tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post6611443692483024627..comments2024-02-18T01:56:38.508-06:00Comments on M.D.O.D.: The pen is mightier than... uh, whateva.911DOChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-21511937604283685092009-10-07T20:28:03.743-05:002009-10-07T20:28:03.743-05:00So nobody has an actual opinion about the plan...o...So nobody has an actual opinion about the plan...oh dear. Parts of it sound ok...the whole thing sounds better than Obama's plan if we have to chose something. But the main drawback is the handcuffs they slap on the docs. You'll be bending over to the insurance companies and saying plesae...and the government will have the insurance companies by the balls. <br /><br />Nice quote Cat. I haven't gotten too far into the book, like I said, It's a hard slog. But, I find Dagny particularly unappealing. Jim horrifies me and is a poster child for the social progressives. How did he get that way and Dagny didn't?Amelia Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296224743117560163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-46065744750477465502009-10-07T15:10:59.371-05:002009-10-07T15:10:59.371-05:00eto',
i may be part swiss, to my great shame.eto',<br />i may be part swiss, to my great shame.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-68982649072980195812009-10-07T14:22:00.284-05:002009-10-07T14:22:00.284-05:00agree with "mutt".agree with "mutt".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-90685292288057885632009-10-07T13:12:16.790-05:002009-10-07T13:12:16.790-05:00very interesting quote, 'cat... i think he'...very interesting quote, 'cat... i think he's right... i noticed in college with my friends who were all educated far beyond their intelligence that logical argument based on history and human nature was promptly laughed out of the room because it was, ipso facto, WRONG based on the new religion of diversity and earth worship. for me, count me an unrepentant Christian, caucasian, conservative mutt.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-75463225335003423872009-10-07T13:04:14.554-05:002009-10-07T13:04:14.554-05:00Please note that quoting him doesn't indicate ...Please note that quoting him doesn't indicate I am a fan of his radical pacifism and his left leaning views. Just that the quote makes sense with how certain the left is these days that we need to do something "NOW" regarding every single social economic issue this country has faced for 225 some odd years.shrodingers cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020541322469047041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-18149525697471862932009-10-07T12:55:24.469-05:002009-10-07T12:55:24.469-05:00I think the current situation this country is faci...I think the current situation this country is facing can be best summed up by a quote from, I belive Bertrand Russell. I paraphrase..<br />"The problem with this country is that the stupid are cocksure, but the intelligent always have doubts."shrodingers cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020541322469047041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-22674180357697172232009-10-07T12:51:31.099-05:002009-10-07T12:51:31.099-05:00dear lynn,
i think that there is a groundswell of...dear lynn, <br />i think that there is a groundswell of sensible, patriotic Americans who normally do not pay attention to 'politics' because they are under the mistaken belief that there's precious little difference between the left and the right. methinks this old saw is showing itself as a huge, destructive lie. i say this after having attended a town hall meeting as an observer only and being amazed at the turnout and the shear and utter surprise and anger of the attendees at what is being crammed down. Americans may be a lot of things but they are not cowards and they will not shy from a fight. they are mad. and they deserve to be.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-16804569330550099442009-10-07T12:45:45.273-05:002009-10-07T12:45:45.273-05:00Yah, that's pretty much what I thought, too, 9...Yah, that's pretty much what I thought, too, 911. What better way to expose his socialist agenda but to force docs to be government. If that doesn't scare the crap out of people, then we're really doomed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-26473192623229841492009-10-07T09:21:44.866-05:002009-10-07T09:21:44.866-05:00dear lynn,
great question. two thoughts... if he ...dear lynn, <br />great question. two thoughts... if he actually wants his plan to WORK for more than a month he will make it illegal for physicians to 'opt out', however, this may create such a storm that he won't be able to pass his socialist farce. interesting question and better answered by a good poker player.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-39596168527303191752009-10-07T09:04:47.364-05:002009-10-07T09:04:47.364-05:00If the Big O's health farce passes, will docto...If the Big O's health farce passes, will doctors be allowed to opt out, tell the messiah, "bite me, asstard," and work exclusively out of network and therefore have a chance at making a living - because people will quickly tire of having to wait five months for a breast biopsy? Or will all docs be forced to comply, making them government employees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-49736739561881815962009-10-07T08:32:09.507-05:002009-10-07T08:32:09.507-05:00"Pen is mightier than the Sword"???
Ye..."Pen is mightier than the Sword"???<br /> Yeah Right<br /> Ever seen Pulp Fiction?<br /><br />I'll take my Gladius anyday<br /><br />FrankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-78568853509737913402009-10-07T08:30:44.250-05:002009-10-07T08:30:44.250-05:00dear amy,
i'm sorry, but my visceral hatred f...dear amy, <br />i'm sorry, but my visceral hatred for the swiss with their chocolates, their banks, and their polyglot populus makes it unfair for me to comment.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-82010671009706140552009-10-07T07:49:51.028-05:002009-10-07T07:49:51.028-05:00Keep reading Amy. I read it AGAIN last year (firs...Keep reading Amy. I read it AGAIN last year (first time in college). The paralells between the story and todays gov't regulations and anti-capitalist sentiments are amazing (especially the part about dictating how much Reardon metal could be made and who it went to and what salary could be earned. Sound familiar?)shrodingers cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020541322469047041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-55420330906507438012009-10-06T23:59:35.714-05:002009-10-06T23:59:35.714-05:00I hate the term: life partner. I always think of a...I hate the term: life partner. I always think of animals that mate for life, not people.<br />Oh wait, never mind...<br /><br />And would someone please answer poor Amy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-16359565343000378602009-10-06T22:44:35.046-05:002009-10-06T22:44:35.046-05:00Yes, but 911, what's your medical doctorly opi...Yes, but 911, what's your medical doctorly opinion on the Swiss type plan that everybody's getting all freaked about? I don't think it'll pass here cause they'll never get AARP to go for it, not to mention others that want freebies.<br /><br />BTW, reading Atlas Shrugged...it's a lot to wade through.Amelia Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296224743117560163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-54058424174736684052009-10-06T21:30:27.308-05:002009-10-06T21:30:27.308-05:00dear anon.,
eto' is in a stable, monogamous re...dear anon.,<br />eto' is in a stable, monogamous relationship with his life partner, and is not concerned with giving offense... especially whilst referring to the pudenda.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-29768595836365595132009-10-06T20:55:21.463-05:002009-10-06T20:55:21.463-05:00Yes, thou must refrain from using the "C"...Yes, thou must refrain from using the "C" word. It makes us girls want to hurl.<br />-SCNSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-33380698971250840972009-10-06T18:59:54.624-05:002009-10-06T18:59:54.624-05:00And this just goes to show why E is a pathologist ...And this just goes to show why E is a pathologist and usually kept at a safe distance from speaking patients.CJrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625747621619142198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-56207453191281388232009-10-06T18:53:53.816-05:002009-10-06T18:53:53.816-05:00I have a grandpa who was 1/2 Swiss but he died a c...I have a grandpa who was 1/2 Swiss but he died a couple years back...Amelia Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296224743117560163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-84645077684655687412009-10-06T16:46:17.800-05:002009-10-06T16:46:17.800-05:00I've got swiss relatives Amy-65C, Ha!
-SCNSI've got swiss relatives Amy-65C, Ha!<br />-SCNSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-39980716195506633092009-10-06T14:34:58.529-05:002009-10-06T14:34:58.529-05:00my pen is exactly 89 cents more expensive than it ...my pen is exactly 89 cents more expensive than it was ten years ago because i am no longer in receipt of those great, free, drug company pens which caused me to mis-prescribe many drugs for years. now i either have to pony up for the pens myself or get them from the nurse's station and that's money right off the hospital's bottom line so there may be something to this after all. and thanks for the info re nuns... who knew?911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-31553252038534443402009-10-06T13:30:31.331-05:002009-10-06T13:30:31.331-05:00I feel left out, I have no Swiss connection. Sob s...I feel left out, I have no Swiss connection. Sob sniff sob.<br />Would you accept any other nationality?<br /><br />Seriously, it is true that the costs incurred in a hospital are mostly overhead, otherwise how could one explain a $32 dab - a small pea size - of anti bacterial ointment on a 5 year-old freshly stiched forehead?<br /><br />Doctors order what they think/know you need, they are not in charge of carrying a price chart in their smart phones and referring to it every time they write orders. This is playing a sad round of blame game.<br /><br />However little I care for insurance companies, they do a good job of slashing down the hospital pricing madness to more realistic levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-71310836548627401202009-10-06T12:21:12.824-05:002009-10-06T12:21:12.824-05:00I have a friend who is a Swiss doctor...I suppose ...I have a friend who is a Swiss doctor...I suppose I could ask him. Here's another article discussing it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2009/10/should_the_swis.html" rel="nofollow">Becker Posner Blog</a>Amelia Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296224743117560163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-58976873428879293212009-10-06T11:37:59.893-05:002009-10-06T11:37:59.893-05:00My FIL is ex Swiss. I'll ask him about Swiss ...My FIL is ex Swiss. I'll ask him about Swiss health care when he comes over for Thanksgiving. I'm sure he can expand on the details. :)PeggyUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-87162649712924737602009-10-06T10:07:35.333-05:002009-10-06T10:07:35.333-05:00From the far reaches of the hospital basement, Gol...From the far reaches of the hospital basement, Gollum rears his head...welcome back E. I guess this means you're not dead yet.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/health/policy/01swiss.html?_r=1<br /><br />Some are calling for our system to be more like the Swiss, but read about the dreaded blue letter. How does it help us if insurance companies are more powerful than doctors? How will this reduce money lost to bureaucratic red tape? They must have very limited liability there for docs, is all I can guess.Amelia Ameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296224743117560163noreply@blogger.com