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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (12601)	12/24/2009 8:16:58 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 42652

"this type of rationing – what the CBO calls “reduc[ed] access to care” and “diminish[ed] quality of care”" Perfect example of the difference between a responsible characterization and hype. "Update: I just talked to a source on Capitol Hill who wants to make sure everyone understands the mechanics of the issue. The bill sets up a supermajority threshold of 67 votes to bring accountability to IMAB decisions, and the rule on being in or out of order can get waived at 60 votes." I think this makes clear that the question is not the board, itself, that is referenced but the board's determinations. ------------------ This was the first I heard of "Lie of the Year" so I looked it up. What a hoot! Pretty good list, seems to me. Sarah Palin Wins PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year Award Wednesday, December 23, 2009 The voting wasn’t even close. Sarah Palin’s claim that the Democrat’s health care reform would create “death panels” was selected by 61% of respondents to PolitiFact’s inaugural “Lie of the Year” contest. No other distortion or half-truth came even close in the running, although there was no shortage of competitors. First runner-up went to conservative talk show host Glenn Beck for his remark that John Holdren, President Barack Obama’s top science adviser, was proposing to force abortions “and putting sterilants in the drinking water to control population.” Next in line was birther attorney Orly Taitz’s claim to have a copy of President Obama’s birth certificate from Kenya, purporting to show the commander-in-chief really wasn’t eligible to hold office after all. Fourth place went to President Obama for his statement that “preventive care saves money,” A claim that is diputed by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. -Noel Brinkerhoff