Bernie Sanders: The VA is a Socialized Health Care System, Right Mr. McCain?

Crooks and Liars | Jul. 16, 2009 (Opinion)

Bernie Sanders gives John McCain an uncomfortable moment asking him if the VA is socialized health care, and if he or anyone else in the Senate is advocating doing away with it. Sanders is exactly right. It is not the job of the Senate to protect the private health insurance industry. It's a shame the best we may get out of the Senate is a public option and that we don't have a few more Bernie Sanders out there fighting for real health care ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Health
Topics: Health Care, John McCain
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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Jul 16, 2009 - 12:24 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jul 16, 2009 - 12:57 PM PDT
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 by Glenn LaBauve - Jul. 16, 2009

Sen. Sanders is one of the few willing to say the s word and makes Sen McCain wiggle in his chair.

Some things goverment can do better and cheaper than private industry, and if they can't, why are the billion dollar babies crying unfair.

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