“Oh, woe is me, health insurance (which covers the cost of health care) is sooooo expensive, please make somebody else pay for mine.”

Health Care reform is definitely important, but not the way most people are thinking.

http://shepardpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/hea...

“Oh, woe is me, health insurance (which covers the cost of health care) is sooooo expensive, please make somebody else pay for mine.”

Health Care reform is definitely important, but not the way most people are thinking.

http://shepardpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/hea...

I'm with Josh on health care reform. I'm opposed to the Public Option because: 1) We can't afford ANY expanded gov't spending, certainly not without equal spending cuts up front. 2) We haven't funded the future obligations of the health care programs we already have. 3) We have to put in better tracking of waste, fraud, abuse, and means testing to maximize the precious dollars already in. 4) The wait increases and research decreases without genuine competition, which shouldn't happen with gov't “competition”. 5) The free market HAS to come-up with up front pricing and genuine competition that crosses state lines without gov't mandates- or it's no less rigged. I “recuse” on the tort/mapractice issue for now.

I was disgusted to hear that you were willing to support a filibuster against the Democratic Health Care Bill because of your opposition to the Public Option. Considering the fact that your wife sits on the board of Wellpoint and your own political contributions from the industry, you can no longer be trusted to represent the people of Indiana. I am looking forward to voting for your Democratic Primary challenger in 2010.

I was disgusted to hear that you were willing to support a filibuster against the Democratic Health Care Bill because of your opposition to the Public Option. Considering the fact that your wife sits on the board of Wellpoint and your own political contributions from the industry, you can no longer be trusted to represent the people of Indiana. I am looking forward to voting for your Democratic Primary challenger in 2010.

Sometimes, at the cost of programs that badly needed more money, not less.

This is not new on his part. He's cheap.

I had forgotten about the school superintendent's raise getting cut back. That was a triumph of citizen backlash.

1) TA, I owe you a retort on torts. I haven't forgotten.

2) God bless the Indiana Democratic Party on October 28th, 2009. Within one day, I'm reading of Speaker Bauer espousing ethics reform and Senator Bayh reembracing fiscal frugality and the possiblity of voting against health care “reform”. For all I know, cats will be mating with dogs in the streets tomorrow, UFOs landing, and planetary crusts sheared across the globe- but for today, they are the party of common sense.

3)That means, DO NOT GIVE UP! Weeks ago, MSDWT Superintendent Mervilde was to get a 7% raise and four years bought-out – the people responded and it became a 2% raise. Months ago people stomped around the statehouse and subsequent rallies, belly-aching about a legislature that wouldn't pursue Kernan-Shepard, property taxes, redistricting, illegal hiring, township gov't or ethics reform. Out of the sky, we (at least preliminarily) have Secretary Rokita pursuing redistricting and Speaker Bauer on ethics reform.

I don't care what the paper, news, internet, television, or your neighbor says- you keep calling, writing, emailing, calling talk shows, voting, and doing everything to keep our country fiscally intact for our kids and old age. I suggest start with Senator Bayh. If he keeps it up, he may influence others: 554-0750, or Senator.Bayh@address-verify.com, or Senator Evan Bayh, 463 Russell Bldg., United States Senate, Washington D.C. 20510

The lack of an organization in the anti-referendum in comparison to the PACs, multiple politicians, etc…endorsing and promoting the referendum is why I think the vote will be extremely in favor of Wishard. As you point out yourself, it has a sentimental value to many. The people most motivated for this vote will be the employees of Wishard, friends and family of them, and those who personally benefit from it like the construction companies.

If this was held in a regular election, this could be grouped into a more taxes pitch. But in a special election (where many, in my anecdotal experience, aren't even aware there's an election), it's going to be lopsided to the proponents.