Comments on: Baucus 13 Settle Charges

By: Sally G

Sally G — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:52:45 +0000

Hats off to the Montanans who are giving him such a hard time about it—we on the East Coast talk about our liberalism, but they are fighting him on his home turf. I’m sure his actions will be remembered in his next election; I just hope his damage can be minimized until then.

By: Sally G

Sally G — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:49:19 +0000

Don’t you remember? The “fair and balanced” requirement was quietly done away with some time ago. There is no longer a legal requirement for such, and if you watched Bill Moyers’ Journal this past week, you saw insurance company executives respond to a request for a commitment to stop the recission practice: basically, it’s not “the law of the land”, so we won’t do it. Broadcast executives are no different: responsibility or morality are of less importance than the letter of the law.

By: Gail

Gail — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:40:43 +0000

How much profit is ethically acceptable for “Joe Stockholder” to make off my illness?

By: Floyd Clark

Floyd Clark — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:54:46 +0000

These people will not listen to discussion of a Single Payer Plan because they have things going the way they want, and they are not interested in the welfare of the U.S. citizens.

By: John Gorman

John Gorman — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:09:02 +0000

This is a stiff penalty. My wife and I and about 20 others, including friends from ActUp, were arrested at a demonstration in NYC. We staged a “die-in” on Broadway mid-day mid-week in support of single-payer. We spent about 8 hours in a lock up and then copped to an “Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal”, which requires 6 months of good behavior and then the charge disappears. One always expects to be penalized for civil disobedience, so I don’t shed a tear for Margaret et al., I merely laud their smart tactics and bravery.

By: Bill McLaughlin

Bill McLaughlin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:04:48 +0000

When dissent is suppressed in foreign nations we are horrified. When those expressing a view held by a large number of Americans are arrested at the direction of the insurance industry’s representative, it’s no big deal, Hardly worthy of mention on our fair and balanced “news” networks, preferring to spend every hour on every channel on Michael J.

By: Healthcare-NOW!

Healthcare-NOW! — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:08:27 +0000

Probation and 40 hours of community service for the few who live in DC.

By: Laur

Laur — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:28:13 +0000

Why can’t Congress conduct a transparent investigation of the finances of all the major health insurance companies to see where the money is going? Or why not a class action lawsuit against the insurance companies which would include all the people who are being denied coverage even when insured? Shouldn’t we all be suing these insurance companies, and WHY ARE WE NOT?!!! If any of you are lawyers and can help, will you please?

By: paul ames

paul ames — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:44:29 +0000

I suggest that everyone petition Obama to give all 13 a full pardon, a place at the conversation table and dinner at the White House on his dime, travel included, with a full crawl on his belly apology to each and everyone of them and do it live on every one of the corporate networks.

By: Janet P

Janet P — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:41:49 +0000

Max Baucus is not a true representative of the people…he is in bed with the insurance companies and to me that is cause for impeachment.