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Comment by Doctor, Doctor - Give me the news....

Doctor, Doctor - Give me the news.... — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:07:55 -0800

Ah, but who DOESN'T support health care for all? Why, all the important "people": Mutual of Omaha, Blue Cross, United Health....

Comment by Mike in MO

Mike in MO — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:15:06 -0800

And guess who will decide? Mutual of Omaha, Blue Cross, United Health...

Comment by catalina vel-duray

catalina vel-duray — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:36:56 -0800

The guy who was most responsible for killing the Clinton healthcare plan was a jerk named Jack Weekly. He spearheaded that idiotic ad campaign with the moronic couple sitting at their kitchen table bitching about how terrible it would be to have a decent healthcare plan. For his efforts, he was rewarded with becoming the head of Mutual of Omaha.

A few years back, right around Christmas, he was leaving the Mutual headquarters building. His briefcase got caught in the revolving door, and he tugged at it impatiently. When it came loose suddenly, he fell forward, through the glass of the revolving door, which cut him severely in several places. He died of his injuries several days later.

And there are those who say there is no such thing as karma.

Good Riddance, Weekly.

Comment by Mike in MO

Mike in MO — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:47:48 -0800

No S catalina? That is wild! I only hope he sufferd for a while. Lord knows he had the best medical care available.

Comment by keshmeshi

keshmeshi — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:25:58 -0800

Too bad however many thousands of dollars were wasted trying to save his life.

Comment by Original Andrew

Original Andrew — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:48:28 -0800

You can't really blame greedy sociopaths like Jack Weekly mentioned above. Ultimately, the voters bear responsibility for the failure of our healthcare "system," by voting for politicians (mostly Republicans) who have done everything possible to shred our social safety net and tilt the balance of power in favor of for-profit healthcare.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:28:11 -0800

Meanwhile, as the US continues it's long descent to third-world nation status, every first-world nation has nationalized universal health care.

And they spend HALF (or less) as much to provide the same level of health care that we only give to SOME of our people - but they give it to ALL of their people.

Results matter.

Comment by him

him — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:59:59 -0800

catalina, I love you. That story made my week.