Specter To Lieberman, Collins: Reread The Fine Print On The Public Option

Ummmmm.... These assholes don't want to read the fine print. The fine print is inconvenient. They'd rather grandstand on lies, knowing that Harry Reid (Wuss-NV) will pee all over himself to give them anything they want. And also knowing, for what it's worth, that they'll turn around and pee on Harry themselves. And us.

Specter fails to acknowledge that a Medicare expansion would save the advertising and administrative costs we now pay. It would be more sustainable than a public option that is required to compete. That means advertising just like the private insurance plans. Also, the public option in the bill is really privately administered, so we're talking more money down the drain. I for one am sick of paying for advertising and lobbying. I just want to be able to go to my doctor or dentist. Oh yes, with the public option you can forget about dental. Sanders new medicare expansion amendment provides for dental too.

Lieberman makes me throw up in my mouth!!

Bough and paid for by the insurance companies in CT . .

I am happy with Specter so far. I think at first he was like a fish out of water in his new party, but I honestly think he feels he made the right decision now and seems to be stepping up to the plate

Okay, now you can go ahead and have at me for this comment.

Meh, if he wanted to call them out, he'd talk about the dishonesty of their arguments coupled with the real reasons, which is the industry does not want a public option. That is the real reason.

Time to call Lieberbum's bluff. And force cloture soon (so there's still time to break elbows before X-Mas). Publicly strip Lieberbum from his committees when he filibusters. Then offer the seat to whatever Republican votes against a filibuster. Power is the strongest candy for politicians. SOMEONE will bite.

Glad to hear someone is calling out the distortions from opponents publicly. Really, it's so disheartening to see the lies get all the headlines...

I'd respond, "But, Joe, we ARE the government. It's a government by the people, remember? Why are you so against the people owning their own healthcare system? Why would you prefer that some faceless corporate bureaucrat stand in between you and your doctor?"

And then I'd be wrestled to the ground by Secret Service for daring to question the great Lie-berman.

Man, it doesn't take much for a Senator to be uncharacteristically frank!

"Re-read the fine print"? That's a big slap upside the head? H

How about, "I would suggest to the obtuse lady from maine and the lyhing sack of shit from Connecticut that they remove their heads from their assholes long enough to acquaint themselves with the truth, so they at least can obfuscate more convincingly--that way they won't insult our intelligence as badly"

I guess my mother was right--I'll never be a senator.

I thought Specter was a little to generous. Lieberman was lucky that Franken wasn't there. What I like about Franken is he's jujiztu - he lets the opposition step in it on their own. There's a day coming when Republicans will be afraid to step into the same room or even talk about the same topics that Franken talks about.