Senate Hearing on Healthcare Reform a Complete Sham

Let's face it, Senator Max Baucus is a bold faced liar and tool of the Insurance Lobby. Healthcare reform my ass, more like insurance industry protectionism. While stating that everything would be on the table, it was clearly visible that no one representing the "Single Payer" system was invited much less welcome.

No wonder things are so absolutely fucked in regard to this issue. Check out the lobbyist proclaiming that American corporations can't compete because their overseas competitors have "socialized medicine" and then leaving out the fact that of the 150 CEO's he represents, 35 are from pharma and healthcare companies. Companies that stand to make a great deal more money by protecting the status-quo. Would someone with H1N1 please cough up a loogie and spit it in this motherfucker's face?

While we're at it, would some HIV Positive person cough and sneeze all over Max Baucus and his family? Then when when he learns first hand, how little their insurance actually covers (and perhaps more importantly, how much it denies) while Insurance and Healthcare CEOs enjoy record windfalls, we might actually see some sort of real discussion on healthcare reform.

Here's a great video posted on YouTube with more details:

I didn't know he was still a Republican

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May 10, 2009 - Politico

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney took an extraordinary public swipe at Colin Powell Sunday, questioning in a TV interview whether the former Bush administration secretary of state was even a Republican anymore.

Cheney, appearing on CBS's Face the Nation, said he was taking the side of Rush Limbaugh over Powell in the ongoing dispute in the GOP between the conservative talk show host and moderate retired general.

"Well if I had to choose in terms of being a Republican, I'd go with Rush Limbaugh," Cheney told moderator Bob Schieffer. "My take on it was Colin had already left the party -- I didn't know he was still a Republican."

A somewhat taken-aback Schieffer asked: "You think he's not a Republican?"

Cheney responded by pointing out that Powell had endorsed President Barack Obama last fall.

"I assume that that's some indication of his loyalty and his interest," Cheney said.

Cheney, a longstanding friend and ally of former Defense Secretary and Powell rival Donald Rumsfeld, butted heads with Powell during the Bush years but usually kept his criticism private.

The comments reflect not just the the former vice president's lingering dislike for Powell, but his strong preference for keeping the GOP moored to conservatism.

"I think we win elections when we have good, solid conservative principles to run upon and based our policies on those principles," Cheney said.