I didn't see JFK laughing when he was hit in the head while riding down Elm Street in Dallas a year after this press interview. If he hadn't treated his enemies so cavalier and instead turn the Department of Justice on the economic elite who were plotting his death, he would have lived another 40 years. Obama better take heed. jfkcia.com

This is a case of someone with Myscular Dystrophy whose insurance Gaurdian has dropped due to his condition (Washington Post(?) Oct 14 2009 . . ."and that even Medicaid and Medicare do not cover 24-hour home nursing. His parents, Warren and Linda Pearl of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said their health insurance premiums had risen over the years to $3,700 a month."

The article continues :"As a last resort, Mr. Pearl would be admitted to a state hospital under Medicaid. But the Pearls consider that a death sentence."

The above in a quote from the Washington Post Oct 14 article. you may want to read the article more closely, Groucho. Last I checked Medicaid and Medicare are government agencies and state hospitials are -- well, groucho they are run by the state. Shocking. I don't see you complaining about the evil government not covering this type of condition or doing a terrible job of it. If this is the future of our coverage under government control (which I think it is-) then we are in we're better off with other types of changes which the Republicans have proposed and just for the record blue dog Democrats are against the public option for the same reason Republicans are"I'm here from the government and I'm here to help you".Think of the security Democrats have promised us and ask yourself how secure that ponsi scheme is.) This type of situation(Mr Pearl's terrible plight) is a problem for any nation or company and only the self righeous can't see the difficulties involved. Think this through if the government is so good at healthcare why didn't Medicare Medicaid simply take Pearls . . . tick tick tick. Time's up. It is because the government (even without a profit margin) have limited resourses just like the private company has limits with a profit margin. Gaurdian insurance had a 450 million profit - if it had 450 cases like this poor man the company goes broke and everyone else covered by Gaurdian now has no coverage. These type of cases should have some sort of catastrophic insurance which is how Medicare acts like but in the words of the Pearl parents it would be a "death sentence". And Groucho,that would mean that Medicare would be pulling the plug on Mr. Pearl and he's not even grandma.

Groucho - you did get it correct about "the Clintons murdered Vince Foster" silliness. This is the same mentality of the "truthers"- and those who accuse Bush 2 of lying about WMDs (google dems and western intel agencies who thought Saddam possessed WMDs. The same dems who stated they thought Saddam possessed WMDs accused Bush of lying. They lied themselves. But I wouldn't expect you, groucho to hold Democrats to the same standard that you hold the evil Republicans.
Kerry however did flip flop - His position on the 2003 war on Iraq was diametrically opposed to his position to the 91 Iraq war. In 2003 Kerry insisted on a coalition with the United Nations- but in 1991 when Saddam invaded Kwaite (sp) when Bush 1 did have a United Nations Coalition and world opinion behind us - Kerry voted against the US fighting with the coalition to oust Iraq out. I give Kerry the benefit of the doubt - he was probably representing the people of his state - but it was a flip flop. As for the swift boaters - I think Kerry made many Vietnam Vets mad. He stated that "we" including himself - murdered children. If Kerry murdered children he was not fit for the presidency and if he didn't (I think it was pretty clear he was using the prophetic "we" to soften the accusation - meaning he was taking responsibility and holding himself guilty by taking part by fighting in the Vietnam war and not that he murdered children personaly). Having said that the Vietnam vets took great umbrage at the accusation. Imagine groucho, fighting in vietnam only to come home to hear Kerry calling you a murderer. Many vets didn't mind critizising the wisdom of fighting in Nam - but were hurt by the accusation of murder. They didn't want someone who could lay this charge so cavalierly against American forces being the commander in chief. The swift boaters were not exactly mouth foamed liars but had reasonable objections and those who accused him of flip flopping may have been wrong on the 2001 flip but not on the 91 flop.

"First of all - the two wars were different. Iraq INVADED KUWAIT!!! Hello??? " That is my point Kerry stated he would be for the 2003 Iraq war if we had the UN and other nations agree that it was the right thing to do. But when Iraq invaded Kuwait Serry voted against the US going in with the UN coalition. He may not have flip flopped on the 2003 war - but he flipped flopped between the 91 and 03 Iraq war. By Kerrys threshold in 2003 was: if the US only had a UN coalition Kerry would have been for the 2003 war - but when that same standard was met in 91 (when Iraq invaded Kuwait- invation of another nation being a more serious threat to middle east and world stability) Kerry voted against it. The American people caught on to this flip flop although you have a problem following due to your own anger issues I believe.

Mao says- "Grouchy let me quote Dunn's other favorite philospher 'Make your words soft and sweet in case you have to eat them"