User profile: notacon

Joined: Aug. 5, 2008

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Polls show that the American people want comprehensive healthcare reform.

Senator Reid is a center-right Democrat.

When the healtcre bill passes, he will win re-election by a wide margin for showing strong leadership on this issue. This is the opposite of the Republicans that continue to want to trade the lives of our people for corporate greed and campaign contributions.

(Suggest removal) 11/24/09 at 8:44 a.m.

Posted on: Democrats need to speak out, find courage

Future;

You are correct about higher water usage for solar power plants vs. nuclear power, which is a high temperature, high pressure cycle. However, air cooling is possible with solar power plants and should be used in the desert environment. There is a higher capital cost and it will affect plant efficiency a bit, but it is a more responsible use of resources.

The other option is to use photovoltaics. The only water required for them is for an occasional wash down, so obviously it is much lower than nuclear. Prices for these have been coming down (I recently heard of a $1/Watt claim) and there have been some advances in efficiency of photovoltaics in recent years (specifically Hitachi claiming 16% and up to 20% with some reflected light to the back).

(Suggest removal) 11/23/09 at 3:22 p.m.

Posted on: Former Gov. List: Health care bill 'so liberal,' will cost Reid

For the millionth time, so that the slow learning Republican Teas Baggers and idiots like List get it.

Yes, a poor person can go to an emergency room and get emergency care...HOWEVER, they will have to sign a document stating that they are responsible for paying the bill...and when they can't they have to go bankrupt to get out of paying. This is one reason why we have such a large number of bankruptcy claims in the U.S. for medical reasons. Medical bankrupcy is unheard of in the rest of the developed world.

(Suggest removal) 11/23/09 at 2:52 p.m.

Posted on: Don’t be fooled by insurers’ ads attacking Titus

Good Letter Linda. It never ceases to amaze me how the corporate interests and their stooge representative Republicans (Ensign, Heller, and the like) can talk the lower class Republicans out of voting for thier own interests. Guns, Religion and FOX are all it takes for these people.

(Suggest removal) 11/21/09 at 10:50 a.m.

Posted on: Reid fighting the good fight on health care

I agree with you mostly Birdiedreamin. However, most doctors are also victims in this. They are also squeezed by the insurance companies. An think of how frustrating it must be to have an insurance company stooge whos job is to come between you and your patient and deny a health care benefit that you have ordered solely on the basis of corporate greed!

(Suggest removal) 11/21/09 at 9:43 a.m.

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