Re: OT: Can't believe I found this in the Wall Street Journal

["Rockytsquirrel" <gafa@xxxxxxx>]

Bob  you really surprise me with your short attention span..
RTS

"Robert L Bass" <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Following is a direct quote from the WSJ, one of the most conservative,
> responsible newspapers in the county.
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> Republican Platform 2010:
>
> We're going to repeal health care reform.
> We're going to make sure that a family of four who makes under 88k pays
> EVERY DIME for their health insurance.
> We're going to allow insurers to charge women more again.
> We're going to kick thousands of low income working people off of
> Medicaid.
> We're going to do away with the high risk pool for people who want to buy
> health insurance, but have pre-existing conditions.
> We're going to bring back the donut hole in Medicare.
> We're going to bring back pre-existing conditions for children. And we're
> going to make sure they're here to stay for adults.
>
> You go run on that. Let me know how it works out for you.
>
> You are absolutely right Daniel, the Republicans screwed the pooch
> on this one by trying to kill the bill instead of working to improve it
> or,
> more importantly, fixing it when they had the opportunity to lead. For
> all the flaws with the bill, the Republicans can't run on repealing the
> bill. The current health care system is dysfunctional and some sort or
> reform was needed. If the Republicans want to win, they have to
> either run on fixing the bill or must put forward a better alternative.
> If they run on repealing the bill and returning to the health care
> system that was available before it, they aren't going to do too well.
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> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
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