US House Approves Landmark Bill to Extend Health Care to Millions

Yeah, Immigration Reform. We need to legalize the illegals and get them to work rebuilding our economy.

and farm our weed, then buy Mexico.. so we can vacation!

Damn. Well put, my friend.

Haha, holding hands is weird! Man, all politicians must be delusional. They all probably have really good health insurance so they have prescriptions to those sweet sweet drugs.

We're all delusional.

Here's an excerpt from The Prophet (by Khalil Gibran) that I thought might be relevant:

ON LAWS

You delight in laying down laws,
Yet you delight more in breaking them.
Like children playing by the ocean who build sand-towers with constancy and then destroy them with laughter.
But while you build your sand-towers the ocean brings more sand to the shore,
And when you destroy them the ocean laughs with you.
Verily the ocean laughs always with the innocent.

But what of those to whom life is not an ocean, and man-made laws are not sandtowers,
But to whom life is a rock, and the law a chisel with which they would carve it in their own likeness?
What of the cripple who hates dancers?
What of the ox who loves his yoke and deems the elk and deer of the forest stray and vagrant things?
What of the old serpent who cannot shed his skin, and calls all others naked and shameless?
And of him who comes early to the wedding-feast, and when over-fed and tired goes his way saying that all feasts are violation and all feasters lawbreakers?

What shall I say of these save that they too stand in the sunlight, but with their backs to the sun?
They see only their shadows, and their shadows are their laws.
And what is the sun to them but a caster of shadows?
And what is it to acknowledge the laws but to stoop down and trace their shadows upon the earth?
But you who walk facing the sun, what images drawn on the earth can hold you?
You who travel with the wind, what weather-vane shall direct your course?
What man's law shall bind you if you break your yoke but upon no man's prison door?
What laws shall you fear if you dance but stumble against no man's iron chains?
And who is he that shall bring you to judgment if you tear off your garment yet leave it in no man's path?

People of Orphalese, you can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark not to sing?

I love the PROPHET and KAHLIL GIBRAN

Texas is great! I have very few complaints about Houston. And everyone should be able to do whatever they want. For example I don't vote and I do illegal things. Life is great! Stop complaining and enjoy it.

You can get "free health food" if you are eligible for food stamps.

Eligibility is determined by a complex formula, but basically recipients must have few assets and incomes below 130 percent of the poverty line, or less than $27,560 for a family of four.

I know people who, thanks to Costco, can now go shopping and purchase food in bulk that makes sense with the family budget. You can get a gallon of Odwalla Organic Fresh Squeezed OJ for $6 a gallon, hormone free milk at 2 gallons for $4. If a family of three has a food stamp budget of $500 per month, that money can go a lot further at Costco and you can get whole foods, organics, low sodium, and other healthful options.

Nobody has been turned away from a hospital in 5o years dude. Now getting stuck with a 50k bill is the part of going to a hospital that might kill you.

I regularly have to deal with the Florida Dept. Of Children and Families to get my grandmother's food stamps. They are annoying as hell, but yes, I've done this before.

The idea is to provide relief to these families who still have to make rent, electricity, water, gas and clothing expenses. There is some really bad poverty in some places...

Everything has to be paid for in the end. Because when it comes right down to it, the people who make the food and goods need to be paid, they don't do it for free. Food stamps is the government's way to pay for it.

Food stamps now come in the form of plastic electronic cards you just swipe. Every month, you'll get your benefits come in. For my grandma its around $108 every month.

I like the dude in the back with his arms up like his team just won the superbowl. Ha awesome!

Steve Holt!

Word.

I know. I'm already sick of them bitching about something that doesn't really effect their life's that much but will drastically benefit so many people dying and trying to pay for their doctor bills.

Texans already vote republican so you can do whatever you want, who cares.

As if the rest of the Union cares about Texas.....

Go Texas? Been here for a year and I'm thinking Leave Texas sounds a lot better, but to each his own.

I am looking forward to it. It is about time people show there colors. People should vote there best interests, And everyone should vote.

I personally think the two party system is a failure and it is time to mix it up again. But surprise surprise I probably would be a wobbly today. If we remember who broke the bank, who decided that Nazi tactics (Torture with doctors around) were okay, who made financial fraud not just legal but actively encouraged it.

Like I said I am looking forward to this.

Ahhh, Austin doesn't deserve this kind of liable. Texan's maybe crazy and eccentric, but all Republicans, not by a long shot my friend.

What? Is Texas going to secede so we can stop hearing you bitch!?

So. I don't learn anything of great use from textbooks. Nothing that can't be found out online or in the computer lab in school. Textbooks are overpriced and just a way for schools to suck more money out of you after you have paid tuition.

Ha, funny. Guess what Texas has money and a thriving economy unlike much of the east and west coast. But, your opinion I guess! Even if it is a joke...

Your one of the few, Houston Texas is about to surpass Chicago as the third largest city in the U.S. and Texas holds 3 of the top ten most populous cities in the nation. People are moving here for the good economy and availability of jobs.

You have a point in the party system. If you think back to the eighteen hundreds, Washington and Jefferson were against parties.

Ha, at least Texas isnt falling to shambles much like New York or California. Sick of people looking down on Texas. People are moving here because of job availability and a strong economy. You can choose to believe what you want but Texas is growing.

Thats not the point. Look the poles! CNN, yes CNN had a pole Sunday night that had 60% of the country OPPOSED to the healthcare bill and its passing. You can choose to ignore the numbers if you want.

Actually I live in Houston, there are a lot of jobs here, but other than that the quality of life is pretty low. Traffic, pollution, crime, an under-educated population (not everyone obviously, but more than anywhere I've ever lived), ENDLESS urban strip-mall sprawl, and a sea of illegal immigrants = not that cool. Texas has its pluses too, but its not as great as some texans make it out to be. I do like Austin though, I could live there and be happy.

Comprehensive jobs bill! and leaving Iraq.

Amen to that!

Wow, wait until November. All these Dems that voted for this bill even when against the will of their district will be out of office. There will be major changes coming this fall!!!

um, fear mongering didn't work today budy and it aint gonna work any more.
You should just go clean your guns and be Quite.

Yes, get ready for many Dems to get voted out of office!

yeah right... what are you republicans smoking these days cause I really want some. The republican party does not give a shit about anybody but there rich friends. Um, Its called the United States of America...not, Sorry you didn't inherite some of my daddies blood money.
Your party hasn't even got past racism yet.

Ha ha ha, the pathetic cries of a loser. Wah Wah Wah, you got beat by a black man, Ha ha ha.

"We'll vote you out of office!" ...It seems that this is all you can say.... Perhaps congress did what was socially RIGHT rather than what pleases some of their selfish constituents.

Wow lets once again play the race card which has no factor on my decisions unlike many liberals tend to believe! Unbelievable, look at the polls. CNN had a pole stating 60% of the country OPPOSED to the bill!

Yeah I did play the race card because it does matter. Your party is an Embarrassment to this country. The CNN poll ha ha ha I bet its the same as Fox news right. And when they asked the Question, it was probably this......Are you happy with the new Bill?????? Um, Nobody is. Its because The Elephants Fucked Everything up. AGAIN!!!!! If you let "O" do What he wanted.. Everybody would of said, YES I like the bill.
What they did not ask is.....I know your not getting what you originally wanted but are you happy with at least this for now?
I realize in college there is a course that teaches anyone to be able to make a chart, graph, poll, to read in there favor.
I dont go off of these stupid ass charts...( they are alway$ one $ided) I dont need to. I just look around the real world and see that this is not working.
oh your playing the race card.....Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh tissue.
It saddens me Rush isn't leaving. You could of gone with him.

It's coming and it is going to be steep until we are back to work as a country. The people who have benefited from the Bush crime family for so long and the crazy Reagan tax cuts will be paying to the nose.

What a victory if they put in the public option with the fixes, I will join up in a second a say good riddance to the insurance companies.

Oh thanks Current... i thought that this part of the story "would subsidize private coverage for low- and middle-income people, at a cost to the government of $938 billion over 10 years" alluded to the Public Option. Now i look like a jackass though haha

lol don't worry man we all make mistakes.

because 32 million people will now be able to afford health care?

Agreed...

I don't see the sky falling yet, but I do expect a lot of Repugnant crying. Long way to go and I hope you young-ins keep the changes coming.

Oh we will Kenny, we will.