Comments on: Blue Dogs Threatening To Quash Health Bill Over Surtax Voted For Bush Tax Cuts

By: BLogan

BLogan — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:33:12 +0000

Sorry G. Denton this is not Republican spin and further it is time to move on as Bush/Cheney are not relavent to this issue (other issues yes but not this one). The point is that several Democrats and many independents (such myself)are afraid of the costs and lack of thoughtful planning in the healthcare program being proposed. How can you possibly create a program the size of this and try to pass it in such a short period of time. Look at the number of Democratic Congressmen that are looking to back away from the plan. They need to take their time to do a proper review and then draft a plan they can present to the people. I would bet less than 10% of the lawmakers have thoroughly read the proposed 1018 page plan. Just like the stimulus package that they voted on without reading.

By: G Denton

G Denton — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:07:04 +0000

BLogan instead of spouting Republican talking points should instead be supporting single-payer health care. Why should he be responsible for supplying health insurance to his employees? In every other Western industrialized country that is not his responsibility and he should be doing what his business does best. Why do most multi-national corporations support health care reform? Because they know they reduce their costs in other countries by not paying for health care insurance.
Anyone who spouts off about spend, spend, spend without acknowledging the larger Bush/Cheney/GOP spend, spend, spend of the last 8 years that did not benefit Americans has nothing worth while to say.

By: The IP Cops

The IP Cops — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:23:39 +0000

I’m fairly sure that artwork is copyrighted.

By: BLogan

BLogan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:49:20 +0000

Welcome to the world of Jimmy Carter – higher taxes at the worst possible time. Spending more money that we do not have. Watch out inflation!
This healthcare program will cost jobs, will reduce taxable revenues to states and the fed. I own a business in California that generates several million dollars a year in income from foriegn companies – creates jobs and brings in income to the US. Those jobs will be leaving if this nonsense continues with spend spend spend – tax tax tax. Beside I pay 100% of health care costs for my entire employee base. But with what I have seen on this plan I have had enough. My business costs will increase and I will be unable to hire more people and give pay raises.

By: smokeymonkey

smokeymonkey — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:05:26 +0000

This article seems unfair. The title mentions “Blue Dogs”, but the article only mentions 4 congressmen and is not indicative of the ‘blue dog coalition’ in the House.

Also, in your matrix, Baron Hill did not vote for Bush’s taxes cuts, so now you are down to three.

Two of the three voted against the second round of cuts, and I would imagine that voting for the first round in 2001 in leaning republican districts would be actually doing their job, regardless of party.

So now we are down to just Jim Matheson, a congressman from Utah. Can you blame him for being conservative on the tax side?

I think this article is a gross example of pure partisan “reporting” instead of giving me (a pure Democrat, progressive partisan) some real information to work with.

I would not bother with the comment if I didn’t think it important.