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baldguy

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23. Hopefully, in 100 yrs "uninsured" will be an alien concept to Americans.

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #13)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 08:23 AM

Sep 2014

And it'll be due to Barack Obama.

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Hey Michael Moore....Come Out And Plaaaaaayy.......... [View all] Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 OP

M. Moore............... stewert Sep 2014 #1

not sure, used to be a fan but now he is reduced to doing this LOL snooper2 Sep 2014 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2014 #22

And think of what we might have accomplished if Barack Obama el_bryanto Sep 2014 #2

yep G_j Sep 2014 #4

Bernie Sanders: Single Payer Never Had A Chance Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #5

He could have put it on the table as an negotiating tactic el_bryanto Sep 2014 #6

Yea cause congress people cant count votes Egnever Sep 2014 #30

I know I'll be accused of Green Lanternism gratuitous Sep 2014 #7

While I agree with your thought process you must be aware that both Vermont and Bandit Sep 2014 #11

You may be accusex of being an Adult!-nt Anansi1171 Sep 2014 #37

while single payer did not have a chance questionseverything Sep 2014 #8

Nope. The public option didn't even make it out of committee Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #9

Here's some reality - Barack Obama is pro-Wall Street down to his bones. nt el_bryanto Sep 2014 #10

LOL Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #12

I responded up above to your links - but you deigned not to reply el_bryanto Sep 2014 #14

the house had passed a good bill with a public option questionseverything Sep 2014 #15

The final health care bill was indeed passed by reconciliation. merrily Sep 2014 #26

Well, Sanders is just a RW corporatist tool. baldguy Sep 2014 #21

I blame Obama for putting single payer option in the ACA! VT and soon CA will take advantage of it. freshwest Sep 2014 #24

Bingo. n/t QC Sep 2014 #20

And you actually think single payer would have passed? brush Sep 2014 #28

I think that even if it didn't pass it could have been put on the table el_bryanto Sep 2014 #34

Zero chance of passing equals zero negotiating power. nt brush Sep 2014 #39

+1 leftstreet Sep 2014 #32

He gets full credit, but 100 years from now nobody will remember the 2014 uninsured rate arcane1 Sep 2014 #13

Hopefully, in 100 yrs "uninsured" will be an alien concept to Americans. baldguy Sep 2014 #23

In 100 years? Bwahahaha! At the rate climate change is happening? nt valerief Sep 2014 #27

Nuclear winter tends to change the climate 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #31

I usually like Moore and can overlook some of his more obnoxious stuff LawDeeDah Sep 2014 #16

Why did your post remind me of this song? kentuck Sep 2014 #17

insurance is now mandatory. of course more people are insured Doctor_J Sep 2014 #18

+1 Scuba Sep 2014 #19

And rates are dropping. tridim Sep 2014 #29

So what? 75% of Americans were already insured leftstreet Sep 2014 #35

Yep leftstreet Sep 2014 #33

He'd reply he's 'bombing brown people now' maced666 Sep 2014 #25

I wish I also had a vacuous intent that prevents me from perceiving any one person beyond one stat LanternWaste Sep 2014 #36

There is no doubt that 100 years from now, MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #38

Never miss a chance do you madokie Sep 2014 #41

I rarely do miss a chance MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #45

Seems more like a weasel madokie Sep 2014 #47

MM will be remembered as a person who madokie Sep 2014 #40

Ahh, someone is jealous??? nt Logical Sep 2014 #43

Jealous madokie Sep 2014 #44

You forgot "Started another war!". Yea!!! nt Logical Sep 2014 #42

"Since the 90s"? How historic. Snort. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #46