad   Jul-16-09 02:49 PM   #23 
  - That is very disingenuous of the Honorable Congressman.  Laelth   Jul-16-09 07:33 PM   #46 
  - Did you read this? The guy is not accepting health care from Congress.  babylonsister   Jul-17-09 12:51 AM   #48 
     - I read it, and that's very noble of him. He's a definite liberal, and I know that.  Laelth   Jul-17-09 01:06 AM   #49 
        - Well, Laelth, you are bound and determined to be disappointed.  babylonsister   Jul-17-09 01:14 AM   #50 
           - I appreciate that the President is trying to do something.  Laelth   Jul-17-09 01:47 AM   #51 
  - GREAT! What is his state? He's getting a Thank You call from me tomorrow!  bobbolink   Jul-16-09 07:44 PM   #47 
  - . .  Karenina   Jul-17-09 08:06 AM   #52 
 

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