It’s not just Sebelius that doesn’t know the meaning of the word competition.

Sebelius, just like most of the Obama administration, has never worked outside academia or government. Even though her Wikipedia page lists her profession as “insurance executive,” that refers to her tenure as the elected insurance commissioner of Kansas. At least as far as I can tell, she’s never had to meet a payroll in the real world.

Why are we surprised when people like this are mystified by words like market and competition?

Well, liberal women have a lot in common with lesbians in that both tend to hate men, so maybe that translates into dressing like men and getting haircuts like men.

NoDonkey on June 17, 2009 at 9:34 PM

Good Point! LOL

Is it me of does every Democrat woman look like a lesbian?

Jeff from WI on June 17, 2009 at 8:27 PM

Well, liberal women have a lot in common with lesbians in that both tend to hate men, so maybe that translates into dressing like men and getting haircuts like men.

The Team Obama Phonies have no idea of the cost of their Social Experiment but anything the Government runs is going to be subject to waste, fraud, abuse and failure.

The IRS confiscated the Bunny Ranch, outside Reno,Nevada a few years back and couldn’t even run a whorehouse and break even.

Obama Care. Not No but Hell No!

$179/month with $5k deductible but I got preventive exams free. 100% above $5k covered.

Sapwolf on June 17, 2009 at 6:12 PM

See? $179/month is less than my cable/internet/phone bundle… I think that my cable/internet/phone service is too high… I demand “access” to “affordable” technology bundles.

Maybe the government can take care of that for me, too. Also, my cell phone bill is too high. Obama? Can you get me some free minutes?

Sebelius blocked all efforts to provide energy to Kansans for several years. Just months after she left, we Kansans finally have an energy plan which will keep our lights on and our computers humming without quadrupling our energy costs and bankrupting us.

Now that she’s in Washington, she’ll probably block all attempts to come up with rational health policies with her foolish extremist positions. This will probably keep anything new from getting implemented…which may not be a bad thing as long as the Obamaniacs are in power.

..in 1965, everyone was told that over 25 years, the cost of Medicare would be $12 billion. The actual cost, $107 billion.

They’re really good at estimates.

I’ll bet a majority of people who are screaming for “access” to “affordable” insurance all have nice cars, cell phones, cable TV, etc.

jana on June 17, 2009 at 5:16 PM

Yep!

$179/month with $5k deductible but I got preventive exams free. 100% above $5k covered.

No it did not cost $1500 per month.

We need the government to get the f out completely so that we can have a REAL market, not the stupid pseudo-gov/private mess we have now. It reminds me of the mortgage/housing industry that has been meddled with for two generations. Look how that went?

AnninCA on June 17, 2009 at 4:15 PM

Sorry Ann. More LIES.

You could just as easily reimburse the employees for catostrophic care. But you don’t want that.

You want the following covered by your all everything plan:

abortion
condoms
cosmetic surgery
psychological counseling
viagara (for the son)
cialysis
fertility treatments (octomom anyone?)
stupid unneeded tests because you in CA are run by the trial lawyers

Get real. You are just bs’ing again when you know damn well you could get them insurance.

I recently paid $179/month for catostrophic insurance.

No it wasn’t ‘free’ like Medicare and Medicaid, but it was there.

With the government, you are gonna wipe out the private sector, costs will skyrocket and then to keep costs from going up, the government WILL ration out care.

You’ll wait in line for six month for things you now get taken care of relative quick.

Oh, and just TRY to get customer support/assistance to talk to you. Have fun.

Get real.

Cut the drivel and move on.

Ed,

We need better trolls that can actually argue facts, not feelings.

I’m on the board of a non-profit org. We have 2 employees.
Healthcare is killing us. If there were a public plan, we’d gladly pay these employees to purchase it.
It would save us so much in the future.

Given how much personal information you have shared with the world that news is convenient, and since you are now a QUALIFIED expert based on your abundant experience maybe you might want do a little more research on why health care and the plans are so expensive. There are many many plans – maybe you might want to go with an agency that can help you find a plan that can group you with other small non-profits in similar situations.

I’m absolutely FOR a public option.

shocking news.

I also have a child in school who is too old for my insurance and cannot get covered. It’s awful.

again – options exist, as does the option of negotiating with your own physician & other providers of services. People do it every day. Be pro-active.

Today, Blue Cross was in the news for paying bonuses for kicking people off of their plan who had serious illnesses.

Bonuses. That’s the private way.

Link?

I will NEVER agree with any of you guys on this.

AnninCA on June 17, 2009 at 4:15 PM

Sebelius is Humpty Dumpty:

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”
“The question is, ” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”
“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty. “which is to be master—that’s all.”

Who will be the Master of your health care?
That’s what it’s all about.

I disagree with the GOP on this issue and think it’s a political mistake.

Just my 2 cents.

The GOP could STEAL the 2012 elections if they viewed this as a good thing for business.

Alas, I can tell it’s not going to happen.

AnninCA on June 17, 2009 at 4:09 PM

Ann,

Can’t you move on with your life? HuffPo, DU, DKOS?

Come on FCOL.

Have you no mercy?

You’re killin us.

Statists like you just can’t let go to your utopian dreamworld.

You’re like a drug addict constantly going back on it and denying you need serious help.

Get it before the Hollow Man starts rationing it.

I’ll bet a majority of people who are screaming for “access” to “affordable” insurance all have nice cars, cell phones, cable TV, etc.

jana on June 17, 2009 at 5:16 PM

They are also the same people who petition their state governments to force insurance companies to insure all kinds of medical issues, which raise the price of the policies.

Why can’t your leaders be HONEST about what they intend for this country and it’s insurers? Why do they feel COMPELLED to lie and deceive on this issue?

manofaiki on June 17, 2009 at 4:24 PM

Because they know that if they tell the truth, only the completely moronic among us would think it’s a great idea to completely destroy the best health care system going right now.

AnninCA, Why can’t your college kid get covered on a private insurance plan? My guess is that the actual problem is that he/she just doesn’t want to pay the premiums out-of-pocket.

I’ll bet a majority of people who are screaming for “access” to “affordable” insurance all have nice cars, cell phones, cable TV, etc.

Now I’m sure many of you have Kaiser and love it, but my point is they seem to like to hold off on expensive tests.Can you say rationing? Can you say Government health care?

sandee on June 17, 2009 at 5:06 PM

AnninCA believes that those are the highlights of her Kaiser healthcare plan.

I’m sorry your family had to deal with that company.

If I had my way, I’d keep mine just the way it is.