Comments on: National Health Insurance by Stealth http://healthblog.ncpa.org/national-health-insurance-by-stealth/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Thu, 24 May 2012 21:53:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bart Ingles http://healthblog.ncpa.org/national-health-insurance-by-stealth/comment-page-1/#comment-40659 Bart Ingles Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:04:35 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=1963#comment-40659 I have to agree with Steve. The Republicans' 12-year run in Congress started out primarily as a backlash against the 1993-94 Clinton health proposal. Given its origin and duration, the Republican Congress's failure to enact a workable alternative could be viewed as "meeting the criteria for brain death." The end result will be Democrats calling all the shots for the next two years. Since they actually give high priority to health care, this will probably be ample time to do whatever they want. I'll be extremely surprised if the Senate Republicans have either the clout or the fortitude to carry out a successful filibuster the way they did in 1994. I have to agree with Steve. The Republicans’ 12-year run in Congress started out primarily as a backlash against the 1993-94 Clinton health proposal. Given its origin and duration, the Republican Congress’s failure to enact a workable alternative could be viewed as “meeting the criteria for brain death.”

The end result will be Democrats calling all the shots for the next two years. Since they actually give high priority to health care, this will probably be ample time to do whatever they want. I’ll be extremely surprised if the Senate Republicans have either the clout or the fortitude to carry out a successful filibuster the way they did in 1994.

]]> By: Steve C. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/national-health-insurance-by-stealth/comment-page-1/#comment-40638 Steve C. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:14:46 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=1963#comment-40638 The Republicans are brain dead, Larry. At least the Democrats know what they are doing -- bad as that happens to be. The Republicans are brain dead, Larry. At least the Democrats know what they are doing — bad as that happens to be.

]]> By: Larry C. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/national-health-insurance-by-stealth/comment-page-1/#comment-40636 Larry C. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:38:14 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=1963#comment-40636 As Pete Stark said the other day, the liberals in Congress were able to do more for national health insurance in a few days, than conservative Republicans did for private sector medicine in eight years. As Pete Stark said the other day, the liberals in Congress were able to do more for national health insurance in a few days, than conservative Republicans did for private sector medicine in eight years.

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