Well, congratulations, DU...

[KharmaTrain]

256. A Matter Of Style...

...you're proving my point on how things go from zero to anger in a one post (one that was an observation) and some kind of personal attack (of which it isn't). I didn't say what you could or couldn't post or to "bully". Far from it. My intention was to point out how personal posts can be picked up and abused by others. In Andy Stevenson's case, many here believe it ended up costing him him precious time and treatment. Others have had their names, addresses and phone numbers exposed, employers called and other forms of harassment. If people here want to expose their lives that is their right but it also comes with risks and consequences.

As far as Pitt's poutrage (which is what I saw it to be)...there were other ways he could have put out his frustrations or asked for help. Instead it was an attention getting rant that could have been presented a different way without calling the President names. Many of us have had health and insurance problems...and I'm extremely sympathetic to anyone who has a loved one who faces illness and other health problems as I've had to deal with them in my real life. There are plenty of helpful and resourceful people here and, in the end, it appears he was able to resolve the problem using some of that assistance. What's followed around it is a lot of egos that seem to relish in the shit stirring that is way to common here. I used to be able to visit this site and get information about upcoming elections and networking. Not any more...it's become its own insular world that seems to be more detached every time I look in.

Here's hoping you're able to resolve your insurance company issues. I've had to endure plenty of mine over the years and am in the process of helping a loved one in trying to deal with a devastating illness; navigating through this byzantine new system, but it's better than what she had previously: nothing. The ACA is not a cure-all for everyone's health matters...it's a start...and to fight about it rather than work with what's there and improve it risks losing what progress has been made. It won't be improved by screaming on a website, it will be by working in getting better Democrats elected who can push for greater reforms and hopefully into a single payer system...