so sad.........

Oh shit, I just joined a Co-op today and drank vodka while my wife pulled a plow!.

Maybe the individual States will have luck with their lawsuits against the passing of the Bill..?

Compared to… what other kind of politics, exactly? Which type of politics doesn’t use bribes, kickbacks, backdoor deals, backstabbing, lying, cheating, manipulation of data, or anything else that can be considered ā€œChicagoā€ style?

You mean the fine politicians from Texas, New York, Florida, and Massachwhatsits don’t partake in pretty much the exact same tactics and methods that those from Chicago do?

It’s too late! We have no more rights cause someone deaded America!

Somebody from Chicago apparently. They didn’t do honest politicking.

Get a grip, dude, or if you are that freaked out I’m sure you can join Rush in Costa Rica.

No one will ever be happy, even if the government approached the things the GOP wants them to, you would just bitch even more. That is clear enough when you cry foul just because the government is working with those who make recommended guidelines for cancer screenings, suddenly the government is infringing on your doctor’s decisions concerning your health. Tort reform and educating the public and the children about healthy food and exercise is just a red herring; as soon as the administration works towards those two goals it will be ā€œWhy does the government have the right to decide if I can sue for malpractice?ā€ and ā€œI don’t want the government teaching my kids how to behave!ā€. No one will ever be happy, there will never be anything but lose-lose. It’s sad to say that you’re all a bunch of lunatics and you certainty would have deserved living in that hellhole of America you were trying to create for yourselves, deluded into thinking it was paradise. If only I could have deluded myself.

Mediocre bill in the right direction, but hopefully it will open up more legislation in the future.

Here is something a Canadian friend had to say:

Well, it’s over.

Congress passes Historic Health Care Reform

It’s been a strange year. I’ve learned a lot about how broken the U.S. health care system (or lack thereof) is and I’ve learned a lot about just how libertarian some Americans are with regard to ā€œthe choice as to whether or not to be insured for health care.ā€ To an Acadian like me, and the rest of the western world, it seems painfully obvious how ludicrous that choice is. This bill is a horrible compromise to big business and conservative Democrats; it even had everything but the kitchen sink for Republicans-- but not a single Republican in the House voted for it. Here’s to you, you poor, filthy, malnourished and diseased, poverty-stricken Americans: you will not die in the streets any longer (starting in 2014).

Please refrain from baiting people like that, NH. Keep it up, and you’ll spend a day in the cooler.

Don’t encourage him, Uni.

Actually, over here the overall impression is that it is about time that the US received a decent health care system. And although that is my point of view, right now I’m just stating an observation of what they say about it on Dutch television… :wink: So please don’t shoot the messenger.

Oh come on! That is pretty funny.

I resent that.

Thank god it wasn’t Texas style.

Yeah, I’m ignorant because I voted for Obama and I’m also a racist because my father was African American and My Mother was white. Thanks for straightening me out.

ummm I’m guessing you’re responding to me? I’ll try it again

When you say:

Please explain what you mean by ā€œEveryone’s upset because it took President Obamaā€. How or why is everyone is upset that it was Obama who got it passed?

Maybe I’m just misunderstanding you here. Could you clarify it?

i know we can work this out. Your myspace page said you’re ā€œa great guy who can get along with anybodyā€.

To be fair, there are a handful of benefits going into effect this calendar year.

I’m still mad about the 10% tax on tanning salons which start now. What am I going to do? Actually go out? in the sun?

MY FREEDOM FRIES TASTE LIKE COMMUNISM!

ā€œEnchanted Unicornā€ to Clarify; Roosevelt, Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton have try to push the ā€œHealth Careā€ reform during their years in office, But it Took Mr. Obama THREE months just to get it passed in Senate, and that’s why most ā€œRepublicanā€ Senate Leaders are upset, I didn’t mean everyone as a whole. I took political science my freshman year at community college and sometimes I leave out details when I’m discussing politics. Oh and Vice President Biden thinks it’s a ā€œBig F***ing Dealā€ That this is actually happening. And yes, when people meet me in public I am a ā€œGreat Guy to get along withā€

Afraid So, unless you go to the store and buy the tan spray on.