Did Republican Create Health Care Death Panels? »
Posted By newsguy2005 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Political NewsA Republican Senator says Barack Obama is wrong in crediting him with end-of-life counseling that would include so-called death panels in proposed health
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gbudavid4 months, 2 weeks ago
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The Republican Senator was Right, The Prototype for the "Death Panels" was the Oregon Health Plan.
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http://www.wral.com/golo/blogpost/5755842/
And the Author of the Controversial clause in the federal Document is None other than Earl Blumenauer,D Oregon. and State Chair to the Obama Campaign.-
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jovial4 months, 2 weeks ago
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On Monday, the Washington Post’s Ezra Klein published an interview with Georgia Republican Senator, Johnny Isakson to discuss the recent misinformation about the House bill’s Section 1233, which provides for voluntary end-of-life counseling sessions under Medicare.
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Isakson co-sponsored the Medicare End-of-Life Planning Act in 2007 and supported an amendment similar to the provision in the House bill during the health-care debate mark-up. Klein asked Isakson to explain how the provision providing for end-of-life counseling became likened to a “killing granny” law.
Isakson explained that end-of-life directives are designed to do the exact opposite of what the “deathers” are claiming. Directives, such as a durable power of attorney, keep the government out of end-of-life decisions, and ensure that an individual’s wishes are respected. Isakson notes these issues are hardly controversial. “All 50 states now have either durable powers of attorney or end-of-life directives,” said Isakson.
When asked by Klein, “How did this become a question of euthanasia?” Isakson was certainly perplexed by the deathers’ claims and mentioned Sarah Palin’s recent statement about “death panels,” calling it “nuts.”
http://chattahbox.com/us/2009/08/11/gop-sen-isakso...
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alanocu4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Why do Democrats want to kill us? Why are liberals so retarded?
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I think this is a question a lot of people are asking. Democrats do seem very determined to take all of our money through “stimulus” packages and then destroy health care so we all die, but why?
It could be because Democrats just don’t like Americans, but it’s a big leap from simply not liking Americans to actively trying to rob and kill them.
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cleare4 months, 2 weeks ago
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americans are dying in the tens of thousands over the past 30+ years due to conservative policies, not liberal ones.
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unwarrented wars, not withstanding, many of your fellow americans are suffering and dying because of lack of health care. it could happen to you, too...no matter how good you think your coverage is.
furthermore, without a health care "safety net" for everyone, we are all at much increased risk of infection in a pandemic...swine flu, bird flu and so forth.
democrats are just as patriotic as republicans. we all love this country, we just disagree over policies.
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Charlson4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Grassley is essentially a prostitute for the insurance/medical industry. I have no respect for those who continue to lie about "death panels" and play the FEAR card for votes. And he is up for election in 2010.
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Isakson is a coward who really doesn't want to get mixed up in this "death panel" flap and has already flipped-flopped on answering questions about it. And he is up for election in 2010.
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