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How Harry Reid handled health care
Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, accompanied by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., right, and Senate Democrats, gestures during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009.
Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 | 2 a.m.
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- Senate clears a final procedural hurdle to health care reform (12-23-09)
- Health coverage requirement raises constitutionality debate (12-23-09)
- Reid bobs and weaves to land health care deal (12-22-09)
- GOP to keep up its fight until the final deadline (12-22-09)
- Deal-making gets job done, Reid says (12-22-09)
- Obama welcomes ‘historic’ health care advance (12-21-09)
- Jim Gibbons attacks Harry Reid on health care bill (12-21-09)
- Health care bill clears tough Senate test (12-20-2009)
- Health care compromise gives sweet Medicaid deal to Nebraska (12-20-2009)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s position at the center of the debate over the proposed overhaul of health care is generating cheers and jeers across the nation and in Nevada this week.
• “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid morphed into Santa Claus, giving out presents to the little boys and girls who were naughty and (not so) nice this year. Of course, he was not using his own money. America’s overused credit card, issued by the Bank of China, may have to be used one more time to pay for Reid’s deals.”
— CNN’s senior political contributor Ed Rollins. He also was White House political director for President Ronald Reagan and chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
• “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid proved his skills as a behind-closed-doors negotiator by cutting a deal with Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson that gave Democrats the 60 votes they need to pass health care reform this week ... To Reid, the Senate is just a swap meet.”
— Kent Hoover, in a Portfolio.com story titled “Harry the Horse Trader”
• “Did the road to passage really have to be this rocky? The shape of the legislation — and specifically, the fact that there were never going to be 60 votes in the Senate for a government-run public option — has been clear for months. So why did Reid insist upon taking the public option to the Senate floor as part of the initial bill he introduced, making the fight even messier and at times seriously jeopardizing Dems’ chances of passing such a landmark bill?”
— Karen Tumulty for Time
• “The much-pilloried Harry Reid led an increasingly undemocratic and dysfunctional institution to a stunning victory for the majority party. He deserves an apology from any number of prominent Washingtonians.”
— Thomas E. Mann, Brookings Institution senior fellow, for Politico.com
• “Monday’s vote showed that Reid did just what his critics said he could not. He kept all of his Democratic colleagues together, even though he had to make compromises that many disliked ... ‘It’s a total vindication of Harry Reid’s strategy, which, believe me, he had on track all along,’ said (Sen. Charles) Schumer, D-N.Y.”
— Alexander Bolton for The Hill
• “The Senate’s health care bill is chock-full of favors, payoffs, special deals and exemptions, but Majority Leader Harry Reid is proud of his handiwork, calling it an art form — “the art of compromise” ... But some Democratic senators view such a shameless defense of the bill’s pork elements as throwing them under the bus. Some senators obviously are more equal than others: Not all were able or willing to exploit their leverage to extract crass favors for their states.”
— John Fund for OpinionJournal.com
• “In the last week, Reid was very Johnsonian. When he was the majority leader, (Lyndon) Johnson constantly forced liberals to compromise, warning them to take what was possible rather than perfect or to lose everything. He also used legislative pork as a way to build coalitions that included legislators otherwise unwilling to support bills. This was how he pushed through bills the conservative coalition did not want.”
— Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public policy at Princeton University, speaking to the Sun
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How harry handled health care, poorly. This bill has turned from reform to political payoff to any special interest with a check.
Gried only $howed how he could u$e hundred$ of million$ of OUR tax dollar$ to buy vote$ in back room deal$.
If O signs this, I'll vote the other way in '12.
Did you hear the one where inept Harry Greid ROBBED the insolvent Medicare of half a trillion dollars in services to those old people, and then,
Hold on he used the half a trillion dollars TWICE first he used it (along with a half a trillion dollars in new taxes) to PAY for his covering of some uninsured people (leaving more than 23 million still not covered); then Harry Greid turned around and spent the same half a trillion dollars a second time to extend the actuarial life of Medicare -- outrageously claim HE saved Medicare.
WOW.
And Harry compromised the CBO and got the CBO to cover for his subterfuge.
The Democrats seem to have their foot press all the way to the floor as its moves off the edge of the cliff.
They seem to be clueless to the fact that a clear majority are against the bill. They seem to be clueless to the fact that nearly 45% of likely voters are strongly against the bill.
You would think that the 5 to 1 (for vs. against) letters, emails and phone calls against the bill would give them a big, big, big hint.
I sure that the polls will continue to nose dive on the support of the bill and Obama's approval rating when the dust settles over the buying of votes fiasco.
Reids approval rating is around 38%. I am curious if it can go lower. I am confident that current 49% disapproval will go up soon. Will it get close to 55%?
I am sure that there are many Democratic congressmen and Senators that are sweating bullets about the 2010 election and beyond. Will they continue to fall on their swords for Obama? I guess so.
These two years will solidify for a very long time that Democrats are for BIG BIG government, BIG BIG brother, have absolutely no ability to control spending and could care less about having pro-business pro-growth economic policy.
Thanks Reid. You have become the offical poster boy of the hated backroom deal making vote buying DC politican for Americans.
Hmmmmm....oh well.....enjoy the trip to the bottom of the cliff.
He handled healthcare like any other slimy little corrupt crook would. He is a disgrace to Nevada and a traitor to America.
It's called working together to compromise and meet the needs of all Senators from every state - that's how the U. S. Senate works folks!
Since the RepubliCAN'Ts don't get this, and don't really want to work, why don't the 40 of them just take the rest of their terms off on vacation since they're DOING NOTHING but, whining, sniveling, complaining, spreading misinformation, disinformation and lies - and, maybe, get a heart transplant, get some serious counseling and anti-cult deprogramming?
Wrong title it should read: HOW SEARCHLIGHT HARRY REID RAPED THE AMERICAN CITIZENS.
Johnathan, you're not stupid enough to think Reid actually placed any effort on trying to make this a bipartisan bill are you? The man had his hands full just trying to bribe his own party. Have you read anything but the LV Sun?
Talk about the need for anti-cult deprogramming. You are the poster boy.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-w...
A wonderful article on how Reid did it. As to the question of bipartisanship, he figured out early on that Republicans had no interest in doing anything to help the 30 million Americans who would be insured under this bill and all of us who have pre-existing conditions and now will get health insurance.
In other words, the day before Christmas, a bill passed designed to help people. And where were the Republicans who claim to believe in Christian values? Rooting for Robert Byrd to die.
Like prisoners on death row, U.S. taxpayers have waited a year in anticipation of their economic execution by Congressional Democrats', relentless to pass an unaffordable trillion-dollar health care bill that will greatly raise taxes. The health insurance bill operates similar to the parasitic Mafia. Insurance companies will first attach themselves to the host, Americans forced to buy health insurance, then suck their blood extracting higher and higher health insurance premiums, meanwhile decreasing health care services to some Americans, harming the insured they claim to protect. Reids' health bill will hold Americans hostage to rising health costs, labor union demands in health care industries, government bureaucracies and problematically diminished levels of health service. Democrat's are robbing taxpayers to pay for Socialists programs, bribing Congress with Pork to pass legislation that will greatly raise taxes; bankrupt America. Democracy cannot exists under such circumstances.
How could the Repubs work a bi-partisan deal when they were shut out of the Senate and the Dems. just went along without them? The Repubs were aware there were problems with some of the amendments and wanted a discussian on them. Discussion wasn't on the Demorats mind as we have seen.
Now let's see whats going to happen with the Senate and the House.
Merry Christmas Every One!
Agree with you Cadaver. Michael Green...just where do these numbers come from? I've heard anywhere from 49 million down to around 13 million who are uninsured.
Geez...Why doesn't it upset you and everyone else here how this bribery went on? This is not health care--it is government control. Do you even know that there is a "no repeal clause" on page 1012 of this gigantic wordy bill? Have you even tried to read it? Transparency my butt. Wake up!
I'm ashamed having this piece of crap Reid representing Nevada. Ship him back to Searchlight. And while we're at it, get rid of all the other crooks in Congress...Pelosi, Dodd, Frank, Baucus, Schumer...they all think they know what's best for us and we're a bunch of stupid idiots. Which they are probably right on when I see comments from you liberal loons. (I'm not a Republican BTW.)
Maybe Harry can give all of us a bribe so we stop complaining about it being forced down our throat. $100 million will buy me off... I'm not greedy like that Byotch from Loseriana.
There are at least three reasons to find the bill unconstitutional.
Harry Reid, a US Senator for many years, knows the Constitution.
Allowing an unconstitutional bill to move forward is not merely an oversight on Harry's part, it is intentional criminal activity.
This man says buying the votes of other Senators is called compromising - he knows full well it is outright bribery - with your money. It is a flagrant violation of the public's trust.
Harry Reid should be spending the rest of his Christmases in prison.
Harry Reid has used his office to make political pay-offs. I'd like to see this guy investigated. He's nothing more than a dirty politician that could care the least about us. My hope is that we throw out all the Democrats running for office in 2010 and take back our country. Let's reverse anything Harry Reid and the dangerous Democrat party set in motion.
DesertSun - this bill is almost irreversible as Gried wrote into it that it will take a 2/3 vote to undo it.
The Dummocrat Santa-tors will most certainly lose down to about 50 seats next year and the Haus will approach 50%. Gried and Titus both will be looking for new ways to earn a living [sic].
O is assured of being a one-termer as "Change" will eclipse "Read my lips" as a political hangman's noose.
The Dummocrats ALWAYS manage to screw up everything once they get control...
Pinky has finally morphed into Sleazy. What's next?
I love to see you Republicans crying. Go to Rush He'll console you. Good Job Harry!!!!!!!!
All these right wingers who are angry that the Democrats just did something amazing are pretty pathetic. What Harry Reid just accomplished is going to go down as one of the greatest legislative accomplishments in the history of the Senate. Healthcare is going to improve for everyone.
BRAVO Senator Reid.
Winners in this terrible bill:
Drug Companies
Insurance Companies
Republicans
Losers:
American people
Doctors
Nurses
medical device manufacturers
Democrats
Seniors
Talk about pathetic, there lvcastmac... What "Bribe Them Harry" just accomplished is going to go down in history as one the sleaziest, corruption ridden piece of legislative in the history of the Senate...
The national debt is now $12 Trillion, and the Chinese own $2 Trillion of that. Harry and Nancy probably are aiming for $20 Trillion and the collapse of our financial system.
Harry Reid delivered on Health Care...Obama was a no show.
Harry is an knowing accomplice to treason and will be put in federal prison along with many others that have betrayed their oath of office as soon as Palin is elected. This is why they have directed their followers to attack Palin in any way they can, they know what will happen to them when she is elected and it's scaring the hell out of them.
Harry got the job done....I realize the right-wingers aren't happy with that fact but WHO CARES!
Harry did what he had to do to get the bill passed. A bill of this type always leaves a certain number of unhappy folk but that's what the political process is all about! You can NEVER please everyone!
Harry almost looked "Johnsonian" with his leadership! The passage of the bill reminds me of the passage of the 1965 voting rights bill that LBJ pushed through Congress. LBJ patted some on the back, threatened others, promised things that he probably could not deliver on; and twisted many arms to get the job done....
Harry today looks a lot like LBJ! LBJ would be proud.......I bet Ted Kennedy is watching from above with a huge smile on his face!
Congratulations Harry! You make us proud! Ignore all the sore losers out there who would never be in favor of any type of health care reform that truly helps millions of Americans who previously had been left by the side of the road....
I'm proud to call myself an American....
LBJ had to rely on Republicans to get the 1965 voting rights bill to move beyond the majority of Senate Democrats who were filibusting the bill.
Reid has tied a noose around the Democratic party that will take decades to recovery from.
PvtRock.....
You disappoint me. Yes, LBJ had to bring several Republicans over to his side to get the 1965 voting right bill passed but a majority of the Democrats were not threatening to filibuster the bill.....only those from the South.
Your knowledge of history is again lacking...
49 Democrat Senators voted for the bill and 30 Republicans Senators voted for the bill LBJ needed a total of 60 votes and received 79. So, in other words, LBJ needed the votes of 11 Republican Senators for passage.
The House vote was simply a case of getting a majority of the Democrtas to vote for passage. 217 Democrats voted for passsage and only 54 voted against passage. In the end, with 111 Republicans voting for passage, the bill passed by a huge majority......328-74.
Spend a little more time reading & learning history & a heck of a lot less time just talking to be talking....
Wolfie: Harry's quip that "the war is lost" has earned him the undying hate of almost everyone who served in Iraq. He's not getting past this one.
mikegino......
I'm not sure what I said to PvtRock has to do with your statement saying:
"Wolfie: Harry's quip that "the war is lost" has earned him the undying hate of almost everyone who served in Iraq. He's not getting past this one."
When its all said and done, the proof will be in the pudding. Harry is detested by most over on the right but that comes with the territory.
If you're talking about next year's election, I agree with you that Harry has his work cut out for him but a lot of people thought Harry was dead in the water on health care....
I have learned one thing about Harry Reid....NEVER COUNT HIM OUT!
History lesson for lowbo:
1) In 1965, 67 votes were needed to defeat a filibuster not today's 60
2) It was a Republican that worked out a compromise that got barely 67 votes to bust the filibuster and proceed with cloture (you get confused between final vote vs. cloture vote)
3) Of the people still voting to keep the filibuster going... an overwhelming majority of them were Democrats
4) Without the Repulican votes there would be no Voting Rights of 1967
5) And no....there were no billion dollars give aways to get Senators to vote for the bill or to bust the filibuster
PvtRock.....
Do you have a link or two or are you just again talking to be talking? Who was the Republican Senator who worked out the compromise?
Yes, the Republican votes kept a filibuster from happening. The Democrats had 49 solid votes and needed 18 votes (not 11) to prevent a filibuster..........thank you for pointing that out..
All of the Democrats who wanted a filibuster were basically from the South. I think I said that earlier. However, as I stated earlier, a majority of the Democrats in the Senate were not in favor of a filibuster.
Actually you are correct (I said that earlier) when you say that there would have been no voting rights bill in 1965 (not 1967 as you said..) without those Republican votes.
The last time I looked,there was no billion dollars given away by Harry Reid with the current health care bill. Maybe you can give me a link saying differently....Please no right-wing links!
A couple of Harry's deals involved millions but to the best of my knowledge, it was not billions...
Actually, who cares if it was billions? The bill is a historic bill and will help us move toward a national health care system down the road. The sooner, the better!
The 1965 voting rights bill was basically LBJ's baby just as the 1964 Civil Rights Bill was.....He was a true politician and could "wheel and deal" big time.
That's basically what Harry Reid has been doing, but you & your right-wing buddies refuse to see that.
You're trying to say that Harry has been doing something that is illegal and unconstitutional......sorry but you're wrong!
Politics is a very dirty business and if the shoe had been on the other foot, you would take the opposite view....
You right-wingers need to stop crying and feeling sorry for yourself. Face up to it! The Democrats won! Move on....Maybe go read Sarah's book or get excited over George's soon to be released book.......George's book might be a new experience for you & your buddies. It's written in crayon.....
By the way el lobo the 1965 voting rights bill was dealing with the right of American citizens. It was written and voted on by both parties.
This Health Care Reform bill was written and voted behind closed doors by Harry Reid and his Democrats.
This bill will allow illegal aliens to obtain health benefits by only showing a social security card.
American citizens will have to pay into health care before they can get benefits. Illegal aliens won't have to pay in because the american citizen will be forced into doing this for them.
This bill will force the american citizen to pay to provide interpretors to work at all medical facilities to translate to the illegals what is going on while they are getting their medical services. This will cost a pretty penny!
Why do you think we heard that this bill will benefit 30 million more americans? It wasn't clarified if these people were north american, central american, or south american. Why wasn't it stated that 30 million more United States citizens will have coverage.
There has been a bill just recently introduced into the House of Representatives has been labeled the MONSTER of all immigration reforms. It is said that this one is all the past reforms rolled into one. It was written Luis Gutierrez Rep. Ill. He describes the reason he has introduced this bill is because of the million of families in "america" who daily are being ripped apart from each other of their family members because of our immigration laws. Luis wants to pass this immigration reform to reunite these families. His bill is called the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity act of 2009.
For "Americas Security and Prosperity"? Again north america, central america, or south america or all of the above?
Back in 2005 do you remember the Security Prosperity Partnership being signed by Martin of Canada, Bush of tha United States and Fox of Mexico? This was the precurser to the foundation of a North American Union.
We are not being referenced as the United States of America anymore. Just america or the americas. We are being programmed and we the people must prepare ourselves to assimilate to bills that will give United States citizens rights to the hands of federal law breakers.
Harry Reid is no good for Nevadans
Harry Reid is no good for Nevada
Harry Reid is no good for our countries future
"Vice President Humphrey was given the first pen, and the Senate Republican leader, Everett McKinley Dirksen, the second.
In this way the President paid tribute to the two men who had played the leading roles in Senate passage of the omnibus Civil Rights Act of 1964. Mr. Dirksen worked closely with Attorney General Katzenbach on drafting the voting rights bill as he had on the civil rights bill. "
http://partners.nytimes.com/library/nati...
Here is a list of billions in Reids giveaways to get Democrats to vote for their own bill.
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/12/21/cas...
Republicans were the ones that free the slaves.
Republicans were the ones to give citizenship to slaves.
It was Democrats that passed the Jim Crows laws.
Only until Democrats saw the potential voting power of blacks did they push for changes to voting laws and it was only with the help from Republicans they were passed.
Blacks vote about 90% for Democrats and get absolutely nothing for that loyatly except payoffs to the black leadership who seem to love the relationship.
It is about time that Blacks started to shop their vote around and then there would be a bidding war and Blacks might actually get paid attention to.....by both parties.
Wow! What a rant from PvtRock & fremmasmind.....
I think I hit a nerve or two....
First of all PvtRock:
Thank you for a couple of the links that you listed....I knew you had it in you if you tried!
As I said earlier, who cares if Harry Reid spent a few bucks to get a couple of his fellow Democrats to come around and vote for health care reform.
That time of thing has gone on for ever in Congress......are you so naive that you believe other-wise?
Look how many "pork barrel" bills clueless Geoorge signed into law when he was president. They were all aimed at keeping his fellow Republicans in Congress soundly behind his program and giving him the votes he needed. Remember the "bridge to no where?"
You probably don't remember that do you? That was the very beginning of our major money problems that we see today. George used his veto pen less than 10 times in 8 years and the red ink kept flowing and flowing until we were swimming (and still are..) in an ocean of red ink!
Add in the two wars in the Middle East that George rushed to and one starts to get the idea.....it wasn't just a few billion that became the order of the day.....over $750 billion in Iraq alone....
I'm very happy that the Democrats passed health care reform and I truly believe that it is the first step on the road to a national health care program......thank you Harry! Thank you Democrats!
Yes, Everett McKinley Dirksen was a giant in the Senate. He often crossed over and worked with the Democrats to get much needed legislation passed into law.
If around today, the Senator from Illinois would be doing the same thing and he would be very up-set with his felow Republicans who have decide to simply say "no" on everything that the Democrats propose.
He was a guy who had America's best interests at heart. Can't say the same for all those right-wingers of today....
I got to shake Senator Dirksen's hand one time when I was fortunate enough to hear him speak. Great Republican.....none around today like him! That's one of the problems!
Hmmmmm....I see one of your links is a "michellemalkin link." That's interesting!
More later.....
I am so glad Harry Reid pimped out his fellow Senators.
I knew our elected officials were whores but who knew they would be so brazen about it.
El Gato, you are right, our esteemed elected officials have been doing this for years, it is just astonishing they care so little for their constituents that they now put themselves on the street corner for everyone to see.
God help us.
btw, El Gato, you need to put down the haterade for a day. You are mad at Bush because of the past eight years but you don't see the travesty that Obama is foisting on your childrens children. Sad.
fremmasmind.......
I must admit that I haven't read every page of the latest health care reform bill but I also doubt that you have......
Many of the claims that you make about the bill are just that, claims on your part......you must have picked up your information from some right-wing web site and then took it to be the "whole truth and nothing but the truth." Ha! Ha! Ha!
As far as "legislation pending" in Congress, that's just what the the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 is....Its simply "pending legislation." I can't see it passing in its present form...
Do you have any idea how many bills are introduced into Congress that simply die there? They're never even given a "reading" or assigned to a committee. Many, many bills are killed in committee.
If my memory serves me correctly, I believe the Noth American Union concept was pushed big time by George W. Bush. Yes, I remember when the Security Prosperity Partnership was signed by Martin of Canada, Bush of tha United States and Fox of Mexico.
I was opposed to it then & I'm stil opposed to it. I'm not a big fan of NAFTA and I'm against CAFTA.....I'm tired of watching good paying American jobs being exported to points off shore, and I think the "favorite trade status" enjoyed by China should be tweaked.
I'm not a believer in protective tariffs but trade must be fair & equal & must be based on a level playing field for both sides....China's current "favorite trade status" does not do that...
The only Americans who are truly benefitting from the currect Global economy is American corporation, not the average American worker....I believe both political parties have not a clue on what to do to keep/create new jobs in this country that will replace jobs lost over seas.
We're losing our middle class and if we lose our middle class, we will lose of way of life...
I'm in favor of legal immigration.....not illegal immigration. Let's close our borders and double the number of legals that we allow to enter the U.S. each year. Let's make sure they come through the front door and they pay taxes and follow our laws. If not, we boot them out....I have always believed that...
getalife......
Sorry but you don't get! Yes, I detest George W. Bush. Why shouldn't I? The man drove this country straight into the ground.
It's going to take us 6-8 year's to restore the economy, rebuild our ties with our long time allies, and get completely out of Iraq & Afghanistan.
Maybe longer than that will be required to return to a budget surplus as we had when Clinton was in office....
Our present debacle on all fronts came about due to very poor leadership during the 8 year's GWB walked the halls of the White House.
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.....
PvtRock.....What are we going to do with you?
Your post about blacks is funny at best! I agree with you that it was the Republican Party who was largely responsible for the passage of the 13th, 14th, & 15th amendments, but they had a little help from certain Democrats in Congress.
Of course, the Republican Party of that time period was nothing like the present day GOP. I'm surprised you don't see that...If around today, Lincoln would be a Democrat, not a Republican!
Yes, the Southern Democrats put in place the "Jim Crow" laws and fought hard to keep the South a "white man's territory, but as we know that changed as time went on....
Southern Democrat leaders such as LBJ changed the whole focus and it was largely LBJ and the Northern Democrats who pushed for and got the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 & the Voting Rights Bill of 1965 passed into law.
We have already agreed that some Republicans crossed over and voted for both bills.......good old Senator Dirksen, a man who looked out for ALL American's.
I have to ask the question...why did the blacks in this country come to look upon the Democrat Party as the party that bests represents them if the GOP had done so much for them over the years? Why did the GOP lose the support of the blacks? What was behind that whole switch?
Why can't the GOP attract more of the black vote? The same question can be asked concerning the Hispanic vote. What has the GOP did recently that would encourage blacks & Hispanics to support and vote Republican?
el lobo well, we don't have to agree on all terms. I think we are in agreeance on the outsourcing of american jobs, our government has been looking out for big business on this one.
To bring citizens from other countries and get them work thru the work visa program is a sham and should be stopped until we can put all of our citizens back to work that want to work.Immigrants with visa cards have the advantage over the citizens looking for work.
That old escuse," that these immigrants do work that Americans don't want to do" is pure hogwash because who was doing that work before the legal and illegal started overpopulating our workforce?
I don't think the green card program is even in operation any more. If a business puts a help wanted ad in the paper and no citizen replies and applies for that position, through the greencard program we can send a request to other countries that we need a worker for this specific job at this specific company on this specific date. When the immigrant shows up for work and starts his job, the company that hires him must leave that help wanted ad in the paper for 60 days. If an american citizen responds within 60 days for that job he will get that job and the immigrant will go back to his country of origin.
Last I read from a government web site that green cards haven't been issued to citizens from countries in central america and the same with south america as our country has got far too many illegal immigrants from these two countries.
The illegals should be sent back to their countries of origin. The visa card and greencard programs should be stopped. We have got to give our middle class the opportunities to get work, the same way they gave these immigrants these opportunities.
Our senator Reid should be voted out of office regardless of the republican running against him.
Reid is a typical leftist democrat and this health tax and control bill shows anyone watching outside of the main stream media what their agenda really is. It is Socialism of course but to rush this through and place provisions to require a 2/3 majority in the future borders on tyranny. The american people did not want this bill. They could have taken steps to reduce health care costs rigth away that would cost tax payers nothing?
These democrats in charge the most leftist leaders this country has ever had and people should register to vote and vote against every democrat in office.
Nathan29 said.....
"Reid is a typical leftist democrat and this health tax and control bill shows anyone watching outside of the main stream media what their agenda really is. It is Socialism of course......."
Hmmmmmm........I see some of the "Harry Reid haters" haven't let Christmas keep them from doing what they do best......RANT, RANT & RANT some more!
The passage of the latest health care bill is a very important step toward achieving national health care for every American. It's coming...it's just a matter of time. Thank you Harry! Thank you Democrat Party!
Enough is enough! We have only 10-MONTHS & 10 DAYS before our COUNTRY regains its dignity and most of all respect from the freedom loving individuals in the rest of the world.
On Tuesday evening November 2, 2010 Harry Reid will be voted OUT and the will of "WE THE PEOPLE" shall prevail.
Democrats who are seeking re-election on that day shall fail miserably in their bid to be re-elected. ..... The U.S. House & U.S. Senate shall have a middle of the road majority with the will of the people and stop ignoring us!
keo10........
Keep dreaming! It's free and probably makes you feel good, but in the end it does nothing!
Americans are going to discover that they like the new health care bill and many will have only one complaint....they will want a lot more of the same.
We're on the road to a national health care system, very much like those being used in Europe. It's long over due.
What chance does the "party of no" actually have in next year's election if the economy starts to come back, the war in Afghanistan starts to run its course, and the health care bill is endorsed by most Americans?
I think we both know the answer to that, don't we? Slim and none is the answer and slim left town last week headed for parts unknown....
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Well Mr. bodda, Why don't you stand atop the Stratasphere and wave your countries flag proudly? Don't you have websites in Glockenheimen to post on?