tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post4133733951055441546..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: New ad to pressure NelsonStreet Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-65117395605128464982009-12-12T11:27:42.154-06:002009-12-12T11:27:42.154-06:00It's time someone with some credibility steppe...It's time someone with some credibility stepped up to run in the second district. Let's see; we've got Lee (I've done nothing in 10 years) Terry; Tom (I can steal campaign money) White; and Matt (the pretender) Sacklosky. It's like watching the three stooges reinact "Who's on First".<br /><br />Time for some arm twisting to get Dan Welch involved. Maybe dust Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-45331138987556941112009-11-30T10:22:34.304-06:002009-11-30T10:22:34.304-06:00Anon 10:32--AMEN!! SImple solutions to a serious p...Anon 10:32--AMEN!! SImple solutions to a serious problem..who would've thunk?? But, the libs want to throw the baby out with the bath water and spend a trillion dollars we don't have!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-30694570315521373432009-11-26T10:32:22.869-06:002009-11-26T10:32:22.869-06:00Agree.
And there are ways to address that without...Agree.<br /><br />And there are ways to address that without costing the country $1 trillion that it doesn't have. Make insurance more affordable by allowing it to be sold across state lines; let individual buyers purchase policies from the companies that are in the fed employees plan, and have subsidies/tax credits for lower income buyers. We don't need a national gov't takeover Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-70901328501665464782009-11-26T09:05:10.910-06:002009-11-26T09:05:10.910-06:00Ads aside and blog baloney, the status quo of 40+ ...Ads aside and blog baloney, the status quo of 40+ million Americans uninsured is unacceptable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-53602240693975640612009-11-26T08:42:54.582-06:002009-11-26T08:42:54.582-06:00anon 7:31--pls remind us again who the OWH endorse...anon 7:31--pls remind us again who the OWH endorsed last year in NE2...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-73868795845257956402009-11-26T08:40:56.055-06:002009-11-26T08:40:56.055-06:00Funny post over at NNN. Vile Kyle takes aim again...Funny post over at NNN. Vile Kyle takes aim again at Terry (surprise, surprise) but most of the comments are from other D's attacking Lisa Montana Hannah! <br /><br />Circular firing squad, again! NDP is collapsing...lol. <br /><br />Several of the posters there bluntly say they think MHannah made up the suspicious note left in her mailbox just to get sympathy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-81028022991452733532009-11-26T08:31:21.739-06:002009-11-26T08:31:21.739-06:00Well, folks...
Another week is coming to a close ...Well, folks...<br /><br />Another week is coming to a close ... how about those new Dem candidates for Gov, et al...<br /><br />NDP------> Covalt=incompetenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-24216960519034405992009-11-25T23:59:56.030-06:002009-11-25T23:59:56.030-06:00Just as someone earlier mentioned, any bank in the...Just as someone earlier mentioned, any bank in the 2nd District that would have giving the Congressman a loan during that time frame would have been accused of favoritism. It seems more prudent to go out of your District to get a loan.<br /><br />As for the paying off of the loan? Why would a person have a press conference to state what is already available on a federal document on a public Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-34341601452656815322009-11-25T19:36:30.349-06:002009-11-25T19:36:30.349-06:00PAT, the the republican part d plan actually came ...PAT, the the republican part d plan actually came under the estimate by $100 billion. so perhaps Mr. Klein was playing politics and deserved to be called out for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-6232492328299547812009-11-25T19:31:34.325-06:002009-11-25T19:31:34.325-06:00Anon,
6:56
Looks like I ruffled some feathers. I...Anon,<br />6:56<br /><br />Looks like I ruffled some feathers. I wouldn't have asked but no one from Terry's office has ever mentioned that they've paid the loan off. You'd think, after being called out on it by the OWH during the last election that Lee would want to finally put it in the rear view mirror before it comes up again.<br /><br />Nobody doubts his ability to pay his Bus Drivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-82145067681282159492009-11-25T19:03:20.862-06:002009-11-25T19:03:20.862-06:00Getting this "dirt" on Tom White was so ...Getting this "dirt" on Tom White was so worth the 2 football tickets that the NEGOP offered and Make a Wish made out like bandits on the sale of the donated tix!<br /><br />And, just to be clear, the dirt had nothing to do with Tom's family-as he suggested, it was all about Tom White's integrity as a member of the Bar! SWEET!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-46250908523079248492009-11-25T18:56:21.077-06:002009-11-25T18:56:21.077-06:00Because his fec.gov report for the last quarter sh...Because his fec.gov report for the last quarter shows it is paid off stupid. Just because it is paid off, doesn't mean that Lee Terry got all his campaign money back that was in a very secure money market account. He probably did that for a couple reasons, but off the top of my head, the limits on the FDIC promise if the money is held all in the same institution.<br /><br />Maybe he did it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-20896268700513767562009-11-25T18:30:00.966-06:002009-11-25T18:30:00.966-06:00Anon,
9:40
How do you know that that loan was pai...Anon,<br />9:40<br /><br />How do you know that that loan was paid off? As of today the Reserve fund is still under water by about 10 per cent. I know this because I was also caught by the same money market fund at Ameritrade as Lee was. The only difference being the fact that the risk that I took was with my own money, not from campaign funds.<br /><br />At this time his campaign is still Bus Drivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-61271974249392443492009-11-25T16:33:26.977-06:002009-11-25T16:33:26.977-06:00Sandmen...where did the author come up with that n...Sandmen...where did the author come up with that name? On a note about the book, apparently you die at 21 but you live in a society that glorifies sex and drugs. BUT, smoking tobacco is illegal. In fact, in the book cops will raid places where people are smoking cigarrettes...wonder if that is where Mark Welsh (name?) of GASP gets his inspiration!Jessica 6noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-39689070792116045442009-11-25T16:05:47.910-06:002009-11-25T16:05:47.910-06:00I think on page 342 the senate bill calls the Seni...I think on page 342 the senate bill calls the Senior Citizen end of life counselors "Sandmen"....lolFrancis 7noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-74055219990789934932009-11-25T15:56:48.097-06:002009-11-25T15:56:48.097-06:00Interested:
Yes! Saw the movie...and some episodes...Interested:<br />Yes! Saw the movie...and some episodes of the subsequent television series. Farrah Fawcett even starred in the movie. <br /><br />Very chilling if you compare some of this stuff!Jessica 6noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-80025156874033373602009-11-25T15:48:10.758-06:002009-11-25T15:48:10.758-06:00This is fun reading the board to see what Tom (the...This is fun reading the board to see what Tom (the radio show Liberal) is doing. I just wish some citizen would make a Freedom of Information Act Request to the Patrick O'Donell's office (the Clerk of the Legislature) for the phone records from Sen Tom White's office. He has to sign off on all calls made. The request should also be made for IP addresses visited and duration of visitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-61509727227239029772009-11-25T14:59:25.850-06:002009-11-25T14:59:25.850-06:00Anyone ever read the novel Logan's Run or the ...Anyone ever read the novel Logan's Run or the movie with Michael York? No health care issues when the population has a mandatory death sentence at 30 years of age. I would suggest you read the writings of Obama's top advisers concerning population control and medical spending for senior citizens.Interestednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-44974909120996277982009-11-25T12:10:35.731-06:002009-11-25T12:10:35.731-06:00Nothing you've posted backs up you original co...Nothing you've posted backs up you original contention, which is that MA plans don't provide additional benefits; they do, and they're more than a free band aid or two. Maybe you could set a nice example of honesty by admitting you were wrong. <br /><br />If you shut down MA and force the 25% of Medicare recipients who are in the program back onto A and B, you will cut their benefits.Right Wing Professorhttp://homepage.mac.com/gerardharbison/blog/RWP_blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-58819233082534299852009-11-25T12:06:36.945-06:002009-11-25T12:06:36.945-06:00What a contrast...
When confronted with a problem...What a contrast...<br /><br />When confronted with a problem, Terry takes responsibility. <br /><br />White blames his staff. <br /><br />Tom------>what a wimpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-18609789821486437912009-11-25T12:04:12.758-06:002009-11-25T12:04:12.758-06:00Rut Row...
NYTimes said econ grew slower (2.8%) t...Rut Row...<br /><br />NYTimes said econ grew slower (2.8%) than first reported last quarter, and that housing is slowing way down again. <br /><br />Bad news for D's like Tom White.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-8783904152714740002009-11-25T12:01:15.401-06:002009-11-25T12:01:15.401-06:00And in the testimony, you left out this:
There a...And in the testimony, you left out this: <br /><br /><i>There are other dimensions along which you can evaluate Medicare Advantage in terms of quality of care, in terms of overall efficiency of the health care system. But for the federal budget by itself, the result is that we are providing a benefit that raises net cost to a particular set of beneficiaries.<br /><br />------<br /><br />REP DAVISAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-40392428640400993342009-11-25T12:01:02.132-06:002009-11-25T12:01:02.132-06:00RWP,
Those extra benefits from HMO's, howeve...RWP, <br /><br />Those extra benefits from HMO's, however, are things like free band aids or paying for gym memberships. Per a Washington Post article just this year:<br /><br /><i>"The trouble is, the extra benefits are not exactly free; they are subsidized by the government. And some of the plans pass their costs on to seniors, who pay higher co-pays and additional fees to get care.&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-38849727979215504812009-11-25T11:41:26.885-06:002009-11-25T11:41:26.885-06:00Thank you.
Orszag's testimony confirms what&#...Thank you.<br /><br />Orszag's testimony confirms what's generally known about Medicare Advantage. it costs more than Medicare A + B. It does not corroborate your claim that MA does "not provide any new coverage". In fact, Orszag says the opposite.<br /><br /><i>Plans that offer Medicare benefits for less than the amount of their payment from the government are required to give Right Wing Professorhttp://homepage.mac.com/gerardharbison/blog/RWP_blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-33444329215497977132009-11-25T11:02:03.039-06:002009-11-25T11:02:03.039-06:00GH/RWP - you asked for it:
MARCH 21, 2007 - SUBCO...GH/RWP - you asked for it:<br /><br />MARCH 21, 2007 - SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS <br /><br />JUNE 28, 2007 - HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE<br /><br />Witness - Peter R. Orszag, Director, Congressional Budget Office<br /><br />Also, in April 2007, Orszag wrote a letter to Sen. Wyden at this request that laid out the average ration spent on Medicare vs. MA per state. In Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com