GOP frosh: Where's my health care?

(Blog Post) A conservative Maryland physician elected to Congress on an anti-Obamacare platform surprised fellow freshmen at a Monday orientation session by demanding to know why his government-subsidized health care plan takes a month to kick in.

Republican Andy Harris, an anesthesiologist who defeated freshman Democrat Frank Kratovil on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, reacted incredulously when informed that federal law mandated that his government-subsidized ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Nov 16, 2010 - 9:26 AM PST
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Nov 16, 2010 - 9:29 AM PST
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by Barry Grossheim - Nov. 16, 2010

This is almost funny. A newly elected Republican who will work to repeal health care reform wants his "socialized" health care to start immediately!

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Lynn Caporale
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by Lynn Caporale - Nov. 16, 2010

“Harris then asked if he could purchase insurance from the government to cover the gap,” added the aide, who was struck by the similarity to Harris’s request and the ... More »

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by Robert A Gagnon - Nov. 16, 2010

Tea Party Hypocrite! What's new about this?

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Mark Martin
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by Mark Martin - Nov. 16, 2010

The guy isn't a hypocrite. He's awful, and I disagree with his position on health care, but actually what he's complaining about is that his employer (Congress) is slow to provide insurance. That's it. The inference he draws is that government is bad at organizing health care. That's perfectly in keeping with his avowed (bullshit) position. This is a bad story because nothing has really happened here. The article relies on readers not thinking too hard beyond their established positions. I think a single-payer option, like the ones enjoyed by citizens in Europe, is the way to go. But reporting such as this only helps to further polarize a nation of people that can't understand their own best interests.

That's true, Lynn, it is significant that this guy doesn't appear to understand the provisions that exist to help someone bridge a gap in their health care. But my point was that there's nothing hypocritical about what this guy's said. The government is his employer, and he's not been arguing that Congress shouldn't insure its employees. In short, I knew the man to be insensitive and uncaring; you've persuaded me he's also stupid. But according to the evidence in this story, he's ... More »

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by Mark McMullen - Nov. 17, 2010

I hate it when reporters have a quote followed by another quote that has no attribution. I find it silly that the a writer does that. I also read mostly one sides things about this article that I didn't like. I wouldn't consider this to be a good journalism category for myself. It was very boring to me. The only thing I did like was that there was some facts in it. But not as much as some of the stories that I have read.

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