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They confirm that you are trying to claim you are not for something that, in fact, you are. Why do you play these games?

Your own words:

So spewing unfounded assertions with no apparent basis in fact and refusing to even provide any reference or source when questioned is real discussion? Feel free to post any "real discussion" about how government healthcare in America today is inherently and systemically worse than private. Explain where you got the idea that all proposals for healthcare reform that would draw the support of Democrats or someone like myself would have all healthcare delivered in government run facilities and provided by government employees. Refer to your exchange with JayB.

My daughter graduated from Western Washington University yesterday. Today she tore the meniscus in her right knee. Unfortunately, her health insurance coverage ended the day she completed her studies. We'll negotiate cash for services with her orthopedic doc and/or make payment arrangements.

That too.

Hiked to Grand Park today. Not as bad as it was supposed to be.

Google-anecdote is not real discussion, Matt.

I agree. But not anything resembling or any step toward the single payer, government monopolized system some of the socialists here dream of.

If it quacks like a duck...

You're either 1.) Not disclosing all appropriate details 2.) Aren't being completely truthful 3.) Aren't being told the full story by said coworkers

Where's the ski rack?

Are you saying the VA gives the same quality health care as the private sector? Seems to me they've been historically sub-par. The postal service? They are self-sustaining...and compete with Fed-Ex, UPS, DHL, etc.

But what about Biden's statements?

Nice bike. Riding is like carving powered turns. Be safe.

http://www.johnmccain.com/videolanding/biden1.htm?sid=google&t=obama-biden

Hmmm...that sounds familiar. Care to take a guess?

I've acknowledged it many times if you and Matt have been paying attention. What I'm saying is that I'm willing to keep doing that as opposed to the socialist model the two of you seem to crave. Matt; re read your exchange with JayB. You clearly expressed a desire to see a government paid and government run health care system. Please explain how that is not socialist. It clearly is. And Matt: I stopped reading most of your links after it was exposed that you like to recommend books which you have not even read.

Biden is very articulate and clean.

Not biting, Matt. You can editorialize until you actually believe your own tripe--or what Dave Ross told you was true. Doesn't make it so. The government-controlled, single-pay health care you have promoted (in your conversation with JayB) is socialism by any definition.

Yes, if it is the RIGHT thing to do and if it might actually SAVE US MONEY, why not? "But it's NOT socialism!"

Yes, if it is the RIGHT thing to do and if it might actually SAVE US MONEY, why not? What does "trouble paying their bills" mean? Doesn't sound very scientific. I had trouble paying my Comcast bill this month. Will America please help!

Your punk made a pretty good point here. Not at all. I'll bet 79 million Americans have trouble paying their bills period. Should we all chip in?

Glassgow's just a punk.

Radon aside, you should still vent your foundation to allow the passage of sewer gas should any of your drain pipes ever rust through. Also, I'm not sure you can ever resell the home without proper venting of the crawlspace. (?)