Your morning jolt: The complications of impeaching Thurbert Baker

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Thank God Baker has the guts to stand up to the ignorant rednecks running this state. He is the only one in Atlanta who is exhibiting any leadership. Why waste taxpayer money on a lawsuit that has little or no chance of going anywhere. Let’s use that money to keep from furloughing teachers.

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Impeachment is not something that should be done over a political disagreement. Baker did not commit malfeasance. Anyone who wastes time, money or energy on impeachment for this should themselves be thrown from office. Those people obviously do not understand politics, governing or wasting taxpayer money.

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About Time, you are so correct. There is much in this legislation that Republicans were pushing until it became part of the Democratic health bill. They are not only ignorant but they are hypocrites of the worst order.

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Thank God for Attorney General Baker. Most of us do not want the state to sue to take away our health care rights. Why do Republicans want to side with big insurance companies and not with the people? Why Republicans want to restore the big insurance companies right to deny me because of a pre-existing condition? Why do Republicans want insurance companies to be able to cancel my coverage if I get sick?

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He is doing the job of the A.G. of this state.The law is higher than politics. Thank you Mr, Baker!

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Jim, are you going to ask Perdue why he doesn’t just prove the Republicans can write a better health care plan instead of spending all that money on a law suit? The law that passed has an opt out written and inserted by Ron Wyden from Oregon that any state that thinks they can do as well as Obamacare can opt out and do their own plan. Maybe Newt can take it national.

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Impeachment talk is a waste. That said, Baker’s chances to be a force in the Governor’s race just went down the toilet. This November will be a butt-kicking of epic proportions for the Dem’s in this state.

Georgia will either join another state in a suit or else hire counsel with more qualifications than Baker ON A PRO BONO basis. Maybe their suit will demand the Fed Gov’t force everyone in all 50 states to buy peanuts and peaches even if they don’t want them.

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Purdue & the repubs are the only one playing politics??? Baker is merely a puppet for the Demorats here in Georgia. He will lose mightly to King Rat in the primary.

Tony, GA was once great but has been trashed by the repubs??? Please explain this with specific examples. Barnes did nothing while he was in office & got thrown out. Purdue won re-election; something that Barnes could not do – even the teachers turned vs. him.

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There is really nothing Sonny can do since the amendment to opt out of the healthcare bill failed in Georgia.

Georgia had its chance to opt out and granted the amendment didn’t pass because it was supported by mostly Democrats they still had their chance and they failed.

You can blame the Democrats all you want, but the Republicans are in control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives here in Georgia and ultimately it is their responsibility.

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thats usa and state govts for you. back bitters and stabbers and can not agree on anything. why bother having a us govt or state govt its waste of time and money. we put these people in office so then we can remove them also. lets stop voting for a name read up on the person before you vote. i feel lot these people do not have proper educations to be in office. let the public vote in new rules etc. course then their be same problem back bitters and stabbers. usa is gone downhill where all govt. is concerned. its due with who gets most votes for being liked not who gets most votes for job well done. 2 yrs is long enough for any person to hold office from president all way down the line in usa and state politics. course we could put them all on those big ocean liners and drift them out to sea and let them settle their differences lol. people are led astray buy the policial govts. if i spelled anything wrong blame the govt! have good day life goes on with its ups and downs

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Democrats are complete and total idiots. Makes perfect sense that Obama is their leader.

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I have been waiting for the leader of the Republican Party to step up and calm things down. And then I remembered there IS no leader of the Republican Party. Unless you count Rush Limbaugh, who, by the way promised to leave the country if Health Care Reform passed. Last time I checked, he was still here and spouting venom.

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pathetic

Repubican congress passes a trillion dollar medicine give-away for all seniors in 2006. They do NOTHING to fund it. No tax increases. Nothing.

Free drugs for all seniors and nothing to pay for it.

Not a peep was spoken from those that are now up in arms in outrage.

WHY?

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Morons (how fitting): So. We don’t cover pre-existing conditions. Rather, we let people die. Is that correct? Are we a better country because we let the “weak” die and the strong (rich) live? It’s nice to think we are the best country in the world, but those are just words. We have the most advanced healthcare system in the world. However, we only make it available to the the most fortunate among us. Is that truly greatness?

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If this legislature and the governor can’t pass a reasonable transportation bill in this session they ought not to be thrown out of office. They should RESIGN for failure to enact one of the two most important bills this session: transportation funding and the water issues. And I say further that if they can’t, or won’t, pass meaningful transportation legislation they have failed GA and its citizens miserably.

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Perhaps Sonny can Impeach his fellow republicans in the State Legislature– they won’t do anything he says either….

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Puddin-

What democratic leader stepped up and calmed down the anti-Bush crowd. No one is the answer, ye without sin cast the first stone.

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Brian…life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Pretty tough to manage if you have a chronic disease. Check it out, dude.

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In the Civil War, the South lost over 100 years ago. Many Georgians fought for the Union, “one nation”. If the Corporate Republican wants to go at it again, this is one Georgian (born and raised) who will once again stand for the the Union. Sonny and the Flagger Republicans can sue all they want but not with tax money (but then Sonny has made enough on the side as Governor and the Georgia Bankers Association have enough to foot the bill).

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Kevin, oh yes the Patriot Act. The same Patriot Act that Obozo just extended for another year??? Fuuny to see the Demorats blaming the repubs on this & the wars. Obozo said he would have us out in 16 months. How is that going?

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It is hard to believe how much race plays a factor in our society. We’ve seen an unfounded, unneccessary and unpopular war declared which has cost billions of dollars to fund and accomplished absolutely nothing but increased the national debt. Now this President passes some legislation that actually helps Americans and the “minority” in the US Government is out for blood. How hypocritical can a group of people be, I guess as much as those who penned a document that stated that “we are all created equal” but then in the same document state that one group is only 3/5 of a human being. To our President, continue doing what you are doing and always rememeber, “Without struggle, there can never be progress” Frederick Douglass

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To all liberals stop working now so you can recieve free healh care.

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FU Thurbert Baker. You are nothing but a thug….typical of your kind.

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The lawsuit against the healthcare legislation is going nowhere. In other states, the attorneys general are using this as a political puck. It would be a waste of Georgia’s precious economic resources to pursue this on taxpayers’ dollars. However, it will cost the citizens of Georgia much less if the state allows GOP lawyers to file suit against this bill. God knows Randy Evans and Glenn Richardson could use the work.

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Welfare lovin’ thugs – sorry bags of crap

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I am assuming MBA are your initials.

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Can’t wait till November!!!!!! Klean House.

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Let’s talk about the lawsuit, will someone please point the section of the constitution that applies to a. healthcare is a right found in the constitution b. in the constitution where the federal government had the power to require citizens to purchase privately held products, i.e. health insurance.

Please someone educate me.

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As most people know, Sarah Palin’s husband, Todd, has been part of a group whose goal is to get Alaska to succeed from the rest of the country. While I used to think that was a dumb idea, I don’t feel that way anymore after the past couple of days. I suggest Alaska be allowed to succeed, providing the option for any resident to relocate anywhere else in the country. Then Purdue, Sonny, Rush, and all the other nasty racists and bigots can have Alaska and run their own little crazy nation and leave the rest of us alone!.

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What a bunch of yahoos.

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Pete and repeat: Can you not read??? I said nothing about violence. Not a thing. The Republicans want to keep this legislation in the forefront for everyone to digest…they don’t want things to “calm down” until November. Your definition of calm down is apparently for anyone with a different viewpoint to keep their mouth shut, roll over and watch the country bankrupt itself.

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I will go on record right and bet my left foot that Thubert Baker knows more about the law than Sonny Perdue. Last time I checked Newt wasn’t an elected official anymore so Perdue will be doing joint interviews with anybody off of the street now!!!

Thubert Baker could easliy go with the crowd earn some brownie points and grandstand with the rest of the GA republicans but he won’t do that. He is showing some character and I can respect that.

I may have to give more thought into voting for him for governor.

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Pete- I don’t make ignorant decisions, I have insurance, thank you very much. Funny you can explain this but a leading Dem I saw yesterday in an interview couldn’t. Assuming you are correct, that is the best explanation I’ve seen.

Now Pete, I’m retired military, do I keep my tricare? If I do keep it do I still get the tax credit? Do you have those answers?

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For all you ignorant people so up in arms about this healthcare bill were you just as up in arms when your precious W spent almost 600 billion dollars to get us into a nonsensical war with Iraq?

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Retired…I don’t know about tricare. It seems like the attempt is to cover people who end up in the emergency room, but not necessarily change coverage for anyone who already has it. Whether it will actually work that way, I can only hope. Assuming the bill goes through, we are going to have to watch carefully to see how it is implemented. We all know the government can screw up just about anything. I certainly hope your coverage remains the same…or gets better. You deserve it and I think most politicians know that.

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I grew up believing that America was the land of the free. I learned about our forefathers standing up against taxation without representation and government oppression. I was taught, “Don’t ask what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” When 50% of all taxes are paid for by 98% of Americans, then we have a serious problem. I didn’t inherit any money, no big pay day at the horse tracks, no Powerball jackpot. I got up every morning, went to school, listened and respected my teachers, came home did my homework, stayed away from drugs and alcohol, borrowed $200,000 to go to college, studied on the weekends, missed some Monday night football games, missed some frat parties, missed some March Madness games. I have over $1 million debt currently, but I don’t give up. I still get up and go to work, and try to heal some of my patients with with health problems. But, I am finding the battle isn’t with their disease; it is them no showing for appointments, showing up 15-20 minutes late for appointments, them talking on their cellphones back in the operatories, them smelling of alcohol, tobacco, and weed. It is trying to take their blood pressure reading using a XXL cuff because they eat everything supersized at every meal and then come home, sit on the couch, watch tv and snack on junk food, and maybe even doing drugs to pass the time. Even worse, people are having 4-5 children with no plan or means of supporting them. I just love when the medicaid kids come in and none of them have the same last name, they all have a different babbies daddy. And worse yet, they all are playing with their iPhones. This isn’t Obama’s money, it hard working Americans’ money and even worse, it is money of Americans not even born yet. It isn’t a right to have healthcare, it is a privilage. Just like any service provided in America. If you want to have a tan or laser hair removal, you have to pay for it. If you want a luxury car, you have to pay for it. I probably won’t have the American dream, because I have to give it to the IRS and payoff my high interest business loans. This is a warning to America, if we keep paying for people who make bad decisions, poor choices, getting drunk and knocked up, or just lazy free loaders; then America will no longer be the envy of the world, we will be the next Roman Empire.

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Patriot and one of the bigger taxpayers – YOU ARE RIGHT ON TARGET. THANK YOU. I AGREE. Obama & his thug cronies MUST go away.

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I mistyped, I meant when 98% of all taxes are paid by 50% of Americans. I think the top 5% earners pay, 37% of all taxes; and the top 10% earners pay over 67% of all taxes. The top 50% pay for basically the other half of Americans. When you add this tax that Obama care is going to create, it will even be worse.

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“Vote out the incumbents and start over”

+1

Every incumbent needs to be challenged this election year… on the local and national levels.

On the national level… we need term limits to be enacted.

House: 5 terms (10 years)
Senate: 2 terms (12 years)

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I LIKE IT!

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Patriot: Why dont you answer my question? What is your name and the name of your practice? If you dont want to give your last name that is fine but at the very least give you name of your practice. If you dont want to do either of these things please explain why.

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People let’s use that awesome thing we have called a brain. Big government is good for no one and if you think it is you’re an idiot plain and simple.

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I find it hilarious all of the conservatives crying about how the Dems are destroying the nation….lets look specifically at Georgia….nice run by a republican governor and republican majority in the state senate/house….and yet georgia skyrockets in foreclosures, failed banks, students falling behind in math and reading abilities, and the state debt continues to head higher and higher….yet the only things the idiot redneck lawmakers are focused on is increasing our rights to carry guns in to church….NICE JOB…..I see their priorities are where they should be

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Steve…you are being too hard on Patriot. He is stating real frustration and has never said he does nor or would not care for his patients. I can only imagine the frustration of seeing people who could be doing so much better, but seem unable to make better choices.

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Pete and Repeat. I have made mistakes in life, lots of them. However, I guess of have to much pride and respect to ask for handouts from other people, especially if they aren’t family or friends. The problem is, we have to learn from those mistakes and we do that by accepting the consequences of our actions. The current system is in my opinion rewards their bad behavior.

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To “With the Winners”. Americans don’t like fixed contests.

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Tax Credit and FINE are 2 entirey DIFFERENT things. If you want to give a Tax Credit fo people purchasing insurance, that’s fine if you pay for it with CUTS somewhere else. But a FINE by nature is a “punitive” action. So if you are FINED for not purchasing healthcare then you are being MANDATED to purchase a product by the US Government. I will grant to you that the US Gov’t has the right to regulate commerce, but nowhere do thay have the right to CREATE commerce by directing citizens and business to purchase a product or service. By the way also included in this Helahtcare Reform bill are taxes on Medical Devices, and Prescription Drugs; tell me just how increasing taxes on Drugs and Wheelchairs, etc… is going to “lower healthcare costs”?

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So, I define it as a tax credit, you are OK with it?

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Democrats are screwing up the United States of America! Bottom line!

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Quantarious Mack are you suppose to be funny or something? There are adult people on having an adult discussion. Okay we get that you are a bigot and a racist but how is that helping the discussion. The only thing that it is doing is making you look stupid and ignorant. Comments like yours and others are just feeding the negative stereotype of southerners.

White people, black people or hispanic people just remember how someone feels about you is their problem so don’t give in to haters and bring yourself down to their level–FMX

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Maureen, Alaksa is far too beautiful a state to be used as a hog pen for Sonny, Rush and the rest of them. Maybe we could send them to Guam?

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I appreciate your comments, Pete and Repeat. I don’t think people understand what the journey of becoming a doctor is like. I definitely didn’t have a clue because my parents and closer relatives were not doctors. It is years of dedication, convection, and scarifice. But it was my choice, and I don’t want anyone having pity for me. I just people would respect doctors more these days, it is getting really bad. We don’t make NFL and NBA players money, not even close. Tuition, malpractice insurance, rent, supplies, staff salaries, pathetic medicaid fee schedule, and business loans are killing us.

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It’s interesting that Purdue is having a press conference with Newt Gingrich. It was Newt who was responsible for worsening the political mood in Washington during his term as Speaker. While Dems and Repubs always disagreed, it was Newt who told Repubs not just to debate and disagree with their opponents, but to “demonize” them. It was Newt who came up with the words Repubs should use to describe Dems. Newt took a bad situation and made it ten times worse, all for political gain.

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CB That’s when he wasn’t divorcing wives. Ah those conservative values!

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JACK HIPO You miss the point. You LOST in NOvember 08 in a landslide- you lost the heathcare debate= you lost the healthcare vote. Now man up and kick us out in November 10 and 12. Stop whining about “they took my country away” But knock off the revolutionary comments and hate speech. You lost before- now go out and win(if you can). We feel your pain!!!

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@ Retired Soldier, you asked for someone to point out the constitutional grounds for HCR and I will be happy to do so for you. It will also answer why those scamming you all into thinking they can Impeach AG Baker are doing just that, as are the “leaders” in the State Gvmt, and Federal Gvmt, who are leading protests against it. It’s all a sham, they know it well.

The first constitutional basis for health insurance, The Federal Government has the right to levy taxes on the citizens. If the government could require individuals to participate in a government health insurance program paid for by a tax on individuals, it can achieve the same result by requiring the purchase of private insurance. The fine for not purchasing the private insurance is nothing more than the equivalent of a tax to pay for the insurance. (btw, there is no pay of be prosecuted portion in the bill nor jail time) The penalty, is in fact the inability to claim tax credits which will be offered to you if you purchase an insurance plan, otherwise, not credit, and you have to pay the tax. Completely Constitutionally sound.
The second constitutional basis for upholding the new law is the Commerce Clause. Ever since the 1930s, the Supreme Court has consistently held that the act of even one individual in one state can affect the national economy and thus be subject to federal control.

The effect of health care on the economy already constitutes over 17 percent of the economy, and predictions are that it will rise to almost 25 percent within the next two decades. The federal government has the right to regulate the industry.

The third basis on which to uphold federal power over health care insurance is the extent to which the federal government pays health care costs. Between Medicare and Medicaid as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs, estimates are that the federal government already pays over 25 percent of the nation’s $2.5 trillion health care bill. It is by far the largest payer of health care costs.

So you see, all of this invasion and usurping of liberties, etc…. is a bunch of malarkey, and those who are leading the American people to do it, are just doing it for political purposes. It has nothing to do with socialism, or communism or any of the other things they led you to believe.

Lastly, please, when you can, go back and read Bob Dole/Newt Gingrich’s counter proposal to the Clinton’s Universal Health Care. Outside of a few amendments, it is almost identical to the Health Care Law we now have. It’s ironic that Newt is leading the charge against the plan HE and Bob Dole Wrote! How’s that for getting snookered!

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Rep. John Lewis is either a liar or getting senile. He is just trying to rile up sympathy by using the race card to further his and his party’s self-centered agenda. It’s getting old.
1. Why did nobody else hear the slur? No recording devices (news cameras, etc.) on site picked up the alleged slur.
2. How do you know it was not a Democrat supporter trying to make tea partiers look bad? Don’t laugh. These are politicians we’re talking about.
3. It was a big loud crowd. He must have some amazing hearing for a 70-year old man.

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Why is it OK to say ” rednecks ” on this site but other racist slang is forbidden? Racism works both ways!!

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Bill Campbell….Redneck is not racist…..my father is a “Proud Redneck”…..he would think you are an absolute toe-sucking idiot if you thought of his self-professed title as racist

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The people who will get taxed can afford them, if you don’t like income taxes just make less. (yeah right)

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Marlboro…I’ll switch incomes (and tax bills) with one of these rich dudes any time.

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Yes, impeach that jacka$$. How can he be the AG and not know the constitution?

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There goes Pete and repeat again… wanting to take money he didnt earn. DEMOCRATS!!!!

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this is what happens when you tow the line for Socialist Democrats that want to take over the US and help the losers of society suck of the Govt. teet cause they are too damn lazy and stupid to work for it themselves…..Suckers!!

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So, um, how are the water negotiations going?

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“David

March 25th, 2010
12:15 pm
So all yall would hate Jesus or the bible it does say take care of your sick and poor”

That BS doesn’t work Señor DuMass.

In the Bible, people take care of others from their heart because they want to, not because some government idiot is FORCING them to. Wth that statement, you also make an assumption, Señor, that everyone against this is some bible thumping fruitcake. Not everyone’s a Christian, Señor. Some people just don’t want to be FORCED to take care of some crackhead who contributes absolutely nothing to the community.

Besides, this debate isn’t over the sick and poor, Señor.

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Bo Doodley No it is about the health care indutry which is strangling the very life out of this economy and the baudget of most Americans. But you Republicans don’t seem to care one whit about that. Let the free enterprise system take care of it indeed!!! That’s how we got in this mess and the one with the Wall Street meltdown. Ah that love of greed that is the basis of wall street.

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lets get this straight. Blindly partisan GOP wackadoos are attacking Bakers refusal to sue because of his “partisanship”?

Pot, meet kettle.

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I think about Lake Lanier pretty much every day since 2012 will be here real soon. Can’t our legislators figure out a way to steal money based on water negotiations and then get all interested in it? That’s what drives them right? Insider deals, government contract, slush funds, and sex?

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Well, the good thing about this is that we will know who is right and who is wrong in short order.

If one of the other states wins the lawsuit, then everyone can say that our AG should have filed as well. If they all lose, and I suspect they will, then we can thank the AG for not wasting our money.

And for the 10th time today.

None of you said a word when Medicare Part D passed. You didn’t care and I don’t know why.

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I am having a real problem with people like TheTruthHurts, BootObummer and their cohorts who just refuse to take the time to read anything that will tell them what the Law actually is. Nowhere does it state that people get to not work and “suck off the Govt. Teet. The bill does in a few years time lift the income limit to $29,000 for a family of four to be eligible for medicaid but a family making $29,00 is a working family, but you cannot deny they are poor. That is 133% below the Poverty level, and there are many many working American families who fall into this category, lots of them right here in GA, but many in Appalachia, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, Michigan go on and on. Other than that, all Americans will be required to purchase health care insurance. People who are currently uninsured for at least the last 6 months because a pre-existing condition kept them from being eligible to purchase it, will be able to do so, within the next 90 days, and Medicare recipients will receive a $250 rebate from that doughnut hole clause in acted by Medicare Part D (Bush & Republican Congress did this). Now why would you have a problem with this? Do you want our Seniors having to eat dog food because they can’t afford the high priced medication (Part D bans negotiation of medicine prices by Medicare for its recipients so they pay the highest prices in the world) that they have to take to live. Why would you want people who need health care but are not allowed to purchase it, to just get sick and die when they don’t have to? What kind of person would want that? Your dreams of revolting against a socialist/communist/Marxist regime are just that, Dreams, they are not rooted in reality at all. If you didn’t want to just carry on with nonsense, you would find out the real information, and not just say what somebody else who is just as ignorant told you. Some people just like to be mad about anything, but you will never be right being mad about this one. There is no right in your anger – it’s just anger.

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Good Job Mr Baker, UNBOSSED AND UNBOUGHT, Bravo to you.

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I live in Georgia, which is a backwards state filled with hateful rednecks who are mostly secret members of the KKK. Not only are they backwards, and ignorant, they are also evil!

There is a reason why this state is red, and it has nothing to do with being a Conservative. They condoned everything the Bush Admin did with ALL his UNFUNDED mandates, like 2 wars, and cutting taxes for the rich during the 2 wars, which they had no money for. Bush and Paulson scared the public with gloom and doom asking for BILLIONS of dollars to bail out Wall Street written on a piece of paper. Yes, you all loved it, and happily swallowed.

They hate Obama for one simple reason, he is Black. Period!

I am glad the guy stood up for his right to have a THINKING BRAIN, which the ignoramus have yet to have developed. ALL people of color should get of their duffs and VOTE people into office that will look out for your best interests. The rednecks are always going to try and keep you down. The haters will always threaten you and hope you listen.

No, BootObummer, which is a slur against someone who you are not fit to lick his boots, it is people like you and your kind who have ruined this great country. No matter what you call him, he is a great man, and you can just crawl back into your double-wide and lick your wounds, because no matter what you do, friend, he will be our President for the next 7, yes I said, SEVEN years!

Maybe if you had a bit more than a 6th or 12th grade education you would know that slavery days are OVER! Too bad and too sad for the likes of you.

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[...] March 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment The story is Georgia lawmakers have filed papers to impeach the Georgia’s attorney general, Thurbert Baker, when he declined to sign onto a multi-state lawsuit that seeks to block the recent health care legislatio…. [...]

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Will any one mad at Baker admit you were wrong if all the lawsuits fail?

Anyone?

Will anyone of you ever even attempt to explain to me why Medicare Part D which cost $750B and is not even funded did not provoke this same outrage?

I mean, this new bill is at the least attempted to be paid for in tax increases. Medicare Part D was simple spending with no funding.

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@The Truth Hurts – No, I am reading from the Front page of USA Toady and Page 7A where what happens next and when were clearly printed for all to read, if you are interested in knowing what the law really says. These are not State secrets, the information, the real information is there for anyone who wants to know it to read. It’s free! what I wrote about the new law is not my opinion, it is the facts. Medicare Part D also is not my opinion, it is a fact, it is how it works. There are ways things work, that are facts, and then there are opinions. I happen to be a journalist, a real one, and so it is my job to look up the facts. Not the opinions, and when I see what appears to be an opinion, I investigate it up find out the facts. There are other tools available to people who want facts, like the Library of Congress, Lexus Nexus, other data bases, etc….that have nothing to do with opinions, they are facts. What I wrote are the facts, there is NO Communist/Socialist/Marxist takeover in our country, it’s a ruse to rally the people to give back power to the group who lost it in the last two elections. The members of congress who rally against government control, no more want government abolished than they want to resign. If they didn’t believe in government, they would not run for office to be a part of the Government. That’s just common sense, but it also my opinion, I know the difference.

Here’s another fact for you: The Government runs many successful programs every day, the IRS for one is a very successful program, even though we do not like what it does, none can say it is not successful. FAA, NTSB, FCC, United States Military, and the list goes on. There are literally thousands of successful government entities which you rely upon daily for everything, and they work just fine, if they didn’t you wouldn’t be on the computer now, you would have no power to run it on. The fact that you rely on them daily for the American lifestyle you are accustomed to living, would by your definition, make you a Socialist too, if your definition were correct. Facts, are what they are, not opinions and you are full of opinions which you believe are facts. I say, you don’t know what you are talking about most of the time, based upon your writings! And that is my opinion, but it just may be a fact too!

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Cheryl,

Do not listen to TheTruthHurts. You are right, and it is so wrong, while it touts Republican Talking Points. The government runs Medicaid, and they love it. The VA is government run, and they love it! HCR is NOT government-run. That is a LIE! Therefore making the Truther a LIAR!

Polls are very dynamic and ever-changing, and the last one changed to a POSITIVE on HCR, and will continue to improve when people realize the good it will do them.

I am hoping that since the Bill has to go back to the HOUSE, they will include the PUBLIC OPTION, which will be a great MITIGATOR for the mandates, even though I do understand why they would be needed.

They want to sue because they are sore losers. All they have to do is OPT OUT. That is in the Bill. Just OPT OUT!

It mentions talking points, because that is what it does. They use daily Repub talking points, which they seem to ingest intravenously. But those of us who know how to read, process, analyze and think for ourselves, and who are not blinded by our hatred of the man of color who sits in the WH, can easily see where the benefits are.

So I say, if it is a VET make sure it does not utilize any services the from the government, that is simple enough to do. YOU can just opt-out!

I read the BILL. I am pretty sure it did not. So, it should speak for itself and do whatever it pleases, but it does not speak for me, or you Cheryl, or anyone else who supports HCR.

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fedup, You have no response because it is the TRUTH.

I am an AMERICAN CITIZEN with the right to live where I please, and the First Amendment gives me the right to FREE SPEECH. The same right you and your kind want to take away from people who do not think like you or look like you. NO! I am not leaving this Red State, because in spite of people like you, I have much to like about it. I plan on staying and opining all I want, and by God, there’s NOTHING you can do about it!

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Cheryl…Did you read the part that stated Obama and all the democratic staff are not required to go into the exchange? I bet you just missed that…..Typical democrat….he forces this crap on the american people, yet he carves out that it will not apply to him or his staff…..Your a fool just like your President……Do as I say not as I do !!

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Safire = Ignorant Racist Democrat

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Hey there Stan the man and tax cheat all around or whatever your name is, I listened to all your hatred for 8 yrs now listen to ours ..oh and if you think you won the election in a landslide your dumber than i thought! I hate liberals!

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Safire you’re the one who doesn’t like it here for whatever ignorant reasons so you are the one who needs to move to the Left Coast. I’m told if I don’t like the way your Demos are running the Country I should leave so I’m just telling you the same. Highways lead North and West,we don’t need your racist garbage here.

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And finally, back on the subject, the Attorney General’s job is to enforce the laws of the State of GA and of the United States. If no law has been broken, which he as the Attorney is to determine, then there is no case for him to file……. He can file it, but we won’t win it is what he is telling us and says he won’t waste the money. Since we are closing schools, cutting off transportation, our counties are facing huge deficits, etc….shouldn’t we be thanking AG Baker for being frugal with our short money, than for grandstanding and blowing it to make his name bigger and to pander for votes.

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What a bunch of low life political grand standing crap from thug Republicans. Mr Baker has a proven track record of doing his job without regard to party affiliation. He has been lambasted by the left for not toeing THEIR line before when something they were trying to do was just wrong. Now the right has decided to show their childishness for him not going along with their futile childish action.

Here in Georgia, we can’t fund our schools and are among if not THE lowest in education. There’s just not enough money says Sonny. SO what does he do/ He initiates a silly frivolous lawsuit with OUR money that is going to cost us how many millions of dollars that could be going to education?

Hey Sonny, use your personal millions and sue obama as a private citizen and quit wasting OUR tax dollars and the time of OUR State resources with YOU political grandstanding.

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pAM There ya go!!! I second that.

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He does not serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

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How sad to read some of the comments. Their nasty and racist. While I would hate to look such a beautiful state as Alaska, I stand with my idea. I guess Quantarious Mack needs to be included in the list. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have all people like Purdue, QM and the others live in their own little world and drive themselves crazy. And with the wisdom of the GA Legislature passing the gun law today, they would join Sarah and all go huntin’ together.

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This is just political grandstanding byt the Republicans.

THE BILL ALREADY GIVES STATES AN “OPT OUT” CLAUSE.

It’s called the “Empowering States to be Innovative” amendment. And it would, quite literally, give states the right to set up their own health care system — with or without an individual mandate or, for that matter, with or without a public option.

But don’t let the facts get in the way of your hate my Republican friends!

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Baker has won 3 statewide elections as Georgia State Attorney General (having been appointed by then-Gov. Miller in 1997) in 1998, 2002 and 2006, but he won’t be in the Executive Mansion anyway because former Governor Roy Barnes (D) has a good chance of taking back the governorship for the Democrats and FINALLY putting the GA GOP in their place for their arrogance of ignoring folks who really need health insurance.

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That’s right @ Whatever I completely forgot about that portion of the Law (bill) The Empowering States to be Innovative Amendment which is part of the new law is taken and is one of the over 200 Republican co-sponsored amendments contained in this health care reform legislation. There is NO NEED for States to sue, they have the right to opt-out and make their own Health Care Systems like the State of Mass and California have already. States that find the mandate objectionable can simply create and insert a new system in its place. All it would require is applying for a waiver from the Department of Health and Human Services, which has a 180-day window to confirm or deny such a waiver.

That language has been inserted, almost verbatim, into the bill Obama signed into law on Tuesday. So grasping what the Law actually states vs, what people are being led to believe,
if a state can demonstrate that they can meet the criteria — particularly on cost containment, improving the delivery system — they can do it without an individual mandate. This of course kills the whole taking our liberty, and Government Take Over of our Health Care Sham…..So this is why your Republican Representatives didn’t tell you about this part. There is NO Takeover of your healthcare. The State of GA can implement it’s own Health Care System……. if it has the intelligence to do so.

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Thanks whomever posted the DWS story. I would assume any attempt to sue from this state should have the same outcome. As many have stated, it’s all Grandstanding! And who is paying for this Special Attorney General to do Sonny’s bidding? Oh, I know, you and I are. Get mad about that!

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Jon Lester, Perdue also plans to cleanse the down-ballot statewide offices of Labor Commissioner, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Agriculture Commissioner if a constitutional amendment passes.

What an IDIOT ?

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) is trying to eliminate the Lieutenant Governor’s office in the aftermath of Democratic LG Mitch Landrieu (D)’s victory as New Orleans Mayor last month, but we haven’t heard any more details on Jindal’s controversial plan.

What’s next, Perdue retaliates by wiping out the State AG’s office too by having it as a state cabinet ?

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Greetings All,

At the risk of being repetitive, there are currently three candidates competing for Bundlin’ Dave Adelman’s old seat in Georgia’s 42nd District State Senate special election. Libertarian David Montané is campaigning for that seat and is a distinctly different kind of candidate. He hasn’t collected over $100,000 for his run like Jason Carter, he isn’t a lawyer like Tom Stubbs. He’s a Libertarian.

Who’s talking about ending the failed War on Drugs? David Montané.

Who’s talking about a Death Penalty Moratorium in Georgia? David Montané.

Who’s talking about equal rights for ALL Georgians? David Montané.

The citizens and denizens of Deklab county and Decatur have a unique opportunity on the 11th of May. For the first time in a long time there will be a candidate on the ballot with an L by his name seeking to serve as their State Senator. It’s time to take Liberty for a test drive, vote for Libertarian David Montané!

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I watched the Democratic gubernatorial candidates debate and I came away convinced that there are no liberals in this race. You’d have to be a totally racist Freeper like Truthbe here to think otherwise.

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Dear Sonny, the state mandates that I have workers comp insurance for my employees, the divorce courts in Ga can make me buy health insurance for my ex-wife and children and I am required to buy insurance for my automobiles Maybe we can ask Baker to sue you. We can use your fish pond money to offset the cost

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The health care bill was written by a committee whose chairman said he didn’t understand the bill, passed by a Congress who exempted itself from it, signed by a president who smokes, underwritten by the treasury department whose head didn’t file his taxes, supported by a surgeon general who is obese and financed by a c…ountry that is broke. What could possibly go wrong?

Heard if from the Horses mouths.. the ones of YOU that voted this joke of a reform in… you have no idea what you have wished for…. Rates will go up for the healthy.. Rates for the poor are going to be off the charts.. You think its unaffordable now… You will be choosing between food rent meds or the right to carrry a worthless card!!

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@MiltonMan-I know you didn’t disrespect my POTUS. I’m going to sue you; the term “Obozo” has already been copyrighted, patented and he resides in the Governors Mansion NOW-Perdue. I guess when Cheney/Bush wrote the “Patriot Act” they had sense enough to put a “clause” in it..Like Obama’s did with healthcare ONLY Obama’s was a win-win instead of ball and chain. It would probably take Houdini to unravel all the illegalities in the Patriot Act. BTW, when are you going to call on our President Obama to begin investigation for War Crimes? hmmm. Governor Purdue has done ABSOLUTELY nothing for the State of Georgia. No Legacy except “holding up air rights”. What did he NOT do? MY property taxes went up last year because the Homeowner’s Tax Relief Grant was rescinded. A Tax Relief granted by Roy Barnes. So right now,Perdue owes me money; I cease and desist from him spending MY money for a frivolous lawsuit. BTW, I thought Republicans argued AGAINST “tort reforms and frivolous law suits”. Hmmm how can you be confident in winning in a house so divided????It’s against Universal law….Clean up the HOUSE PEOPLE AND THROW OUT THE TRASH. “We are moving forward not backwards”-words from President Obama as he is “selling” the Healthcare Bill to MILLIONS of us who LOVE IT! BTW, President Obama gave us 16 months. Admirable. Considering he KNEW we shouldn’t have been there in the FIRST place. If memory serves me, Your kind went in without “AN EXIT STRATEGY?”. Please stop making this easy for me.

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Black person speaking: No I do not agree with the welfare state. I believe that the welfare systems should be overhauled–meaning anyone who accepts a dime for the government–should and must work for it. For example, cleaning the highways in order to received their check–and if they have more than two children the cost of their welfare check cannot go up–three or more on their own.

However, I also realize no matter what I do as a person–I will always pay for someone else–whether white, black, latino, asian, or other. Thus why should I not get the proper healthcare that I deserve–oppose to those who do nothing and still will qualify for medicaid–which I will not.

Healthcare for All–and Repeal and Replace Sonny.

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