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2009-09-04 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2009-09-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Senior White House officials, in conversations with reporters today, are floating the idea that President Obama is secretly negotiating with Sen. Olympia Snowe over a health care compromise that would phase in a government-funded health care alternative if private insurance companies fail to meet quality and cost benchmarks over a certain period of the time.

Funny, does it have a provision to abolish government programs if they fail quality and cost benchmarks over a certain period of time?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-09-04 01:27|| 2009-09-04 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 The ratchet only goes one way, doesn't it?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-09-04 01:28|| 2009-09-04 01:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Anyone worked with a hair trigger on a firearm? Guaranteed to give you a nasty surprise if you are not careful.

Of course that would be the intent in any case. See, those nasty insurance companies activated the "trigger".

Posted by tipover 2009-09-04 03:10|| 2009-09-04 03:10|| Front Page Top

#4 "..a health care compromise that would phase in a government-funded health care alternative if private insurance companies fail to meet quality and cost benchmarks that the government will make unattainable over a certain period of the time."

Fixed it.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2009-09-04 11:44|| 2009-09-04 11:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Spot on, Richard. Spot on.

Posted by eLarson 2009-09-04 14:32|| 2009-09-04 14:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Why does Snowe insist on being a Pub?

Posted by 3dc 2009-09-04 19:35|| 2009-09-04 19:35|| Front Page Top

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