Comments on: It’s All About the Framing

By: McConnell on Obama’s Coming Health Care Address: No Matter | The Lie Politic

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:47:34 +0000

[...] Everything in Washington is messaging. As James Mongan, president and CEO of Partners HealthCare, said Monday, even controversial proposals like individual insurance mandates can be successful when framed [...]

By: Swami_Binkinanda

Swami_Binkinanda — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:07:34 +0000

The Republicans keep saying the Democrats keep telling the people that the government will take care of them. We've seen what happens when Republicans run things; 9/11, Anthrax attacks, economic collapse due to corruption and deregulation, widespread corruption in public and private, degenerate sexual escapades by conservatives, Katrina.
What will it take for people to realize that just like the public utilities, health care is a market failure that benefits everyone when a government entity regulates it? When will Obama start telling this simple truth?

By: strangely_enough

strangely_enough — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:53:17 +0000

FYIGM!

By: John S.

John S. — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:39:39 +0000

It should be about personal responsibility. The Democrats keep telling the people that the government will take care of them. The government can't take care of everyone. They are so much in debt that they are in trouble. It is about time people take responsibility for themselves.

By: jedmerrill

jedmerrill — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:29:40 +0000

…What if it really IS about personal responsibility?