My Letter to Senators Hutchison and Cornyn

by: Libby Shaw

Tue Oct 20, 2009 at 08:15 PM CDT

Re:   Health Care Reform

I strongly urge you to vote for health care reform that includes a public option.  

If a public option is not included in the bill, the health insurance industry will continue to overcharge premiums and deny care to patients.  As we know from former Cigna executive, now whistle blower, Wendell Potter, the health insurance industry will continue to make obscene levels of profits, based precisely on denying critical care to very sick and dying patients.   It will continue to increase premiums.  

We also know from the recent report written by the AHIP that the insurance companies will indeed increase its premiums because insurance doesn't like what it read in the Baucus bill.  This goes to show you how arrogant and appallingly greedy the health insurance industry has become.

We also know from the town hall meetings this past August at which we heard much about "death panels, "killing Granny," Hitler, and Pol Pot, that many of  these rallies were orchestrated by special interests in the health insurance business and groups led by Dick Armey of Freedom Works and Tim Phillips of Americans for Prosperity.  In other words, many of those town hall meetings were merely staged events to misinform people and foment fear among seniors.  

Grab a Mop. We Have Work To Do

by: Libby Shaw

Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 05:33 PM CDT

This President rocks.  It's daunting to think about how many warehouses of socialist mops and vats of extra strength socialist Lysol we'll need to clean up Republican Texas.

Aside from the need for socialist mops, the really good news this week is that it looks like we are getting closer to HCR that includes a public option. We have the AHIP (American Health Insurance Plans) to thank for this.  According to Paul Krugman of the New York Times AHIP's threat to increase rates b/c it didn't like the Baucus bill backfired.

A Hatchet Job So Bad It's Good

It seems that a bunch of selfish greed mongering fat cats had become so desperate and crazed by the mere thought of losing one penny that the fat cats blew up the very building they were protecting.

Shall we cry 'em a river folks?

I didn't think so.

Meanwhile, there were other pressing developments at the U.N and in the U.S. Congress:

Big thanks to the 44 Diaries for sharing this with us.