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Fri Dec-11-09 11:33 PM
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| 13. It was an attempt to derail any reform. |
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With the amendment in the bill, it had very little hope of getting 60 votes. That's why there were a number of Republicans who were supporting the amendment. John McCain, for example
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| -The sorry truth is that Obama's opposition to re-importation of pharmaceuticals simply STINKS. |
Faryn Balyncd |
Dec-11-09 10:49 PM |
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I guess our silent "Un-recker" thinks we are disloyal if we won't salute Obama's deal with Big Pharm |
Faryn Balyncd |
Dec-11-09 10:54 PM |
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I find it hilarious that in a post with a +36 rec count... |
SidDithers |
Dec-12-09 10:23 AM |
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Considering the article's assertion about Obama was made up out of thin air |
Telly Savalas |
Dec-12-09 07:43 PM |
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Maybe I am misunderstanding your comment. |
dotymed |
Dec-12-09 09:12 PM |
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Obama is a "rethug?" |
HuckleB |
Dec-12-09 09:14 PM |
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I am not a neo-con |
dotymed |
Dec-13-09 10:20 AM |
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That doesn't make Obama a "rethug." |
HuckleB |
Dec-13-09 08:01 PM |
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Agreed. One might think they're doing it as part of a scheme to ... |
TexasObserver |
Dec-12-09 08:39 PM |
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Its tough. I didn't expect this from him. |
Thrill |
Dec-11-09 10:55 PM |
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otrher things are disappointing also |
historian |
Dec-12-09 09:35 PM |
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If I couldn't get some free samples from my Doctor of my meds I'd be dead |
shadowknows69 |
Dec-11-09 10:57 PM |
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I would say that we have been scammed (and I think that we have) but, |
LakeSamish706 |
Dec-11-09 10:59 PM |
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He may have been the least of the 3 evils, |
ThomCat |
Dec-11-09 11:34 PM |
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Agreed, but I will be damned if I know how to get one elected... There are a few |
LakeSamish706 |
Dec-11-09 11:41 PM |
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I'm lucky |
Goldstein1984 |
Dec-11-09 11:07 PM |
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I have given up on Obama. |
Elwood P Dowd |
Dec-11-09 11:09 PM |
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Sadly so have I |
Raine |
Dec-12-09 07:35 PM |
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me too But he doesn't surprise me |
lovuian |
Dec-12-09 08:16 PM |
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of course it sucks - it's obama, right? |
seeinfweggos |
Dec-11-09 11:10 PM |
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If the head of our party does something shitty he should not be |
ThomCat |
Dec-11-09 11:35 PM |
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Glenn Greenwald: "A Major Difference between Progressives & Conservatives" |
Faryn Balyncd |
Dec-11-09 11:39 PM |
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I love when people pretend that there's a disconnect between action and consequence. |
rudy23 |
Dec-12-09 05:32 AM |
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shit on the head of our party ? |
bvar22 |
Dec-12-09 03:53 PM |
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Yeah, it's all about Obama. Who cares if people can afford to stay alive |
Lorien |
Dec-12-09 04:31 PM |
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"Health care is not a pony." That says it all. |
freddie mertz |
Dec-12-09 05:31 PM |
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way to miss the point. |
nashville_brook |
Dec-12-09 07:29 PM |
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No it's the opposite |
Raine |
Dec-12-09 07:37 PM |
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Nobody's opposed to this just because Obama supports it. |
Ken Burch |
Dec-12-09 08:37 PM |
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"our" party? |
ima_sinnic |
Dec-13-09 04:23 AM |
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Has the WH given an explanation for their opposition? |
ncteechur |
Dec-11-09 11:12 PM |
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(Perhaps its not his "real feelings", but his actions, that matter.) |
Faryn Balyncd |
Dec-11-09 11:19 PM |
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the claim will be "it's for our protection" |
paulsby |
Dec-11-09 11:32 PM |
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It was an attempt to derail any reform. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Dec-11-09 11:33 PM |
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Liberals need to stop complaning - Rahm |
budkin |
Dec-11-09 11:56 PM |
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this is one issue where i can agree with the "anti-corporatists" |
paulsby |
Dec-11-09 11:30 PM |
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That's not really what stinks. |
HuckleB |
Dec-11-09 11:31 PM |
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For people who aren't in a plan that negotiates lower prices |
ThomCat |
Dec-11-09 11:39 PM |
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If you're not in any plan, how is re-importation going to help? |
HuckleB |
Dec-12-09 07:36 PM |
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Because then you can get our drugs cheaper at the pharmacy. |
SharonAnn |
Dec-12-09 07:40 PM |
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At what pharmacy? |
HuckleB |
Dec-12-09 08:25 PM |
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If you aren't in a plan you can still have a pharmacy |
ThomCat |
Dec-13-09 12:19 AM |
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Exactly when was it made illegal? |
HuckleB |
Dec-13-09 03:20 AM |
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Except Obama and the FDA don't oppose it |
sandnsea |
Dec-11-09 11:52 PM |
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So where are all the dead Canadians? |
tblue |
Dec-12-09 02:10 AM |
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It's striking how the usual logic of "free trade" doesn't extend to pharmaceuticals. |
burning rain |
Dec-12-09 08:33 PM |
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Safety concerns are overblown and totally unwarranted. Canada isn't a third world cesspool. |
Selatius |
Dec-12-09 05:46 AM |
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"as currently written" |
sandnsea |
Dec-12-09 10:03 AM |
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Yes, but Canada isn't so hot on the idea itself. |
HuckleB |
Dec-12-09 08:30 PM |
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Self Delete/Repeat Post. |
HuckleB |
Dec-12-09 08:30 PM |
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So, you'll take the words of an anonymous WH official? |
katandmoon |
Dec-12-09 09:30 PM |
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There is no other way to slice it... a total giveaway to the drug makers |
budkin |
Dec-11-09 11:55 PM |
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re-importation is a ridiculous concept |
TheWebHead |
Dec-12-09 12:34 AM |
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pfffft |
midnight armadillo |
Dec-12-09 07:05 AM |
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rightwing whirlygig thinking |
Warren Stupidity |
Dec-12-09 10:07 AM |
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That's not true. They want us to believe that we're subsidizing the world, how christian of us, but |
SharonAnn |
Dec-12-09 07:46 PM |
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Really? |
dotymed |
Dec-12-09 09:47 PM |
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in one sense I am against the reimportation of medical drugs also |
left is right |
Dec-12-09 02:07 AM |
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Except, who will ever force big pharm to do that? nt |
rudy23 |
Dec-12-09 05:34 AM |
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How much of this suck ass "journalism" are we supposed to swallow? |
Telly Savalas |
Dec-12-09 07:27 AM |
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Time will tell. Obama originally said he wanted the public option. |
JDPriestly |
Dec-13-09 01:19 AM |
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Agree -- |
defendandprotect |
Dec-12-09 08:17 AM |
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unfortunately, the un-rec/cheerleading squad will not only swallow an infinite amount of shit, |
branders seine |
Dec-12-09 10:14 AM |
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The Humor in this is |
Johonny |
Dec-12-09 11:17 AM |
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That's actually the "tell" - the dead giveaway that you're dealing with |
Jim Sagle |
Dec-12-09 07:49 PM |
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Harry Reid Slips Lifetime Limit Into Senate Bill |
flyarm |
Dec-12-09 12:52 PM |
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It just keeps getting worse. |
jgraz |
Dec-12-09 05:27 PM |
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And it is another example of him breaking a promise |
alarimer |
Dec-12-09 05:28 PM |
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We should start keeping a list. |
freddie mertz |
Dec-12-09 05:34 PM |
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He does NOT oppose it. He SUPPORTS it. |
johnaries |
Dec-12-09 06:10 PM |
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How dare you question the integrity of the unnamed Senate source. |
Telly Savalas |
Dec-12-09 07:40 PM |
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Difficult to guarantee the safety ... |
walldude |
Dec-12-09 07:50 PM |
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The word "re-importation" |
dotymed |
Dec-12-09 10:05 PM |
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deleted, wrong place. n/t |
ProSense |
Dec-12-09 10:10 PM |
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This is a problem nobody's worked out yet |
DissedByBush |
Dec-12-09 09:15 PM |
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"but a White House official knocked down as false a report " |
ProSense |
Dec-12-09 10:14 PM |
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It sucks .... |
gleaner |
Dec-13-09 08:16 PM |
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