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Vic Smith

On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:44:49 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:39:25 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

I think the GOP is well placed to take the Senate back in 2010 and
make a dent in the house majority.

How so? Which states/seats do you think are borderline? The Dems would have
to lose quite a few, and the Senate is typically pretty stable.

I just think there will be some buyer's remorse, as there usually is
the first mid term after a presidential election.

There's no "free health care" in the current or expected bill, so that's
just your musing or right-wing fear-induced.

This is what most fans think it is supposed to be and the models they
have been spinning (Canada, Japan, Scandinavia) reinforce that.
Actually the expansion of Medicaid from 133% to 150% of the poverty
level (house and senate versions) will make it free for a lot of
people.
The people who pay will be paying a lot more and a lot of people who
choose not to buy insurance will have to buy it. That will be a
sticker shock for them

Seems that most of Obama's loss in the polls is because there's way
too much "same old." He hasn't led the Congress to a health care
"public option" which polling consistently says is favored.
Losing his base and independents that wanted "change."
Surrounded himself with Wall Street cronies.
Hard to see how this health care bill even gets passed as it is.
Forcing Americans to fork over their wages to benefit health insurance
and health care share-holders and execs.
Doesn't make sense. Socialism for the special interests.
Same old.
BTW, I saw a 9% premium increase in my yearly Aetna enrollment.
But when it was done - as the health care debate was at it hottest -
it ended up as a 5% reduction!
Go figure.
Nobody knows how this thing will pan out.

--Vic