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Sarah Palin tagged you in the note "I am the half-wit who used to govern Alaska"
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
There's much to ridicule in Sarah Palin's new Facebook note, not the least of which would be her willingness to claim that her experience as Alaska's governor -- a job she bizarrely vacated less than a month ago -- provided her with unique insight into the economic and legal nuances of health care reform. In a characteristically staggering moment of narcissism, Palin argues for some sort of equivalence between (1) her status as a "target" for ethics complaints and (2) doctors who face "false, frivolous, and baseless" lawsuits from "similar opportunists." A sane, ...
Palin wants tort reform as part of health bill
News —
... Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) continued her Facebook note campaign against healthcare reform, writing Friday that tort reform is a necessary part of healthcare legislation. "As Governor of Alaska, I learned a little bit about being a target for frivolous suits and complaints (Please, do I really need to footnote that?)" Palin wrote on her Facebook page . Paraphrasing former President Bill Clinton, Palin said she feels health care providers' pain, arguing those companies are targeted by "opportunists and people with no scruples." "We cannot have health care reform without ...
Look out! Sarah's got a new Facebook entry about health care.
Althouse —
This time, she wants the thing Obama won't talk about: malpractice law reform.
People Telling Sarah Palin To Shut Up Should Shut Up–UPDATED
Dr. Melissa Clouthier —
... What Republican is seriously taking the administration to task on tort reform? Uh, that’s right no one. But it is a huge issue. Again, from Sarah Palin: ...
Hoyer: Public Option Negotiable
Stop The ACLU —
... left by saying that a public option was “not essential” to a healthcare bill. Hoyer has long been seen as a voice for centrist Blue Dog Democrats, who have reservations about the public option. Meanwhile, hard left liberals are claiming they can’t support it without the public option and it wouldn’t get enough votes. Sounds like they are between Barack and a hard place. Stand back with popcorn and watch the Democrat civil war. Meanwhile, Sarah Palin puts another thorn into the mix. No healthcare reform without tort reform! ...
Remainders: Mixed signals
Ben Smith's Blog —
Hoyer contradicts Pelosi on the public option.
Creigh Deeds takes to DailyKos.
"Wee wee'd up" catches on.
Conant notes that Obama hasn't sold the Afghan war.
Palin, wonkish, wants tort refom.
Birthers prefer Palin
Krauthammer does not.
Paterson walks back his race comments.
And Scott Lehigh floats Senator Dukakis.
links for 2009-08-21
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
Gov. David Paterson blames calls for him to step aside on race
Gov. Paterson blamed a racist media Friday for trying to push him out of next year's election – launching into an angry rant that left even some black Democrats shaking their heads.
"The whole idea is to get me not to run in the primary," ...
Reformers: Failbots In Disguise
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... After successfully convincing the stupid and the opportunistic that Barack Obama had already picked out a tiny mahogany casket for Trig, former person with a respected position in society Sarah Palin is back to sell tort reform. ...
About those Republican Ideas for Health Care Reform
Wizbang —
... , selling insurance across state lines would be a race to the bottom as states compete for the lowest cost insurance offerings. Doesn't sound like a bad idea to me. And how about tort reform. Sarah Palin suggests such a solution. As Dr. Scott Gottlieb recently noted, If Mr. Obama is serious about lowering costs, he'll need to reform the economic structures in medicine--especially programs like Medicare. [ ...
Republican Malpractice Myths
Crooks and Liars —
... For the details and data behind each, continue reading. Myth #1: An Explosion of Malpractice Litigation Back in August, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin offered her diagnosis of the medical tort system on her Facebook page: I went my whole life without needing a lawyer on speed-dial, but all that changes when you become a target for opportunists and people with no scruples. Our nation's health care providers have been the targets of similar opportunists for years, and they too have found themselves subjected to false, frivolous, and baseless claims. To quote a former ...
Gingrich and Perry Tout Texas Health Care Mess
Crooks and Liars —
... is dead last. (See table above.)
While it is predictable that Republicans Gingrich and Perry cite Texas' draconian tort reform law as an example for the nation, the data is far from clear as to its benefits in actually reducing malpractice premiums, lowering costs and attracting physicians to the underserved state.
As I previously noted in "Republican Malpractice Myths," it comes as no surprise that a cavalcade of GOP leaders, including Perry, Sarah Palin, John Cornyn and John Kyl cited the same study showing ...
