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Avvocato Commented on Think your current healt insurance cover you out of state...maybe not..Another case for single payer. by cmaukonen

2009-08-25T19:39:23Z

What would happen if you got sick in say France or England on your vacation??

Avvocato Commented on Rockefeller to Insurers: Where's The Loot? by Brian Beutler

2009-08-25T11:53:04Z

You betcha! These denials of coverage by the priovate for max profit companies are the REAL death panels.

Avvocato Commented on Conservative Strategist's Poll: Christie Only Up By Three, Corzine Has Chance To Win by Eric Kleefeld

2009-08-25T11:51:21Z

"The Corzine people have managed to convince people that Christie is dirty."
The facts speak for themselves. He is slimy!

Avvocato Commented on Rockefeller to Insurers: Where's The Loot? by Brian Beutler

2009-08-24T20:50:12Z

Of the 30 industrialized countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, only Mexico, Turkey and the United States fail to achieve universal coverage
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/08/23/2009-08-23_top_price_secondrate.html#ixzz0P8TOAKUV
Good company eh?

Avvocato Commented on Rockefeller to Insurers: Where's The Loot? by Brian Beutler

2009-08-24T20:35:56Z

FYI
UnitedHealth CEO, Stephen J. Hemsley
2007 Compensation - $13.2 million
2008 Compensation (Forbes)- $3,241,042

Total Value of Unexercised Stock Options (Forbes)- $744,232,068
2009 Options Exercise - $127,001,281
Value of Wayzata, Minnesota Home (Hennepin County Assessor) - $6,640,000
Fun facts -
Hemsley returned $190 million in stock options acquired as a result of practices found to be fraudulent by the SEC.

Avvocato Commented on Grassley Walks Back 'Pull The Plug On Grandma' Comment by Rachel Slajda

2009-08-24T17:44:19Z

Senator Gr-Ass-ley, Can Iowans pull the plug on your Senatorship, please?

Avvocato Commented on TPMDC Sunday Roundup by Eric Kleefeld

2009-08-24T12:42:27Z

Death panels DO exist. They are the private ins. companies that deny coverage to maximize profits!
Spread the TRUE word.

Avvocato Commented on Man With Gun Arrested At Obama Event Yesterday by Eric Kleefeld

2009-08-12T18:13:55Z

Must be a goosestepper.

Avvocato Commented on Bush really was a fullblown religious nutjub. by Saladin

2009-08-10T20:00:21Z

Christ would never recognize today's American "Christian" conservatives.

Avvocato Commented on Nine Republicans Vote For Sotomayor by Eric Kleefeld

2009-08-06T20:40:38Z

Kenyan official cannot deny that she (Sotomayer) was not born in their country.

Avvocato Commented on Birther Site: "Kenyan" Certificate "Probably Not Authentic" by Eric Kleefeld

2009-08-06T20:30:50Z

Also not ruled out: Sara "Wasilla Hillbilly" Palin, Roy "Niangua" (now that sounds like he's from Kenya fer sure) Blunt, Michele "Anoka" (now that sounds like she's from Kenya fer sure 2) Bachmann, Dick (distantly related to BHO) Cheney.

Avvocato Commented on Birther Site: "Kenyan" Certificate "Probably Not Authentic" by Eric Kleefeld

2009-08-06T20:23:11Z

Can some good Californian citizen make anethic complaint to the CA bar and get her ("Oily" Taitz) reprimanded or suspended.

Avvocato Commented on Goldman and JPMorgan -- The Two Winners When The Rest of America is Losing by Robert Reich

2009-07-16T19:13:19Z

I like the ins idea. Whatever happened to the tax on derivatives??

Avvocato Commented on DeMint Compares Honduras Coup To Franken's Election by Eric Kleefeld

2009-07-08T12:55:09Z

The list is looooooong and not so distinguished.
Sessions
Kyl
LIEberman
Martinez
Chambliss
McConnell
Bunning
Ensign
Imhofe
Coburn
Corker
Conryn
etc

Avvocato Commented on Rumsfeld On Abandoning Geneva: 'All Of A Sudden, It Was Just All Happening' by Justin Elliott

2009-07-06T21:15:02Z

Rummy served in the Navy as an aviator between 1954-1957. Then he served a s weekend warrior under 1975.
One of the few Bush policy guys to actually serve.
Not that it did him any good.

Avvocato Commented on National Review Cover Features Dr. Obama -- Putting On A Glove...]]> by Eric Kleefeld

2009-07-06T19:57:09Z

America's Heath Care
Not the best, but
The World's Most Expensive...

Avvocato Commented on Guesses on why Palin resigned so suddenly? by Mrs Panstreppon

2009-07-04T17:59:11Z

She wants to go hiking on the Appalachian Trail!

Avvocato Commented on Franken: Inhofe's "Clown" Comment "Might Be An Incredible Compliment" by Eric Kleefeld

2009-07-02T14:35:23Z

Deal! cried the losers, while the winners laughed and laughed!
Ha haaa!

Avvocato Commented on Poll: Corzine Trails Christie By Six Points by Eric Kleefeld

2009-07-02T14:32:26Z

Christie is a typical Rethug. Hypocrisy personnified what with his USAG payoffs to cronies (for the non-prosecution of his brother ?)
Corzine is however no "prize".

Avvocato Commented on Inhofe Ridicules "The Clown From Minnesota" by Eric Kleefeld

2009-07-01T21:03:42Z

So true.
The list includes Stewart, Colbert, Letterman, Maher, etc.
Not however Dennis Miller.

Avvocato Commented on The Minnesota Senate Race Is Over -- Coleman Has Conceded Defeat To Franken by Eric Kleefeld

2009-06-30T20:33:02Z

Shocking news. Someone who consistently was doing the wrong thing does the right thing. Shocking!

Avvocato Commented on TPMDC Sunday Roundup by Eric Kleefeld

2009-06-29T13:31:52Z

Earth to Mitch McCranky ....
We do NOT have the world's best health care, just the most expensive!

Avvocato Commented on Sanford To Lover: "I Love The Erotic Beauty Of You Holding Yourself" by Zachary Roth

2009-06-27T18:12:12Z

Now we know why he wasn't interested in BHO's stimulus package. He had a stimulus package of his own!

Avvocato Commented on Bachmann Warns Of Link Between Census, Japanese Internment by Eric Kleefeld

2009-06-25T18:15:51Z

Bachmann makes Palin look downright reasonable. Scary stuff!

Avvocato Commented on Ron Paul Is Sole Dissenter From Resolution Supporting Iranian Protests by Eric Kleefeld

2009-06-19T18:01:11Z

405 idiots.