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girl gone mad

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35. I had to turn off Rachel Maddow for that reason.

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 11:20 PM

Mar 2012

She did a lengthy segment about the unbelievable hypocrisy of the Republicans for being against a plan that originated at the Heritage Foundation. Yet, as you point out, Democrats were against this at the time and - whadyaknow - called it unconstitutional.

This country is just sad. Our right wing is completely wacked out of its mind and our left wing wastes its historic political gains passing a plan someone found in the dumpster behind a quasi-libertarian think tank back in the 90s.

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Presidential candidate Obama speaks out against a private health insurance policy mandate. [View all] Better Believe It Mar 2012 OP

alert the media...a politician changes his mind on policy....wow!!! spanone Mar 2012 #1

If you could get the houses to support him arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #6

gee when bush "changed his mind" he was roundly reviled right here on DU nt msongs Mar 2012 #12

So? FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #14

We shouldn't have two standards. girl gone mad Mar 2012 #23

George Bush was a lieing murdering dry drunk Whisp Mar 2012 #34

Plus Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #43

That was when he was for a public option before he was against it. mmonk Mar 2012 #2

A public option was never part of his healthcare plan, even when he was a candidate. Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #17

. mmonk Mar 2012 #25

Not quite. girl gone mad Mar 2012 #28

You should be embarrassed for writing that post. SmellyFeet Mar 2012 #49

medicare for all! mike_c Mar 2012 #3

Parasites be gone! shrdlu Mar 2012 #7

Hillary Clinton's plan wasn't about buying private insurance Sparkly Mar 2012 #4

So Obama misrepresented her position? So did Obama also misrepresent his position on the mandate? Better Believe It Mar 2012 #5

As I recall, this was the ONE policy difference between the three of them -- Sparkly Mar 2012 #13

Yes and that was the one big reason I prefered Obama over Hillary Raine Mar 2012 #16

And that feinged policy was how he got my support in spite of his anti gay rallies with Bluenorthwest Mar 2012 #44

As I recall, her plan & Obama's were almost identical, except for the mandate. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #27

I still strongly support Candidate Obama and wish he'd won in 2008. nt Poll_Blind Mar 2012 #8

First ProSense Mar 2012 #9

Taxes are not mandates dictating how we spend post tax dollars in open markets TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #19

He was right then kenny blankenship Mar 2012 #10

Well said... Bluenorthwest Mar 2012 #45

Pres.Obama didn't write the HC bill. FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #11

It was written by the health insurance industry, big pharma and Senators at Obama's home I believe. Better Believe It Mar 2012 #15

That's correct he didn't write it, but it does bear his signature kenny blankenship Mar 2012 #18

He's not objected to it. And you should take your head out of your arse. The HC bill is a BIG DEAL. FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #40

Wall Street in an investment/financial industry, not health care. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2012 #29

So the bib insurance companies and big pharma are not listed on Wall Street? Better Believe It Mar 2012 #36

Good luck with that tact. The man called it "his bill" many times on national TV. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #21

Yup. And he stands by it. Doesn't mean he wrote it. We stand by the Constitution also. FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #39

I'm totally loving the "Trashing Thread" option especially reserved for the ODSers hellbent on Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #20

+1 n/t FSogol Mar 2012 #24

He did it to himself. girl gone mad Mar 2012 #31

No one's blaming the left. I'm a member of the left. I look to those who demonize a president who Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #32

You're out of your mind. FarLeftFist Mar 2012 #41

But that would eliminate the insurance companies and SCOTUS would never accept that. Kablooie Mar 2012 #22

It was a Republican idea for a good reason. Bonobo Mar 2012 #26

You're being too hard on them as I'm pretty sure the heart of your solution would require them to... Poll_Blind Mar 2012 #30

Sadly, PB, it doesn't EVEN require that. Bonobo Mar 2012 #33

I had to turn off Rachel Maddow for that reason. girl gone mad Mar 2012 #35

This kind of explains how Obama "came around" to the mandate thesquanderer Mar 2012 #37

Regardless of whether or not the mandate was a good idea... thesquanderer Mar 2012 #38

" this can be solved, but it�s important for him to give me space,� SATIRical Mar 2012 #42

More nonsense from someone who thinks that you can pass massive governmental legislation with grantcart Mar 2012 #46

yes, then he discovered Congress was in charge of it. librechik Mar 2012 #47

Lukewarm support for Obama now is going to get us Romney EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #48