Mike Luckovich for December 05, 2013

I think of your posts as examples of “stream of unconsciousness”.

Yesterday I found out I can’t keep my doctor unless I buy O-bummer-Care. BCBS is not going to renew the contract for our hospital network. “IF YOU LIKE YOUR DOCTOR YOU CAN KEEP YOUR DOCTOR” unless, of course you sign up for “Crap-Care” and only then you can keep your doctor!!!

This reminds me of the briefcase the hit men in Pulp Fiction had in more ways than one…

“…… Yes The Elephant who has been right all along, who did not vote for it, has the right to yell and scream I told you so. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It appears ypu expect perfection instantly. ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day.’We don’t expect a child to grow up in a month or two. Have a little patience, man. By the way, I don’t have a dog in this fight — I get Social Security checks deposited to my checking every month. But I think people who are not as lucky as I have been should get a break..I will always believe that universal health care is the way it should be done —but of course Obama knew he couldn’t go for thatbecause the GOP’s head really would explode.

If you repeal the ACA without replacing it, healthcare costs will continue to rise as they have been doing for decades. Americans will see their out of pocket costs to hospitals and insurance companies rise as the Emergency Room Tax we pay for the millions who get services they can’t afford continue to get treatment.There are two paths to take here…Create a healthcare policy that will take care of all of our neighbors over the long term. Leave room for the states to experiment so that improvements can take place.The second path is darker. Give hospitals and doctors the right to withhold services to people who can’t afford to pay.Whenever I read the comments under these ACA based cartoons, I wonder who is really behind the first choice, and who prefers the second. Sometimes, it seems easy to see who doesn’t care if people die as long as it’s not someone THEY know.Conservatives hate Obamacare and Liberals want to see the ACA protected. We’ve been seeing that fight for several years now. What are we going to do tomorrow?Close hospitals to the poor so the hospitals don’t go broke? Or create a workable healthcare policy?I favor the second and still look forward to reading Enoki’s plan.Respectfully,C.

btw… I don’t care whether the gov’t or the private sector comes up with a long term plan…. I just want a plan that will focus more on taking care of our neighbors than enriching an executive.C.

“…….made while what’s-his-butt was governor, but the Republicunts don’t like to publicize that.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I’m happy that you are on my side of the fence, but as a Southern lady, I must take exception to your wording—Please don’t insult the ladies.

Sorry, but it is not a lie. The ACA was not only modeled on RomneyCare, but the administration actually recruited Romney’s own healthcare advisors and experts to help craft the bill. You are entitled to your own opnions, but not your own facts.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44854320/ns/politics-decision_2012/t/white-house-used-mitt-romney-health-care-law-blueprint-federal-law/#.UqCzpk_nbIU

“Employers were never cheap-ass tightwads until Obama came along, and they never used phony excuses either.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’ll bet you got all “Fs” in history. Employers have ALWAYS been cheap-ass tightwads,rep-wad.

Unnecessary lewdness does nothing but undermine your own post.

Harley, you forgot to mention like you did before, that it will be “us American” who will have to pay for the ACA.-And, you know, those people are going to be the ones who benefit, not real Americans, like ‘us’.-Republicans do not want people to be able to get affordable health care.

Harley,When I was a young child, our brand new black and white television would turn on with a white dot showing in the middle, then in a minute or two, images would be in pretty good focus.I’m willing to wait two to four years for any new law to work or show itself unworkable. You’re not getting the picture you want immediately and want to throw out the tv. That’s ok for you, but it’s the nation’s tv, it’s access to education on their health and an opportunity to avoid emergency or catastrophic care. The healthcare burden, like a tv from 1962, took a LONG time before the picture of financial disaster upon which it focused came into view. Even if the law had fallen like perfect dominos, it would have taken months to years for it to be right… IF legislators would actually work together.Call your local hospitals that provide emergency care and ask how much they lose a year to people who can’t pay, and legal costs to find out who can and can’t. We are already paying a tax for healthcare. It’s the money you don’t get in your paycheck because your employer’s healthcare costs went up. It’s the cost you pay out of pocket If you have NO insurance.I don’t care what happened yesterday, what are we going to do tomorrow, Harley? Create an ACA? or close hospital doors to those who can’t pay?I know what you don’t like. What are you going to do to make it better?Curiously,C.

Than please, NFL, show or link us to this plan, I have looked and there is nothing.

“I know what you don’t like. What are you going to do to make it better?”-That’s Respectful’s last sentence(s). The one you did not respond to.

“Another ‘advantage’ of Obamacare.”

No, it has been that way for decades.

Oh, would that it were true, Mike! rotfl!

Since when have I ever described Dems as Republican light when addressing their self serving, self perpetuating party first aspirations? Of course Dems are taking the political path towards reelection rather than follow their consciences.Reid is just one example of this cannibalistic feature of that party, while the republicans display a dozen just like him or worse.Shall I put you down as one of those who want hospitals to be allowed to refuse Emergency Room access to people unless they can prove they can afford it?If not…Then where do you stand on making our healthcare system viable? I don’t care about what your allies think…Tell me what YOU think NFL.Curiously,C.

No, RT, Saint Ronnie socialized emergency rooms, so there’s no going back on that.And as far as the republicans having a plan, they are the ones who say “Repeal and replace”. With what?

“Obama stating that you can not go back to the statue quo means what? "

What is a “quo” and why did they make a statue of it?

Your just adding contaminated B.S. to the pile. Give us a comment of some WORTH.

“Have to look at more than Jay Carney and MSNBC, eugene.”If that is the level of intelligence you can provide, stop commenting. Where is the link or source to back up your comments? I want to see it. You want to let us know there is an alternative, show it to us. Otherwise …

Might want to rethink this luckovich. That will be the election chances exploding on libs that come up for re-election in 2014. And I don’t think there are too many smiling faces when they finally DO get on the obamacare website only to see what they will owe….most of the people I’ve talked to are being quoted way more than what their old policy was……you know that policy? The only they were perfectly happy with but obamau thought was crappy?

Un HUH! I was wrong, Obama is worse than I ever thought he could be. Even worse liar than Slick.

I don’t feel happy that I knew Obama would be more destructive to FREEDOM than Clinton and Libs.

But one must finally admit these truths. Well honest citizens must. Being Democrat means – you can’t tell the truth.

If you like blaming Bush or Mitt, you Libs can still do it!