Saturday, November 7, 2009

Health care reform, lying and GOP hypocrites from Daily Kos


Wow, what a frothing frenzy of flat-out fabrications and 200-proof bullshit we've had. But we're nearly there. Votes are coming in around 9:30 EST, on both Stupak and the Republican substitute--though it's not clear at the moment which is coming first.

But in the meantime, here's a little refresher from the Republicans long day of prevarication. Here's just one small example.

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R, Blatant Liar-VA):

The Republican alternative makes it illegal for an insurance company to deny coverage to someone with prior coverage on the basis of a preexisting condition.

Politifact does its thing:

[Debbie] Wasserman Schultz says GOP alternative health care plan allows insurers to continue denying coverage for pre-existing conditions....

Wasserman Schultz was correct when she said the GOP plan does not prohibit health insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. We found nothing in the 219-page Republican plan that would do that.

While that obviously puts the matter to rest, it's still worth strolling down memory lane for seeing just what could get Republicans in Congress to stand on their feet for their presidential nemesis ... when cameras were rolling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ6KpdHeClY

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