22 million losing healthcare by 2026

If passed, 22 million would lose health insurance under the GOP's health care bill vs. the ACA.

Many of these folks are trump voters

Remember when Obamacare was Romneycare?

If not, here are some reminders

WATCH: Tony Perkins Responds to the Supreme Court Upholding Obamacare

Hater!

Supreme Court upholds the Individual Mandate

Big victory for President Obama!

Quick hits:

• Chief Justice John G. Roberts sided with most of the judges. 

• Court rejects Mandatory Medicaid expansion

Now the law will possibly cover more than 30 million Americans who do not have it.

more to come

Appeals Court Upholds Obama's Health Care Reform

This morning a panel, wait... a conservative panel of federal appellate judges upheld President Obama's health care law as constitutional.

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a split opinion upholding the lower court's ruling that found Congress did not overstep its authority in requiring people to buy health insurance or pay a penalty on their taxes, beginning in 2014. The requirement is the most controversial requirement of Obama's signature domestic legislative achievement and the focus of conflicting opinions from judges across the country. The Supreme Court is expected to decide soon, perhaps within days, whether to accept appeals from some of those earlier rulings.

The suit in Washington was brought by the American Center for Law and Justice, a legal group founded by evangelist Pat Robertson. It claimed that the insurance mandate is unconstitutional because it forces Americans to buy a product for the rest of their lives and that it violates the religious freedom of those who choose not to have insurance because they rely on God to protect them from harm. But the court ruled that Congress had the power to pass the requirement to ensure that all Americans can have health care coverage, even if it infringes on individual liberty.

"The right to be free from federal regulation is not absolute and yields to the imperative that Congress be free to forge national solutions to national problems," Judge Laurence Silberman, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan wrote in the court's opinion. Silberman was joined by Judge Harry Edwards, a Carter appointee.

That's good for the president... for now.

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VIDEO: The Tea Party cheers for the Death of the Uninsured

Idiots!

House votes to end Medicare, however America Opposes it

House Republicans voted to pass Paul Ryan's disaster budget plan 235-193. Here's some insight about it:

The House has passed a Republican budget blueprint proposing to fundamentally overhaul Medicare for future beneficiaries while combating out-of-control budget deficits. It would impose sharp spending cuts on social safety net programs like food stamps and Medicaid.


The GOP proposal passed 235-193, with every Democrat voting "no." The nonbinding plan lays out a fiscal vision cutting $6.2 trillion over 10 years from the budget submitted by President Barack Obama.

It calls for transforming Medicare from a program in which the government directly pays medical bills into a voucher-like system that subsidizes purchases of private insurance plans. People 55 and over would remain in the current system, but younger workers would receive subsidies that would steadily lose value over time.

Okay, not cute. But the GOP should thought about this more because the America people are not having it. Here are a few polls that support this notion.

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• A CBS News poll last month found slightly more than half (53 percent) of respondents consider it necessary to make changes to Medicare and Social Security, "two of the largest items in the federal budget … in order to significantly reduce the budget deficit." Forty-three percent said such changes are not necessary.
• Last month's NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found a similar division tilting in the opposite direction. Slightly less than half favor either a "complete overhaul" (16 percent) or "major changes" (28 percent) in Medicare, while a narrow majority favors only "minor modifications" (38 percent) or say the program is "pretty much o.k. as it is."
• A USA Today/Gallup poll this week shows less enthusiasm for changes when framed as necessary "to control the cost of the program." Less than a third of adults want the government to "completely overhaul" Medicare (13 percent) or "make major changes to Medicare but not completely overhaul it" (18 percent). Far more say any changes should be "minor" (34 percent) or that the government should "not try to control the costs of Medicare" (27 percent).

This plan is bogus and clearly the beginning of GOP downfall. This will be vetoed by the President, however this moment will be used against the GOP for the 2012 elections.

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Health Care Repeal Vote Fails In Senate

Today in wasted efforts, the Health Care repeal died in Senate.

Here's more:

As expected, the Senate has rejected a Republican attempt to repeal the year-old health care law. The ultimate fate of the controversial law is expected to be determined by the Supreme Court.


But congressional Republicans emboldened by gains in last fall's elections have made a priority of trying to wipe it off the books. All 47 members of the GOP rank and file voted for repeal. There were 51 votes to leave it in place, 50 Democrats and one independent.

The House voted last month for repeal, but the action was viewed as symbolic because of opposition from Senate Democrats and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.

Silly GOP.


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Something to think about: Moose Mess marked Congresswoman Giffords as a Target in 2010

Remember this?

Realizing that Arizona houses many crazies, I wonder if this ad should be given another look.

Here's another Palin site

Where is Joe the Plumber? Oh, here he is...

President Obama's speech after Health Care passed

Bret Baier, Let the Man Speak!

Fire Bret!

Alan Grayson vs Michele Bachmann on "Larry King Live."

Rep. Alan Grayson debated with the Queen of the Loons, Michele Bachmann on "Larry King Live" last night.

The topic was about Health Care and the rest is great fun to watch.

No Need to Panic about Obama's Health Care Proposal

So, there are a few folks up in arms about how Obama left out LGBT provisions in Health Care Bill.

But if these folks actually read closely, they will learn something different.

I will try to provide some perspective.

• The bill is NOT a bill. This is a proposal, so this is not set in stone.

• The proposal calls for $11 billion for ''the operation, expansion, and construction of community health centers", this can cover AIDS/HIV education, testing and follow-up.

• Rep. Tammy Baldwin has been working of the LGBT provisions. She is still working with Obama on those provisions. So they are not abandon as some may think.

• This proposal is not solely Obama's, this mostly comes from the Senate earlier bill proposal.

''The President's proposal assumes the base Senate bill,'' said Shin Inouye, a spokesman for the White House with LGBT media. But Inouye pointed out that the president's proposal does include ''data collection.''

• "Data Collection" is still included. This means that the collection of data about ''sexual orientation'' and ''gender identity'' could help match health issues and the need for programs for the people involved.

We are not abandoned, in fact, they are still working on several issues besetting the future bill. But what really bothers me is how some folks jumped the gun.

On Twitter, gay folks were passing tweets like, "Obama cheats us again on HCR". When I asked them to elaborate, their responses were, that he betrayed us or I got it from Pam's blog.

So, I read Autumn Sandeen's post: Our "Fierce Advocate" Not Being Fierce Again. She only included a part of the info and nothing about this being a draft, what's actually in the proposal or how this is a work in progress.

I'm really seeing the malarkey here. If you're going to talk about it, then talk about it. Please don't use Fox News-styled tactics to prove a point that nonexistent. There's no reason to blame Obama or to stir up salt and water and call it soup.

And more thing, we should look deeper into any matter involving LGBT right. Seeing how folks just passed this tweet on, without fully reading it or understanding it is unacceptable. We can not let our frustrations lead us into ignorance. We have to challenge each other as much as we challenge the Obama Administration.

I'm not trying to be preachy, but I'm tired of some of our LGBT fam falling for this panic mode of thinking. Hell, we are acting like teabaggers! Let's not go there.

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Health Care Clears a huge Senate Test

Great news in the Health Care battle

Landmark health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama passed its sternest Senate test in the pre-dawn hours early Monday, overcoming Republican delaying tactics on a 60-40 vote that all but assures its passage by Christmas.

"Let's make history," said Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, shortly before the bill's supporters demonstrated their command of the Senate floor in an extraordinary holiday season showdown.

The bill would extend coverage to more than 30 million Americans who now lack it, while banning insurance company practices such as denial of benefits on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions.

Alright, let's get this done.

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Health Reform Bill Passes First Procedural Vote

Virginia Foxx must be delivered to the Kraken!

She is a fool!

What? Bill O'Reilly supports a Public Option? What will Glenn Think?

Interesting Quote: David Frum

"Like all conservatives, I am concerned about this administration's accumulation of economic power. Still, you have to be aware that there's a line where legitimate concerns begin to collapse into paranoid fantasy."

David Frum, a conservative author and speechwriter for President George W. Bush.


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More Foolishness from Health Care Fools

These sad, sad fools