More and more I'm understanding the NEED for Democrats AND Republicans...

without the Dems WHAT in the world would the Reps have to TALK about?

We ought to let Democrats and Republicans yell and scream at each other.

...while we let Libertarians run the government.

Charlie wrote on Aug 19^th, 2010 at 8:02pm:

There are some really brazen ones for whom this is already a reality.

Rod Blagojevich would be one that leaps to mind.

DennisM1045 wrote on Aug 19^th, 2010 at 8:58pm:

Yeah, he is sorta whackadooodle ain't he?

Racer1_NC wrote on Aug 20^th, 2010 at 12:35am:

Could it be? The missing rung on the evolutionary ladder has been under our noses the whole time?

While I certainly am not an advocate for being this socially irresponsible.........

Since I stopped listening to hate talk radio, hate TV talk shows, stopped reading the paper except for stories about Lakeside and my Padres!!! , stopped reading all of those horrible e-mail forwardings slamming the various political parties......

I am relaxed, my blood pressure is down, my tummy doesn't hurt...and suprise of suprises....the sun continues to rise and set with startling regularity

Joe's take on politics!

Has anybody seen the latest news about the new insurance plan to cover people with pre-existing conditions (PCIP plan)?

For starters - I have pre-existing conditions.  CH is one, but I also have had knee replacement and will at some point have to have the other knee replaced.  I have been flatly denied coverage under any circumstances, or offered a policy that won't cover anything that happens to my head or my legs - even an auto accident, or offered a policy so highly rated that I cannot afford it.  Consequently, I am now insured for catastrophic care only - required hospital admission (ER does not count).  My catastrophic care still won't cover either my head or legs in case I crashed up in an accident. 

From what I've read so far, the fed govt will handle the insurance plan for some states, and the rest of the states will run their own plans.

In order to qualify, you must have a pre-existing condition - verified in writing by your doctor.  You may not have had any insurance at all for at least six months (a policy that just excludes your pre-existing condition still qualifies as "insurance" so that would make you ineligible).  Plus, you will need a letter in writing from an insurance company who denied you coverage due to your pre-existing condition.

Costs:  On the fed plan, a person under 35 years old could pay as much as $12,000 per year to get this coverage.  I ran the numbers for myself - age 64 in NC (state run plan - not fed).  My monthly premium could be  as much as $729 per month.  Plus at minimum, a $2,500 deductible for everything - there is NO payment at all, including prescriptions, until this deductible is met other than preventative visits - like annual mammogram, annual physical, etc.  Then, I pay 20% of all charges (other than preventative visits) until I reach an out of pocket (not including the $2,500 deductible) of $5,950.  Doing the math, if I applied for this PCIP coverage, I would pay $7,707 annual for my premium + $2,500 annual deductible + $5,950 in co-pay = $17,198 annually until 2014 when Obamacare would kick in.  Then, supposedly it would be what???".  By that time I would be on Medicare, if Medicare is even still there.

I would be better off just doing a pay-as-you-go than even thinking of applying for this crap.

I really feel sorry for the people that bought into the Obama health insurance plan thinking that they were going to finally be covered and it would cost them either nothing or next to nothing.

God I HATE it when I go politically ballistic! My apologies.

Sandy

Guiseppi wrote on Aug 20^th, 2010 at 11:11am:


Here, to get your blood pressure back up there.

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Ya wanna hear something really funny (well maybe NOT so funny). I just got a life insurance policy (or rather my kids did on me).. Well, I had to have a physical... The results.. all the tests were better than what my kids' results would have been (I'm HEALTHY for goodness sakes!) the only thing that spiked at all was nicotine and that wasn't even out of range.

But they had given me a "price" on the insurance. THEN they pulled my medical records and the price went up when they got my neuro records because of the CH. Only $20, but I thought that was funny... Not a damn thing wrong except my head (not fatal and not going to be fatal any time soon). For the last (I don't even know how many years) I've visited my neuro twice a year, taken the same meds (two scripts) and not shown (on the record) ANY problems, but because of the damn CH - I have to pay higher premiums on LIFE insurance.

The only way I can see to get EVEN with these jerks is to DIE and that's a little drastic... 

Charlie wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2010 at 4:56pm:

Charlie, there's one person and one person alone responsible for the Birther movement: Obama himself.

Obama can end the Birther controversy in one single day by releasing the original documents, but for some inexplicable reason he refuses, and the love-struck media never ask him why...

Charlie wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2010 at 4:36pm:

Doesn't fall for what?

Charlie,

How long are you going to fall for this fraud? Why are these Obama documents off limits to Americans, especially in light of what was supposed to be the most transparent administration in American history?

1. Certified copy of original birth certificate
2. Columbia University transcripts
3. Columbia thesis paper
4. Campaign donor analysis requested by 7 major watchdog groups
5. Harvard University transcripts
6. Illinois State Senate records
7. Illinois State Senate schedule
8. Law practice client list and billing records/summary
9. Locations and names of all half-siblings and step-mothers
10. Medical records (only the one page summary released so far)
11. Occidental College Transcripts
12. Parent’s marriage Certificate
13. Record of baptism
14. Selective Service registration records
15. Schedules for trips outside of the United States before 2007
16. Scholarly articles
17. List of all campaign workers that are lobbyists
18. Punahou grade school records (Indonesia)

I hope and pray that one day you will learn the truth about this guy - and what he's really trying to do to America.

Note to self: Hillary is now the measuring stick.