Reply #69: Healthcare not done.

[MannyGoldstein]

Why is it that the Obama admin chose to not allow the vast bulk of the "benefits" of HCR until after his re-election attempt? I'd think they'd want us to love them that much more when we saw how great it is. Unless it actually sucks. It does nothing to reduce the rate of spending except for imposing a new tax on some in the middle class (breaking a campaign promise), and it does not have a public option (breaking yet another campaign promise). It's probably more garbage like the now-in-effect prohibition on rejecting children with pre-existing conditions - but with no cap on how much insurers can charge these unfortunates, which is the same thing as allowing rejection.

What else would you like to discuss? Massive escalation of the Afghan War to fight an estimated 100 al Qaeda members? Continuation of endless imprisonment without judicial recourse, warrantless wiretapping, and "extraordinary rendition"? Bailing out the bankers using $12+ Trillion of our tax dollars with zero new rules to prevent a repeat? Slashing Social Security?

Awful stuff.