The idea of Equality is now referred to as "Socialism"

[Total_Blender]

Any other everyday things are government owned and shared by the people. Those are all fine but if we have universal healthcare coverage we are one step away from mother Russia.

Mother Russia that hasn't been socialist since 1991?

Anyone else listening to republican Sen. Tom Coburn on the Senate floor right now?... He's been talking all day trying to waste time so they won't be able to vote on the health care bill untill after the break. Seems like thats all the GOP can do, rather than working on solutions to problems, they are just wasting time. He's talking about bridges in Florida and dams in Oklahoma right now.

[Vteckidd]

Mother Russia that hasn't been socialist since 1991?

Anyone else listening to republican Sen. Tom Coburn on the Senate floor right now?... He's been talking all day trying to waste time so they won't be able to vote on the health care bill untill after the break. Seems like thats all the GOP can do, rather than working on solutions to problems, they are just wasting time. He's talking about bridges in Florida and dams in Oklahoma right now.

The republicans (and the blue dog dems) dont want anything near what the DEMS are proposing right now.

Since they are vastly outnumbered, all they can do is talk and stall things out. they have tried to comproimise but the dems want what they want and wont budge, cause the Messiah says so

[BanginJimmy]

Mother Russia that hasn't been socialist since 1991?

Anyone else listening to republican Sen. Tom Coburn on the Senate floor right now?... He's been talking all day trying to waste time so they won't be able to vote on the health care bill untill after the break. Seems like thats all the GOP can do, rather than working on solutions to problems, they are just wasting time. He's talking about bridges in Florida and dams in Oklahoma right now.

Considering both houses of congress can pass any bill they want without a single republican vote, wasting time until 2010 is a good strategy. Public support for socialized healthcare is falling apart and Obama knows it. The longer republicans can stall the more likely we are to avoid this crisis waiting to happen.

Also, if they wait until after the break, maybe 1 or 2 of them will take the time to actually read the bill, unlike they did with cap and trade or the pork bill.