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288. I wrote this analysis, for those who want details on what it actually does and doesn't do:
Beyond the hype, snipes and myths, what will the landmark measure really do?



By Miriam Raftery


March 22, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – How will the landmark healthcare bill passed last night by the House of Representatives impact you, your family and your business? The answers, detailed extensively below, may surprise you.



President Barack Obama is expected to sign the measure in the next couple of days, though the Senate has yet to vote on whether to accept House changes to a version of the bill that the Senate recently passed. While some changes may yet be made, major elements include provisions to take effect immediately, as well as many others that will be phased in over several years. These include:


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  -Check In If You Support the Passage of This Historic HCR Bill! berni_mccoy  Mar-21-10 04:53 PM   #0 
  - How about now that it's going to pass  Cal Carpenter   Mar-21-10 04:55 PM   #1 
  - +1  Mithreal   Mar-21-10 10:56 PM   #165 
     - ha, ha  judesedit   Mar-22-10 04:22 PM   #296 
  - KnR and...to the greatest Page with ya.. :o) and a Beautiful day to all Americans...Pagans n ALL  opihimoimoi   Mar-21-10 04:56 PM   #2 
  - It isn't what I wanted  wryter2000   Mar-21-10 04:56 PM   #3 
  - love how it's only the end of Democracy as we know it when it's a Dem bill  tigereye   Mar-21-10 08:20 PM   #91 
  - Now we can all tell the disginuished Congressman from Ohio.......  Left Coast2020   Mar-21-10 10:27 PM   #151 
     - I second that  sallyseven   Mar-22-10 11:04 AM   #262 
  - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Mar-21-10 04:57 PM   #4 
  - Absent the Congress passing a bill to my exact specifications I think this  saltpoint   Mar-21-10 04:57 PM   #5 
  - Allow me to second that exact sentiment. N/T  Betty Karlson   Mar-21-10 05:00 PM   #9 
     - Hi, Betty.  saltpoint   Mar-21-10 05:01 PM   #17 
  - When is the vote? Is there a thread following this? nm  rhett o rick   Mar-21-10 04:57 PM   #6 
  - Around 8 p.m., give or take.  femmocrat   Mar-21-10 05:00 PM   #10 
     - 8 pm EDT? nm  rhett o rick   Mar-21-10 05:05 PM   #22 
        - Yes, EDT. Sorry. n/t  femmocrat   Mar-21-10 05:12 PM   #32 
           - np and thanks. nm  rhett o rick   Mar-21-10 06:33 PM   #58 
  - I support its passage, but not this pared down bill.  femmocrat   Mar-21-10 04:58 PM   #7 
  - Yes, but we must NOT be bought off on any of our issues, including Medicare for All.  patrice   Mar-21-10 04:59 PM   #8 
  - I do  wildflowergardener   Mar-21-10 05:00 PM   #11 
  - Now Obama has got to start saying we are going to fast track what's in this bill.  Skink   Mar-21-10 05:00 PM   #12 
  - Can I bring my pony too?  jpak   Mar-21-10 05:01 PM   #13 
  - Did you see FRUM's take on Waterloo? roflmao--linky  Hekate   Mar-21-10 05:01 PM   #14 
  - Wow, that was great. I may overdose on "gloaten-frade" this morning. nt  eyepaddle   Mar-22-10 09:04 AM   #247 
  - No more pre-existing conditions?  Hissyspit   Mar-21-10 05:01 PM   #15 
  - You do know that Insurance will no longer be allowed to deny coverage for PEC?  berni_mccoy   Mar-21-10 05:03 PM   #19 
  - Yes, I know that.  Hissyspit   Mar-21-10 05:16 PM   #34 
     - How is it not an end?  berni_mccoy   Mar-21-10 05:20 PM   #39 
        - They just have to pay a fine for refusing to sell a policy to someone with a PEC  laughingliberal   Mar-21-10 08:02 PM   #84 
        - From Political Heretic's thread:  Hissyspit   Mar-21-10 09:32 PM   #126 
           - That particular analysis ignores the following cost-controls built into the policy  berni_mccoy   Mar-21-10 11:33 PM   #179 
  - +1000 nt  laughingliberal   Mar-21-10 07:58 PM   #82 
  - Oh, they'll cover them after the waiver period but, by then, premiums will be unaffordable  Roland99   Mar-21-10 08:57 PM   #102 
  - +1  Mithreal   Mar-21-10 10:58 PM   #167 
  - I'm in, I support it and am celebrating today.  LiberalLoner   Mar-21-10 05:01 PM   #16 
  - Checkin  mzmolly   Mar-21-10 05:03 PM   #18 
  - Dennis Kucinich finally persuaded me on Real Time with Bill Maher Friday night.  sharesunited   Mar-21-10 05:05 PM   #20 
  - Yes! Checking in!  CaliforniaPeggy   Mar-21-10 05:05 PM   #21 
  - I rise in SUPPORT of this flawed health care bill...  Bolo Boffin   Mar-21-10 05:07 PM   #23 
  - I support it but I wouldn't call it a great victory or historic moment.  BurtWorm   Mar-21-10 05:07 PM   #24 
  - History is being made today  mcar   Mar-21-10 05:08 PM   #25 
  - I do  proud patriot   Mar-21-10 05:08 PM   #26 
  - I'm in.......  dhill926   Mar-21-10 05:08 PM   #27 
  - Here  cmd   Mar-21-10 05:08 PM   #28 
  - At last. Hope it's just the beginning.  OregonBlue   Mar-21-10 05:09 PM   #29 
  - Thank you, well and simply put,  cilla4progress   Mar-21-10 05:10 PM   #30 
  - I am checking in, and I am proud of my President. eom.  NYC_SKP   Mar-21-10 05:11 PM   #31 
  - Big K&R!  Bobbie Jo   Mar-21-10 05:13 PM   #33 
  - Checking in  jaxx   Mar-21-10 05:16 PM   #35 
  - Reporting for Duty, sir!  BeatleBoot   Mar-21-10 05:19 PM   #36 
  - Nyah, what a maroon...  FailureToCommunicate   Mar-21-10 05:46 PM   #52 
  - wee  WillyT   Mar-21-10 05:20 PM   #37 
  - With Reference To Your Cartoon...  nimvg   Mar-22-10 03:20 AM   #207 
  - With Reference To Your Cartoon...  nimvg   Mar-22-10 03:22 AM   #208 
     - Offshoring has been going on for 30 years  jonestonesusa   Mar-22-10 08:42 AM   #234 
  - It's a good start.  Dappleganger   Mar-21-10 05:20 PM   #38 
  - k&r  onenote   Mar-21-10 05:21 PM   #40 
  - Yep  graywarrior   Mar-21-10 05:22 PM   #41 
  - I'm happy  Omaha Steve   Mar-21-10 05:29 PM   #42 
  - Bernie Sanders got on board.  Ikonoklast   Mar-21-10 05:32 PM   #43 
  - Support? Meh... It's tolerable.  The_Commonist   Mar-21-10 05:32 PM   #44 
  - k & r  dmr   Mar-21-10 05:32 PM   #45 
  - Checking in! nt  DevonRex   Mar-21-10 05:33 PM   #46 
  - K & R  Scurrilous   Mar-21-10 05:33 PM   #47 
  - checking in!! nt  CBR   Mar-21-10 05:34 PM   #48 
  - Yep - just like all legitimate progressives and liberals support I support it.  apocalypsehow   Mar-21-10 05:36 PM   #49 
  - thanks for your diligence berni_mccoy  spanone   Mar-21-10 05:37 PM   #50 
  - I'm preparing to celebrate! nt  SPedigrees   Mar-21-10 05:40 PM   #51 
  - I'm here.  jwirr   Mar-21-10 05:52 PM   #53 
  - A very happy K&R  solara   Mar-21-10 05:56 PM   #54 
  - in.  Bluerthanblue   Mar-21-10 05:58 PM   #55 
  - Just hope it allows for state single-payer plans. PA is possible first. (nt)  philly_bob   Mar-21-10 06:01 PM   #56 
  - >>>>  Stinky The Clown   Mar-21-10 06:18 PM   #57 
  - Here!  treestar   Mar-21-10 06:33 PM   #59 
  - HAHA! The Dems won and the repukes LOST!!... AGAIN!!!  Swamp Rat   Mar-21-10 06:34 PM   #60 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-22-10 02:19 AM   #202 
     - LOL!  Swamp Rat   Mar-22-10 02:30 AM   #203 
  - k and r nt  seabeyond   Mar-21-10 06:35 PM   #61 
  - here!  Coexist   Mar-21-10 06:35 PM   #62 
  - It's a start in the right direction!  B Calm   Mar-21-10 06:36 PM   #63 
  - Yep  Zomby Woof   Mar-21-10 06:38 PM   #64 
  - Nothing good ever comes easy.  tabasco   Mar-21-10 06:51 PM   #65 
  - It's a start. The Republicans will be looked on as the backward, foot  kiranon   Mar-21-10 06:51 PM   #66 
  - Yes  DawgHouse   Mar-21-10 06:54 PM   #67 
  - I am IN!!!  NanceGreggs   Mar-21-10 06:55 PM   #68 
  - I'm gonna cry.  madamesilverspurs   Mar-21-10 06:57 PM   #69 
  - K & R  rollin74   Mar-21-10 07:00 PM   #70 
  - Its a decent first step.  heppcatt   Mar-21-10 07:04 PM   #71 
  - How sad that you cheer for erosion of women's rights  Stinky The Clown   Mar-21-10 07:11 PM   #72 
  - LOL! Hyperbole much?  berni_mccoy   Mar-21-10 07:23 PM   #77 
  - Yes, Denying Women Coverage Is a Laughing Matter  Toasterlad   Mar-21-10 07:59 PM   #83 
  - It isn't hyperbole  Stinky The Clown   Mar-21-10 10:17 PM   #143 
  - The Hyde amendment's already been in place for 30+ years.  4lbs   Mar-21-10 11:07 PM   #171 
  - Yes, indeed!  MineralMan   Mar-21-10 07:11 PM   #73 
  - yep, you've got to start somewhere. n/t  arthritisR_US   Mar-21-10 07:12 PM   #74 
  - K&R  JimWis   Mar-21-10 07:12 PM   #75 
  - Check ...  RoyGBiv   Mar-21-10 07:13 PM   #76 
  - All hail being serfs of Big Insurance!!!  Odin2005   Mar-21-10 07:50 PM   #78 
  - Yep.  rucky   Mar-21-10 07:51 PM   #79 
  - Yes.  Chorophyll   Mar-21-10 07:52 PM   #80 
  - YAY  Joanne98   Mar-21-10 07:53 PM   #81 
  - It's a Start! Two Thumbs Up!  DietCoke111   Mar-21-10 08:06 PM   #85 
  - Let's do this!!  Xenotime   Mar-21-10 08:06 PM   #86 
  - Hell yes!  backscatter712   Mar-21-10 08:09 PM   #87 
  - k&r nt  smiley_glad_hands   Mar-21-10 08:17 PM   #88 
  - KnR  Uzybone   Mar-21-10 08:17 PM   #89 
  - I do - it's a good start  tigereye   Mar-21-10 08:18 PM   #90 
  - Most definitely!!!!  NJmaverick   Mar-21-10 08:24 PM   #92 
  - Just do it!  ncteechur   Mar-21-10 08:25 PM   #93 
  - I was Reccomend number 69! And I know just how I want to celebrate!  Maru Kitteh   Mar-21-10 08:28 PM   #94 
  - Yes, I certainly do!  gratefultobelib   Mar-21-10 08:33 PM   #95 
  - Checking in...  Laurab   Mar-21-10 08:35 PM   #96 
  - beaten by "WHAT IS A CLUSTERFUCK"  Skittles   Mar-21-10 08:37 PM   #97 
  - Checking in!  Silver Gaia   Mar-21-10 08:38 PM   #98 
  - Thank god I still won't be able to afford healthcare!  kurtzapril4   Mar-21-10 09:15 PM   #112 
  - K&R for Americans the GOP doesn't acknowledge!  nolabear   Mar-21-10 08:50 PM   #99 
  - K n R for the people  kurtzapril4   Mar-21-10 10:21 PM   #144 
  - Yeah.  Ken Burch   Mar-21-10 08:54 PM   #100 
  - Yeah, just like they "fixed" NAFTA. n/t  kurtzapril4   Mar-21-10 09:32 PM   #125 
  - Agree . . . didn't Obama say he'd add Public Option . . . later . . . ???  defendandprotect   Mar-21-10 09:53 PM   #134 
     - He specifically said  kurtzapril4   Mar-21-10 10:23 PM   #147 
        - Yes, I know . . . but AFTER that and recently . . .  defendandprotect   Mar-21-10 10:43 PM   #162 
  - I do.  MilesColtrane   Mar-21-10 08:55 PM   #101 
  - Kick.  two gun sid   Mar-21-10 08:58 PM   #103 
  - I would rather my tax money going to help millions of OUR own citizens than....  FarLeftFist   Mar-21-10 08:59 PM   #104 
  - Hell yeah.  KTinOhio   Mar-21-10 09:01 PM   #105 
  - I support it for several reasons, the most important one  CLANG   Mar-21-10 09:02 PM   #106 
  - Kicky!  Maru Kitteh   Mar-21-10 09:02 PM   #107 
  - It's sad that it took so much to get even this far. But it's (somewhat) better than nothing.  metapunditedgy   Mar-21-10 09:03 PM   #108 
  - "This is truly a great and historic moment for America."  RetroLounge   Mar-21-10 09:03 PM   #109 
  - K&R  DeSwiss   Mar-21-10 09:04 PM   #110 
  - At this point, it's the quickest way to achieve long-term reform.  Hoyt   Mar-21-10 09:07 PM   #111 
  - I'm sort of happy, almost crazy would be a better way to describe..  fadedrose   Mar-21-10 09:16 PM   #113 
  - Yer DAMN SKIPPY I support it!  WeDidIt   Mar-21-10 09:17 PM   #114 
  - K&R They say that a journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step.  kestrel91316   Mar-21-10 09:18 PM   #115 
  - Count me in! K&R  johnaries   Mar-21-10 09:18 PM   #116 
  - Of course with one caveat  nadinbrzezinski   Mar-21-10 09:18 PM   #117 
  - I am willing to try it, I will not be frightened by either side  LSK   Mar-21-10 09:19 PM   #118 
  - It's not perfect  Tomorrows Dream   Mar-21-10 09:19 PM   #119 
  - So long!  CLANG   Mar-21-10 09:29 PM   #124 
  - 0 reconsidered.  D23MIURG23   Mar-21-10 09:22 PM   #120 
  - Happy to K&R!  2QT2BSTR8   Mar-21-10 09:22 PM   #121 
  - Absolutely.  Sugarcoated   Mar-21-10 09:23 PM   #122 
  - K&R  liquid diamond   Mar-21-10 09:23 PM   #123 
  - As long as it's a beginning, yes.  AzNick   Mar-21-10 09:33 PM   #127 
  - I'm cautiously optimistic  deoxyribonuclease   Mar-21-10 09:36 PM   #128 
  - check  harun   Mar-21-10 09:37 PM   #129 
  - I support passing this now, but the grade it gets is an "incomplete". Still a lot to do yet!  cascadiance   Mar-21-10 09:42 PM   #130 
  - 219-212 FINAL VOTE Bill Passes!  The Wielding Truth   Mar-21-10 09:49 PM   #131 
  - Go for it!  mogster   Mar-21-10 09:51 PM   #132 
  - I supported it and tonight, as of c. 10:40 p.m. Eastern Time, I  saltpoint   Mar-21-10 09:52 PM   #133 
  - Horsecrap bill, but a necessary win.  Daemonaquila   Mar-21-10 09:55 PM   #135 
  - yes we did.  Schema Thing   Mar-21-10 09:59 PM   #136 
  - Damn straight I do. This is a momentous occasion!  Jester Messiah   Mar-21-10 09:59 PM   #137 
  - Thank God  BlueDemKev   Mar-21-10 10:02 PM   #138 
  - Pass it, then work hard to make it better.  donheld   Mar-21-10 10:02 PM   #139 
  - Support. GOP furious that 30 million more people will be insured. n/t  deacon   Mar-21-10 10:04 PM   #140 
  - The work's not over. This bill need a lot of future modifications to be what it should be.  Kablooie   Mar-21-10 10:12 PM   #141 
  - Please don't hold your breath  kurtzapril4   Mar-21-10 10:26 PM   #150 
     - I don't know about that. It will have a more visible effect on people's lives than NAFTA.  Kablooie   Mar-22-10 12:22 AM   #191 
  - K & R  tandot   Mar-21-10 10:13 PM   #142 
  - It's a great day!  azmouse   Mar-21-10 10:22 PM   #145 
  - YES!!!!! My sympathy to anyone who had to actually watch all those hours  old mark   Mar-21-10 10:23 PM   #146 
  - I'm for it  guitar man   Mar-21-10 10:25 PM   #148 
  - It's a start and it's a great victory for Obama and the Democrats and I think we will  Maraya1969   Mar-21-10 10:26 PM   #149 
  - Here. nt  blondeatlast   Mar-21-10 10:28 PM   #152 
  - From incomplete to Fail. They better nail the Reconciliation fixes if they want to pass in November  pundaint   Mar-21-10 10:29 PM   #153 
  - Oh, of COURSE they do ;-)  kurtzapril4   Mar-21-10 11:00 PM   #168 
  - LOL, i am sure they are quaking in their boots now!!  dionysus   Mar-22-10 11:51 AM   #267 
  - According to a story on TPM  jeff47   Mar-22-10 12:55 AM   #192 
  - Yes.  rosesaylavee   Mar-21-10 10:31 PM   #154 
  - Hear, Here!!  BeFree   Mar-21-10 10:31 PM   #155 
  - Yes! It's a start.  Dream Girl   Mar-21-10 10:33 PM   #156 
  - A victory is a victory  malaise   Mar-21-10 10:34 PM   #157 
  - I support it.  HuckleB   Mar-21-10 10:35 PM   #158 
  - Yes, I do  LatteLibertine   Mar-21-10 10:40 PM   #159 
  - Oh yeah! If not just to "shove it" up repuke LIARS asses - like a hot rusty poker...  TankLV   Mar-21-10 10:41 PM   #160 
  - K&R  Terra Alta   Mar-21-10 10:42 PM   #161 
  - I support it. It's a start.  NoSheep   Mar-21-10 10:49 PM   #163 
  - Damn Skippy we won!!!!!  Sodbuster   Mar-21-10 10:55 PM   #164 
  - Yes We Can!  TomCADem   Mar-21-10 10:57 PM   #166 
  - It's a Start!!!!!!!!  mckara   Mar-21-10 11:02 PM   #169 
  - I was watching it all day and laughing at the Repukes' attempts to delay as much as possible.  4lbs   Mar-21-10 11:05 PM   #170 
  - I don't enthusatically support this bill, but I support it.  Chisox08   Mar-21-10 11:17 PM   #172 
  - Hooray for the clusterfuck bill!!11!  progressoid   Mar-21-10 11:23 PM   #173 
  - Hot Damn I'm excited!  lyonn   Mar-21-10 11:24 PM   #174 
  - Ugh! We lost! Arghhh. Well, ya'll had better be right about all this. Good luck.  grahamhgreen   Mar-21-10 11:24 PM   #175 
  - It's a start. One that's eluded us for DECADES. Through eleven presidents.  calimary   Mar-21-10 11:27 PM   #176 
  - Well, it's better that it passed than it would have been had it not passed.  JDPriestly   Mar-21-10 11:30 PM   #177 
  - Yes!!! n/t  O is 44   Mar-21-10 11:31 PM   #178 
  - Rec and a Kick nft  Heathen57   Mar-21-10 11:35 PM   #180 
  - Support. Let's get going on improving it.  Bozita   Mar-21-10 11:36 PM   #181 
  - Yep.  proteus_lives   Mar-21-10 11:40 PM   #182 
  - Present!  dave29   Mar-21-10 11:47 PM   #183 
  - All hail the IRS as enforcer for mass murderers taking our money!  eridani   Mar-21-10 11:51 PM   #184 
  - .  dionysus   Mar-22-10 11:53 AM   #268 
  - here late...but here all the same! happy tears tonight. nt  cry baby   Mar-21-10 11:52 PM   #185 
  - About time we got something  sonias   Mar-21-10 11:56 PM   #186 
  - Just one year and three months in office and our President  Lindsey   Mar-22-10 12:18 AM   #188 
  - yep  jsamuel   Mar-22-10 12:03 AM   #187 
  - K & R  Onceuponalife   Mar-22-10 12:21 AM   #189 
  - Been supportive all along.  zaj   Mar-22-10 12:22 AM   #190 
  - A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!  PBass   Mar-22-10 01:09 AM   #193 
  - w00t! n/t  Joz   Mar-22-10 01:11 AM   #194 
  - Thank the Gods for health care reform, and Gods bless America!! nt  cecilfirefox   Mar-22-10 01:18 AM   #195 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-22-10 01:25 AM   #196 
  - I do. It's not everything I wanted, but it's a solid first step in the right direction.  Warren DeMontague   Mar-22-10 01:28 AM   #197 
  - The bill says insurers can do recisions for "fraud."  Eric J in MN   Mar-22-10 01:58 AM   #198 
  - K & R and proud to help the cause n/t  Oldtimeralso   Mar-22-10 02:11 AM   #199 
  - Bravo! Wooo Hooooo!!  ClayZ   Mar-22-10 02:13 AM   #200 
  - I missed the dang vote! But I'm verrrry happy about it and won't let  Stardust   Mar-22-10 02:19 AM   #201 
  - David +1, Goliath pissed  upi402   Mar-22-10 02:33 AM   #204 
  - I do! AND, I support further efforts to make it better.  SeattleGirl   Mar-22-10 02:37 AM   #205 
  - It is ugly  The Midway Rebel   Mar-22-10 02:48 AM   #206 
  - yes. i do.  DesertFlower   Mar-22-10 04:06 AM   #209 
  - Aye!  stlsaxman   Mar-22-10 04:32 AM   #210 
  - Hell yes..............nt  Change Happens   Mar-22-10 05:19 AM   #211 
  - K&R  NecklyTyler   Mar-22-10 05:22 AM   #212 
  - It's better than nothing.  Ganja Ninja   Mar-22-10 06:07 AM   #213 
  - Feelin' good, feelin' pretty good....  bushalert   Mar-22-10 06:15 AM   #214 
  - Here  XanaDUer   Mar-22-10 06:30 AM   #215 
  - I support it as much as I support the POTUS' administration.  TransitJohn   Mar-22-10 06:34 AM   #216 
  - Happier than I thought I'd be  ramapo   Mar-22-10 07:05 AM   #217 
  - I'm in!  Stellar   Mar-22-10 07:07 AM   #218 
  - Not sure. On the merits of the bill, probably not. Considering the alternative...  freddie mertz   Mar-22-10 07:30 AM   #219 
  - Checkin' in!  JNelson6563   Mar-22-10 07:32 AM   #220 
  - WOO-HOO!  FourScore   Mar-22-10 07:32 AM   #221 
  - What a wonderful world  gilbertb11   Mar-22-10 07:46 AM   #222 
  - I support it,  BEZERKO   Mar-22-10 07:47 AM   #223 
  - knr  beyurslf   Mar-22-10 07:53 AM   #224 
  - check ...even for getting a wee bit further down the road...  blm   Mar-22-10 07:59 AM   #225 
  - I'm here  YewNork   Mar-22-10 08:00 AM   #226 
  - Where were all these recommendations last week?  BurtWorm   Mar-22-10 08:02 AM   #227 
  - K & R. n/t  Grassy Knoll   Mar-22-10 08:10 AM   #228 
  - Of course, I support this bill. I wish it had a PO, however. NT  juajen   Mar-22-10 08:22 AM   #229 
  - WIsh it was more.  d_r   Mar-22-10 08:24 AM   #230 
  - 77 no votes  HughMoran   Mar-22-10 08:26 AM   #231 
  - You are stating it just as it is, berni, thank you.  Cha   Mar-22-10 08:27 AM   #232 
  - I am here!!  Peacetrain   Mar-22-10 08:28 AM   #233 
  - here!  BlancheSplanchnik   Mar-22-10 08:43 AM   #235 
  - yes CNN now has a poll on the bill  alfredo   Mar-22-10 08:47 AM   #236 
  - It's a big political victory and a decent start toward health care reform.  jonestonesusa   Mar-22-10 08:49 AM   #237 
  - I'm in. This victory is historic.  eyepaddle   Mar-22-10 08:55 AM   #238 
  - I have a wait and see attitude  Angry Dragon   Mar-22-10 08:56 AM   #239 
  - Yes indeed!  obietiger   Mar-22-10 08:56 AM   #240 
  - Keep polishing - it is still a turd !  stuart68   Mar-22-10 08:56 AM   #241 
  - It's a start.  smoogatz   Mar-22-10 08:56 AM   #242 
  - I'm waiting for the Senate to live up to its end of the bargain  Joe Bacon   Mar-22-10 08:56 AM   #243 
  - Proud of my President  riverwalker   Mar-22-10 08:59 AM   #244 
  - Back when the Republicans had the majority they  INdemo   Mar-22-10 09:00 AM   #245 
  - I actually feel a renewed hopefulness this morning.  anniebelle   Mar-22-10 09:00 AM   #246 
  - Happy it passed, but would feel better if we had more cost controls  shotten99   Mar-22-10 09:05 AM   #248 
  - Thrilled it passed!  ermasdaughter   Mar-22-10 09:29 AM   #249 
  - It's a start!  lonestarnot   Mar-22-10 09:29 AM   #250 
  - If all Repukes were opposed, it was well worth the effort!  Zambero   Mar-22-10 09:30 AM   #251 
  - Best day since Jan. 20th!  northofdenali   Mar-22-10 09:33 AM   #252 
  - I'm glad it passed -- but let's not get soppy!  h9socialist   Mar-22-10 09:38 AM   #253 
  - Checking in!!! K&R  Fire1   Mar-22-10 09:46 AM   #254 
  - Yayyyyyy!!!! It is a beginning!: n/t  Duval   Mar-22-10 09:48 AM   #255 
  - I don't see a 'victory'....  femrap   Mar-22-10 10:05 AM   #256 
  - Yay!! count me in  Politicub   Mar-22-10 10:20 AM   #257 
  - I'm not checking in Bernie, I'm just bookmarking it for later.  SlingBlade   Mar-22-10 10:33 AM   #258 
  - Dupe  SlingBlade   Mar-22-10 10:35 AM   #259 
  - Support nm  CAcyclist   Mar-22-10 10:35 AM   #260 
  - Look at it like this  seattle_blue   Mar-22-10 11:03 AM   #261 
  - It's a good start and something of substance. We can still go "big". n/t  theophilus   Mar-22-10 11:07 AM   #263 
  - I'm not sure yet n/t  dajoki   Mar-22-10 11:14 AM   #264 
  - No ponies here  Gwoppi   Mar-22-10 11:35 AM   #265 
  - present!.....n/t  veganlush   Mar-22-10 11:41 AM   #266 
  - Checking in...  SCRUBDASHRUB   Mar-22-10 11:57 AM   #269 
  - Count me in nt  Joey Liberal   Mar-22-10 11:58 AM   #270 
  - ~~~*~~~  urbuddha   Mar-22-10 12:13 PM   #271 
  - K and R. nt  evemac   Mar-22-10 12:15 PM   #272 
  - I see it as a start, a step in the right direction.  madmom   Mar-22-10 12:23 PM   #273 
  - Checkin in!  geardaddy   Mar-22-10 12:38 PM   #274 
  - k & r  madmax   Mar-22-10 12:52 PM   #275 
  - Grudgingly, yes.  caseymoz   Mar-22-10 01:02 PM   #276 
  - Nope. nt  LWolf   Mar-22-10 01:02 PM   #277 
  - This is huge, it gives me hope  get the red out   Mar-22-10 01:04 PM   #278 
  - Did you see the vote totals?  fatbuckel   Mar-22-10 01:05 PM   #279 
  - My employer offers crappy health insurance. Does that mean I am stuck with it?  Larkspur   Mar-22-10 01:29 PM   #280 
  - You can always opt-out of your employer's plan.  berni_mccoy   Mar-22-10 01:34 PM   #282 
  - Yes, I support it from the standpoint of political strategy.  David__77   Mar-22-10 01:31 PM   #281 
  - check  Motown_Johnny   Mar-22-10 01:34 PM   #283 
  - K & R & Checkin' in!  JuniperLea   Mar-22-10 01:38 PM   #284 
  - I'm glad this passed even though the bill itself ...  Mumblefratz   Mar-22-10 02:26 PM   #285 
  - I hope it works out  Alcibiades   Mar-22-10 02:42 PM   #286 
  - Yes, yes, and more yes! And a big thank-you to Dennis Kucinich for not becoming  hisownpetard   Mar-22-10 02:59 PM   #287 
  - I wrote this analysis, for those who want details on what it actually does and doesn't do:  Liberty Belle   Mar-22-10 03:15 PM   #288 
  - Yes. I support passage of this bill. n/t  R. P. McMurphy   Mar-22-10 03:31 PM   #289 
  - aye, here.  onethatcares   Mar-22-10 03:52 PM   #290 
  - great achievement for Obama and the Dems- i'm surprised and elated that they pulled it off.  BREMPRO   Mar-22-10 03:55 PM   #291 
  - Realities  colsohlibgal   Mar-22-10 04:03 PM   #292 
  - Kick  Scurrilous   Mar-22-10 04:13 PM   #293 
  - Is it true that GOP female staff have reproductive choice in their health insurance plans?  judesedit   Mar-22-10 04:21 PM   #294 
  - It doesn't go nearly as far as I would like, but  Crunchy Frog   Mar-22-10 04:22 PM   #295 
  - I'm checking in for sure!!!  kjackson227   Mar-22-10 04:25 PM   #297 
  - KK&RR  orbitalman   Mar-22-10 04:30 PM   #298 
  - dupe  LaPera   Mar-22-10 05:00 PM   #299 
  - Too late to recommend this thread so I'll post a YES right here.  LaPera   Mar-22-10 05:00 PM   #300 
 

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