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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 2264992" data-attributes="member: 7900">You know, I'm old enough to remember being able to walk into ANY doctor's office, lay down $5 to $15 and get examined, perhaps get a shot, and then a prescription for medicine for follow up purposes.  At the time, one could purchase what was called "catastrophic care" insurance for such things as major accidents, cancer, heart disease, etc.Then, Ted Kennedy comes along and writes a health care bill that either creates or contributes to the creation of HMO's and PPO plans.  Suddenly, and for some time following that, folks began to complain that they couldn't just go to any doctor that they wanted, couldn't easily get a referral, and generally complained about the "insurance companies" dictating what treatment they could get.So, in is last years, Ted Kennedy again begins to try to make changes to health care and "fix his first fix."  Only, he was a progressive that did believe in the "single payer" system and that "payer" being government.  He realized that whomever "pays" gets to control the people.  So, we are right back at the point where government is again telling "us" what and when we can do anything.Now, with all that considered, I don't recall (but then remember...I am old) the Republicans having a whole lot to do with the above process unless they were progressives like John McCain.Now, as for Palin, she was a far better candidate for either President or Vice-President than the current occupants of those offices.  The media went on and on about Palin "saying she could see Russia from her house."  In reality, it was Tina Fey playing the role of Sarah Palin on SNL that initiated that statement.  As for her resigning as governor, she did so because every progressive idiot in Alaska was trying to sue her for some reason or another, so she resigned so the state would not have to "foot the bills" for the defense against all those idiotic suits.In all things, beware of what the main stream media tells you.  Always research and check both sides.</blockquote>

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