Rachel Maddow, on her Dec. 17, 2009 broadcast, highlighted the GOP's latest attempt to defeat health insurace reform: divine interverntion.  Participating in an online PrayerCast, Senators Jim DeMint (South Carolina) and Sam Brownback (Kansas) along with Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann joined a number of Christian leaders in praying that health care reform will be defeated. During the PrayerCast, DeMint said:  "If we have the government making decisions about the most personal and... Full Story

The lone GOP House member to vote for the House health insurance reform bill on Saturday night admitted on Sunday that his vote was one of "conscience."While Cao was the only member of the GOP to vote for the bill, thirty-nine Democrats voted against it. Cao voted for the bill because, as he put it, "I had to make a decision of conscience based on the needs of the people in my district. I had to make a decision and I felt that last night's decision was the right decision for my district, even... Full Story

This is a disturbing story. It's the story of a woman who made the choice, after being raped, of taking anti-AIDS medication for a month, as a precautionary step. Little did she know it would scar her for life, in the minds of insurance underwriters.Consider that choice: HIV / AIDS or health insurance? Consider also, that in most industrialized nations, that choice does not have to be made. Why should the victim of a rape be made to suffer again?The Huffington Post Investigative Fund has the... Full Story

It's been tried before: those against the public option for Universal Health Care like to say that we should exclude deaths from guns from statistical evidence that the U.S. lags behind other nations. Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) made not just that statement, but also that deaths from auto accidents should be excluded as well, as both are "cultural factors." Here's an exchange between him and Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND). ENSIGN: The first one you said on preventative deaths — Are you aware on... Full Story

A number of celebrities have banded together to make sure we poor peons in the general public don't forget who would really be harmed by health insurance reform. That's right, insurance companies and their profits.The satiric PSA by Funny or Die stars Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Thomas Lennon, Donald Faison, Linda Cardellini, Masi Oka and more, and asks us to protect insurance companies. As many have said, insurance companies are all about the bottom line, and are the real "death... Full Story

Washington Dc, USA On a prime time press conference held on Wedneday July 22, 2009 (8PM ET), President Barack Obama explained what the health insurance reform has in it for us and our families. Recently, I went on a tour of some western europe countries and all the countries I visited seemed to have a government sponsored medical plan which is free for everyone. They did have their concerns on the plan but everybody seemed to be surprised that US doesn't have one. What do you guys think? I think... Full Story