Posts Tagged healthcare
A Difference Between Youth and Age
Posted by Roldo Bartimole in People, Politicians on December 19, 2009
December 19, 2009… The discussion on Bill Moyers show last night on PBS between Robert Kuttner of the American Prospect and Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone offers insight into the difference between youthful smarts and elder wisdom.
Taibbi would vote to kill the health reform bill. Kuttner would hold his nose and vote for it.
We know that at least temporarily (who can tell what will happen) the Democrats have welded together 60 votes in the U. S. Senate to pass the bill out of that body.
Many of us don’t like the bill. Some of us, me included, will take even a watered down bill with hope of improving it in the future. Lack of a bill would not leave open the possibility of future process and improvement.
The discussion presents the stark difference, I think, between the youthful desire for real change and the older wisdom of taking some change as a step toward more change.
Here’s the discussion between Kuttner and Taibbi:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/18/taibi-kuttner-debate-heal_n_397757.html
Listen to the Sane Voices on Health Care
Posted by Roldo Bartimole in Media, People, Politicians on December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009… There are some sane voices around. Better we listen to them or wait another 40 years for some kind of health care reform. Listen to the sane voices for a change.
Read Paul Krugman’s take on the health care bill today.
What is it about people, even well-meaning, that they jump all over Democrats – who are at least trying to pass a bill – and leave the Republican, or as I like to call them the Repugnant Party, alone and happy with their obstructionist policies.
It’s a disgrace that EVERY Repugnant is voting NO on health care and other matters. It’s obstructionist to the nth degree.
We’re also getting a terrible example of how the main stream media work in the reporting about the health bill.
Please read my post lower down which links to two articles that have some sanity in their assessments of the health bill, even without a public option.
Allowing this opportunity to pass will set us back decades and allow the wealthy to laugh at our fighting among ourselves.
It’s not about President Barack Obama, as some try to position it. It’s about getting direly needed health care to people who need it. Please read Krugman. He tells you why.
Here’s Krugman:
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/illusions-and-bitterness/