Comments on: Senators Call for Health Care Delay, Receive Big Campaign Contributions

By: Dave Dawson

Dave Dawson — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:53:52 +0000

You know it is unconscionable, immoral and obscene that our great country has its priorities upside down and backwards. We have deprived the rest of we Americans the many dignities of life with every bomb and bullet produced. Rather than quibble about math and percentages; and past performances, let’s look at the quality of life that the majority of Americans have or don’t have today. We as citizens should be ashamed and embarrassed that our U.S. Senators have some of the best health care in the country and the majority of their constituents have none.

By: patti coss

patti coss — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:10:48 +0000

i don’t understand why the medicare people get all theed favoratism, and us medicaid people arn’t treated properly becaus of the medicaid insurance we have. i got declined to see eye dr’s and physical therapy because i’m on medicaid, yet medicare people can do what they want with their insurane. it’s not fair.

By: Gerald Weinand

Gerald Weinand — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:04:46 +0000

EDIT: You know – it should be divided by 533 – all senators and congressmen save Sen. Saunders and Rep. Kucinich – maybe others.

Even so, 1.4M x 70 / 535 = $183,178.

By: Gerald Weinand

Gerald Weinand — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:02:25 +0000

Wouldn’t it be better to multiply $1.4M by 70 days and then divide by 100? Or, if you prefer to leave out Bernie Saunders, by 99?

The equation would be:

($1.4/day)(70 days)/(99 senators)= $989,899 per senator

That seems to be much more accurate.

By: kd ball

kd ball — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:58:19 +0000

And your point is?

You think we should rush the bill through just so these clowns don’t get these campaign contributions?

By: elephant4life

elephant4life — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:45:38 +0000

Since you’re all about transparency and reporting the facts, try reporting that Senator Wyden is the author of the Healthy Americans Act, introduced in Jan. 2007 and re-introduced this year, and that most if not all of the other five are co-sponsors.

If you are as much of an investigative journalist as I’m sure your ego wants to believe, go to Senator Wyden’s website where you will find masses of information on his plan, as well as analyses from think tanks regarding its feasibility and affordability.

Or are you too much of a Pelosi/Obama/Dodd/Kennedy/Rangel lemming to actually bother to gather ALL the facts?