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6. Not to worry, his health insurance is very good

Reply to LoisB (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 10, 2012, 11:30 AM

Jul 2012

He's got his.

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Repub Rep: I Don’t Think Someone Who Is Diagnosed With Brain Tumor Should Have Health Care Provided [View all] kpete Jul 2012 OP

Gee I hope he doesn't get a brain tumor. LoisB Jul 2012 #1

Not to worry, his health insurance is very good JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2012 #6

his insurance is government regulated, government provided, akin to the ACA model CreekDog Jul 2012 #74

His Brain Is A Tumor, Ma'am.... The Magistrate Jul 2012 #21

Excellent! dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #35

I used to not wish these asshats ill, but catbyte Jul 2012 #30

Damn, how can you NOT wish these killers ill? Because they ARE killers. Their policies KILL. nt valerief Jul 2012 #42

It would be Ayn Rand "all over again!" hue Jul 2012 #47

Hard to disagree. After all, these pathetic ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2012 #53

I know it is wrong... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #31

He obviosily already has one. smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #118

So the GOP solution is to let the near-bankrupt states pay for such sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #2

Without reading the story ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #3

Dreier is not at risk of a brain tumour, as he doesn't possess the relevant organ. LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #7

Maybe he will come down with mouth tumor -- n/t mazzarro Jul 2012 #18

His mouth prob is apparent... hue Jul 2012 #50

For him christx30 Jul 2012 #86

You are correct sir! geardaddy Jul 2012 #9

Well he EARNED his health care insurance, funded by taxpayers, doncha know? SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #80

CORRECT Skittles Jul 2012 #93

Dreier IS a brain tumor... lastlib Jul 2012 #4

Evil pure evil LeftishBrit Jul 2012 #5

These people are so used to making money off of the misery of others. siligut Jul 2012 #8

Privatize the profits, socialize the costs. drm604 Jul 2012 #10

According to his Wiki page, he's a Christian Scientist geardaddy Jul 2012 #11

So you gotta ask -- WTH does he have health insurance at all? nt Nay Jul 2012 #84

Yep. geardaddy Jul 2012 #85

And this, folks, is why WOO KILLS. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #111

Ayup! geardaddy Jul 2012 #113

the only way for any pools to work is if you mix high risk and low risk together. ejpoeta Jul 2012 #12

+1 VERY irresponsible/stupid of Dreier to say state should take on the burden of high risk only pool wordpix Jul 2012 #94

I believe only perfectly healthy people should be covered. Liberal Veteran Jul 2012 #13

that's the R way, pay forever & never get covered for anything wordpix Jul 2012 #95

Typical GOP response. AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #14

This, right here is what is wrong with not only republicans, but the US healthcare system.. truebrit71 Jul 2012 #15

You are entirely too charitable. Jackpine Radical Jul 2012 #46

Haha! I'm totally with Ya' on that!! n/t hue Jul 2012 #58

Your comments got me to thinking about why people willingly vote against their interests. AdHocSolver Jul 2012 #88

+1 AngryOldDem Jul 2012 #116

He says he is a Christian Scientist too. siligut Jul 2012 #16

Exactly. geardaddy Jul 2012 #24

This politician's comment would make a great ad for why people should NOT vote Republican. AdHocSolver Jul 2012 #17

I know this from experience. 4lbs Jul 2012 #19

I'm in a high-risk pool in Minnesota. geardaddy Jul 2012 #27

It's all about the profit zipplewrath Jul 2012 #32

Just like Alan Grayson said LittleGirl Jul 2012 #20

How much does this guy pay for his health insurance? I am guessing zero. And humblebum Jul 2012 #22

WTF permatex Jul 2012 #23

Talk about death panels! nt avebury Jul 2012 #25

ooh, i think i agree with him, BUT isn't pansypoo53219 Jul 2012 #26

So all those years of paying evilhime Jul 2012 #28

That's my representative! Kablooie Jul 2012 #29

dryer is no moderate. still_one Jul 2012 #37

Hey, I've never seen that website. Very informative. Thanks. Kablooie Jul 2012 #52

No problem we are all here for each other. /nt still_one Jul 2012 #98

High-risk health care in my state catrose Jul 2012 #39

It's certainly no replacement for the ACA system. Kablooie Jul 2012 #51

You all know what the one thing is that gets people through the greatest of horrors is? patrice Jul 2012 #33

People with brain tumours don't have 6 months to wait to get into the state high risk pool riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #34

The real Republican health care: Let them die. Quickly. CanonRay Jul 2012 #36

Dreier is also a pro-offshore-outsourcer and a pro-Laissez-failist. HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #38

This was my son Ian demwing Jul 2012 #40

I am so sorry for your loss, demwing. tandot Jul 2012 #48

My condolences on the loss of your beautiful child. kimbutgar Jul 2012 #54

My sincere sympathies. Thank you for sharing Ian's story. Raster Jul 2012 #55

I am so sorry for your lose. You know you should send a picture of this lovely and ask southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #59

My sympathy goes to you, demwing. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #66

My heart goes out to you qanda Jul 2012 #76

I'm so sorry for your loss and what your beautiful child had to suffer through. alphafemale Jul 2012 #83

Health care is not an academic debate demwing Jul 2012 #92

As the mother of a dialysis / transplant patient, I couldn't agree with you more. Justitia Jul 2012 #99

as the daughter of an advanced Alzheimer's patient, +10000 wordpix Jul 2012 #105

So sorry for your loss DW geardaddy Jul 2012 #114

. Skittles Jul 2012 #101

so sorry for your loss. barbtries Jul 2012 #103

so sorry, and I'd love for you to confront Dreier with these photos wordpix Jul 2012 #104

!!!!!!!!! Odin2005 Jul 2012 #112

Someone, give that man a brain tumor and see if he changes his mind! nt valerief Jul 2012 #41

The solution to health care reform is to immediately cut health care TBF Jul 2012 #43

That 'pool' xxqqqzme Jul 2012 #44

What a sick, no sadistic bastard. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #45

In one respect I agree with him..... Swede Atlanta Jul 2012 #49

these decisions should NOT be made by insurance reps, politicians, or CEOs of hospitals. hue Jul 2012 #57

Hue, I agree...... Swede Atlanta Jul 2012 #60

You are falling for a Republican lie. We don't do what you describe. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #69

If you were 85 years old wickerwoman Jul 2012 #100

If we take the profit out of it, the costs would drop sharply, and that would. jtuck004 Jul 2012 #62

We spend whatever it takes to kill people in wars in countries in . JDPriestly Jul 2012 #67

Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) is scum. Lint Head Jul 2012 #56

TG, he's retiring this year! shanti Jul 2012 #107

He'll probably end up as a lobbiest for the Health Care Insurance Industry. Lint Head Jul 2012 #109

The GOP house is still trying to repeal ACA Iliyah Jul 2012 #61

he's a one-man death panel Enrique Jul 2012 #63

Monster. ellie Jul 2012 #64

David Dreier, the walking death panel. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #65

I'm thinking this asshole has a brain tumor.... LynneSin Jul 2012 #68

.... maddezmom Jul 2012 #70

A pox on this malignant growth who Smilo Jul 2012 #71

My neice had cancer when she was 2 ... this ass would have let her die. JoePhilly Jul 2012 #72

GOP is fixated on owning vaginae, but after birth they don't give a RKP5637 Jul 2012 #77

Surprised he didn't claim that Trillo Jul 2012 #73

Well, what else is he going to say? Quantess Jul 2012 #75

He Will Probably Get Re Elected TheMastersNemesis Jul 2012 #78

he's retiring this year n/t shanti Jul 2012 #108

VILE! What is wrong with these people? SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #79

What a sad state of affairs. Steerpike Jul 2012 #81

Someone who believes this Third Doctor Jul 2012 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author elbloggoZY27 Jul 2012 #87

I don't think anyone w/ his head up his butt should be elected to office MissMillie Jul 2012 #89

An extreme example has been use here. dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #90

If you are not 100% against what Drier said, you are relegating this man to no treatment whatsoever CreekDog Jul 2012 #97

If you knew me well enough dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #102

"health care" is pretty generic SnakeEyes Jul 2012 #91

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Jul 2012 #96

I guess he's assuming that Brad W Smith won't develop a brain tumor Tom Ripley Jul 2012 #106

This guy is the definition of asshole. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #110

a one man death panel yurbud Jul 2012 #115

My sister died of a fatal brain tumor. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2012 #117