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Barack Obama
In reply to the discussion: It was true then, It is true today. [View all]Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)30. If a person just hangs around DU all the time,
"President Obama still remains Strong in the face of Hostility from both ends of the Spectrum."
it would be hard to believe that his approval rating is even in the mid 50s. His critics are about as vocal on the Left as they are on the Right. Even when he does something beneficial or takes a populist position (such as his Jobs Act he tried to pass, ending the war, or endorsing gay marriage), they just look past that and look for something to jump on him for in order to brand him as some DINO sellout.
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He's not the only one not swayed by the hatred. We're still fortunate to have PBO.
freshwest
Mar 2013
#1
Somehow I'd rec'd that but not really read it through in this context. Thanks, sheshe.
freshwest
Mar 2013
#9
That statement wasn't quite correct. But it's close to making ins. coverage universally available.
Honeycombe8
Mar 2013
#6
Except for, oh I don't know, Medicare or the coverage afforded members of Congress or Armed Services
DRoseDARs
Mar 2013
#10
No, ins. coverage hasn't always been universally available to most of the people.
Honeycombe8
Mar 2013
#13
This is not a post about a national care system. This is a post about health care coverage.
Honeycombe8
Mar 2013
#46
Insurance companies turn down claims for things that are supposed to be covered all the time
eridani
Mar 2013
#54
Private insurance is the cause of people dying because they can't pay for health care
eridani
Mar 2013
#61
For the umpteenth time, this isn't a thread about a system our country doesn't have. It's about
Honeycombe8
Mar 2013
#55
Evidentally you didn't read my post close enough. "...available to anyone that can afford it."
DRoseDARs
Mar 2013
#19
I'm in the same boat as you Honeycombe. I've got a few years to go until I can qualify for Medicare
xtraxritical
Mar 2013
#41
I feel for you. I have coverage now thru employer, but I was unemployed a short time
Honeycombe8
Mar 2013
#48
Andrew Sullivan is a conservagay. While he isn't as completely nutzoid as his contemporaries...
DRoseDARs
Mar 2013
#8
I've no idea which ones have or haven't. But traditional Medicaid, as in my OP here, covers more.
freshwest
Mar 2013
#23
It was, or about the same. The fight is within the states, where it always was.
freshwest
Mar 2013
#33
Andrew Sullivan is a conservative. He never misses a chance to refer dismissively to "lefies" as if
MotherPetrie
Mar 2013
#51