Why our side is losing the healthcare debate

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Friday July 24, 2009 · 10:35 AM PDT

2009/07/24 · 10:35

I am very angry at how our side has handled the debate with healthcare. I am very disappointed with how our side has failed--once again--to shape the debate. I wanted to get a better bill but it seems like we are going to get only cosmetic reforms.

I feel somewhat betrayed that Obama has not forcefully advocated for change in the system. The plan that we are likely to end up with will be a big disappointment. It seems like we will end up with a Massachusetts-style system that benefits no one but the insurance, drug, and other companies in the healthcare industry. More beneath the fold.

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Friday July 10, 2009 · 7:45 PM PDT

2009/07/10 · 19:45

This is a continuation of my diary from last night entitled The Nightmare of Verizon DSL. I wanted to provide the community here with an epilogue of how my attempts to get my service reinstated.

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Thursday July 09, 2009 · 6:18 PM PDT

2009/07/09 · 18:18

About two weeks ago I called Verizon to inform them that, at the end of July, I would be moving to my new place. They said that they would shut off my phone and Internet at 1201 AM the night before I would need to move and that the transition would be seamless. And thus that is the reference point for the nightmare that follows.

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Monday June 22, 2009 · 5:31 PM PDT

2009/06/22 · 17:31

This thread will be mostly me ranting. I'll say it at the outset. But more and more, as I watch healthcare reform heading toward the same fate that it did in 1993-1994, I feel frustrated that the Democrats--and the left--still have yet to learn their lesson. After more than sixteen years since Clinton first won, more than a decade since Fox News first came on the air, the left is still incompetent with PR.

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Sunday May 31, 2009 · 5:10 PM PDT

2009/05/31 · 17:10

First of all this post isn't really about the primary. I have no love for any of the three Democratic candidates, but I just wanted to share some impressions that I have a of Bob McDonnell, the former GOP state Attorney General. I live in the DC area and have seen his initial ads air on TV.

As most people know McDonnell has had the GOP primary to himself, thus not having to spend money. He won the AG race in 2005 by only 300 or so votes against Creigh Deeds (D) of Bath County. He is from Virgina Beach and used to be a House of Delegates member from there.

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Saturday May 30, 2009 · 2:32 PM PDT

2009/05/30 · 14:32

Everyone supports healthcare reform and wants to ensure that the US provides decent medical care to everyone. I'm writing about the conservative media ad campaign. Already the group Conservative for Patients Rights (CPR) is running commercials facing testimonials of patients in Canada and in the UK who have suffered and died because of "government run healthcare".

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Monday May 25, 2009 · 5:20 PM PDT

2009/05/25 · 17:20

Well about half an hour ago my car keys fell down the elevator shaft. I drive a 2003 Honda Element. Anyway, though, those were the only keys that I had had because the other set was stolen several years ago. I never bothered to get another pair because it was too expensive.

Anyway I checked with the front desk of my building and they told me that it would cost $90 per hour for the elevator people to get down and find the keys. Tomorrow I also have to be at work to have paperwork signed that has to be signed because I will be out of the office for the next two weeks.

Also I have a training that I need to attend that is only accessible by car. Need some idea of how to do this all tomorrow without going crazy. I do work for the government, so I am going to see if I can sign out myself a car for the rest of the week while this resolves itself.

Marco Rubio: I was impressed

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Tuesday May 12, 2009 · 7:34 PM PDT

2009/05/12 · 19:34

This is going to be a short diary about the FL Senate race, but I saw the Fox News clip about Marco Rubio. I have to say that, in his opening message on Fox, he came off very sharp and well-rounded. In the minute or so that the reporter was interviewing him he stayed on message and got his points out clearly.

I agree that Crist is still the overwhelming favorite here, but I think that he better not take the primary for granted. I think that the "activist base" of the GOP does not like Crist. And his lead right now is soft. More beenath the fold.

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Tuesday May 05, 2009 · 6:18 PM PDT

2009/05/05 · 18:18

So far I've written a few diaries on Bank of America (BofA) and how they have changed my borrowing relationship with them. So I have new news today. I got a letter from them telling me that an account where I have a large line is being reduced by almost 50% of "my history" with the account.

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Friday May 01, 2009 · 11:12 PM PDT

2009/05/01 · 23:12

A few weeks ago I wrote a diary about Bank of America, where I wrote about how they decided to raise my interest rate from 7.99% to 13.65% even though I never used the card and was paying off the balance. I called and rejected the changes, telling them that, effectively immediately, I would stop using their card.

So today, when I get my mail, I get another letter from them. More beneath the fold.

oceanstar17

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Saturday April 18, 2009 · 11:50 AM PDT

2009/04/18 · 11:50

On Thursday I wrote a thread about NACA. I am trying to buy my first Condo. A friend of mine suggested them. The first step is to go to their informational meeting. And so this post is about my visit there.

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Thursday April 16, 2009 · 7:37 PM PDT

2009/04/16 · 19:37

Recently I've become resigned toward renting. A friend, however, told me about a nonprofit organization called NACA. Apparently they have a mortgage that requires no downpayment or closing costs. Also you can supposedly buy down your interest rate by making a downpayment.

So I'm writing to ask if anyone here at Kos has dealt with them. NACA seems like a program geared to the poor and those with bad credit, although they claim to have no income limits or other restrictions beyond the maximum price of the home.

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