On Health Care: GOP is Out of Touch with Reality
Aaron Keyak — June 30, 2009 – 5:25 pm | Congress | Health Care | Republicans Comments (2) Add a commentI just posted his thoughts about the GOP and health care on TPM, in a post, “On Health Care: GOP is Out of Touch with Reality.”
Here’s the beginning:
Last Sunday, Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell was interviewed on “Fox News Sunday” and declared, “America has the finest health care system in the world.”
Only a politician who takes his talking points from big PhRMA or the insurance industry could make such a statement in these times. Whereas during the last big health care debate many tried to make this argument, most elected Republicans would be unwilling to go out on this limb today.
Let’s just examine some very simple facts.
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Comments
Lessee. The US spends far more on health care than any nation on earth. Did I read we are ranked 37th in quality.
The republicans are out of touch with reality—-P E R I O D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just as in our salute to the flag…”.....with liberty and justice for…some..” our health csre system too…“is the finest for….some..”!!!!!!!!!