Nation Poll

How will the loss of Sen. Ted Kennedy affect healthcare reform?

  1. I'm afraid the bill that passes will be another bailout for health and pharma companies

    Posted by Dennis1957 at 08/28/2009

  2. The country will step back and carefully consider what it really wants in healthcare. The vast majority do not want government control to the extent that government calls the shots. Most people want the medical decisions to be made between the Doctor and patient, not with the government in between. Start there and work out the details. There are a lot of us that like the Mackey of Whole Foods approach. The government could be involved to help people who cannot afford it to be able to do so. Medicare is still there as is to keep the seniors happy. The congress has to take the bull by he horns and work out some sort of tort reform like in Texas.

    Posted by pyeatte at 08/29/2009

  3. Will someone like Katrini send tour ideas and opinions to the White House. I do fear a watered down health care bill will get passed. You and like you who have acces need to use it.

    Posted by caroleoddie@aol.com at 08/30/2009

  4. as long as big pharma and the health insurance companies continue to use the cover of being for reform and the msm ignores the fact that over 70 per cent of americans want the public option we be will seduced by the corporate powers into believing we don't really want any reform.

    Posted by victorestrada at 08/31/2009

  5. Thanks to the frenetic maneuvering of his Brutus, Rahm Emanuel, Obama has been bought by the lobbies.

    Posted by sloper at 08/31/2009

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