Comments on: GOP’s New Attack on Health Care Reform Bill: It Promotes Walking!

By: Hollis Wood

Hollis Wood — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:03:08 +0000

Just looking at the flabby glassy-eyed Mitch McConnell, it's obvious that HE never walks anywhere. Probably takes a limo from one side of the street to the other. He and his fellow travelers have brain rot from breathing their own gaseous emissions.

By: Braddy

Braddy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:41:22 +0000

This reminds me of Rush Limbaugh's recent moronic rant that sports injuries are the real cause of unaffordable health care. Not that I listen to that obese bast***, it was covered on CNN.

By: rufustfyrfly

rufustfyrfly — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:41:53 +0000

If I were a conservative, I'd be really upset with these fool

By: rufustfyrfly

rufustfyrfly — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:41:06 +0000

If I were a conservative, I'd be really upset with these fools. There is no coherent conservative philosophy which won't require the government to spend money on such basic pieces of infrastructure as sidewalks. And really, how can they stand against markets for small farmers? They are far more interested in jealously guarding their ideal of normality--white, straight, Christian, exurban, SUV driving, ill-educated blue collar men. Eat the wrong condiment or take the wrong way to work and they'll denounce you as unAmerican. But, of course, I'm not a conservative, and they are for the moment hopelessly irrelevant, so I can just laugh at their unintentional comedy.

By: eLK

eLK — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:56:52 +0000

It seems that the writers from The Onion are writing for the RNC now. I guess money is tight all around.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:33:33 +0000

They don't care about anything but tearing down Obama, no matter how ridiculous they sound. Epic relevance FAIL.

By: Design New Haven

Design New Haven — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:06:47 +0000

Good headline. This is absurd. Don't they understand the cost benefits of prevention?

Unhealthy places drive up health care costs far more than any other factor.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:54:44 +0000

Urbanis, perhaps these politicians intend that Americans get their exercise and nutritious diets while deployed to wars overseas. It happened to me.

By: Urbanis

Urbanis — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:27:09 +0000

Hmm. So the Republicans on Capitol Hill think it's okay to use tax dollars to promote unhealthy lifestyles through massive road, oil, and agribusiness subsidies so Americans can enjoy oil wars in the Middle East, environmental damage, obesity, and diabetes. But it's not okay to use tax dollars to promote healthy lifestyles through subsidizing sidewalks and farmers markets so Americans can enjoy more exercise, nutritious food, and a cleaner environment? And because they're concerned that such subsidies will prevent greater access to health care? I somehow doubt that a political party that has been in charge for decades and has fought tooth and nail against meaningful healthcare reform every time it's come up for discussion is truly concerned about helping Americans who "are buried under medical bills and frightened about losing the coverage they have."

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:10:10 +0000

Par for the course

By: Andy B from Jersey

Andy B from Jersey — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:09:45 +0000

Either they are hopelessly ignorant of the issues plaguing this nations public health or (and more likely) they are betting on this nations ignorance of the issues plaguing this nations public health to use these points as a wedge to separate themselves from the Democrats to garner support for reelection.

By: Mark Walker

Mark Walker — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:53:48 +0000

Your best headline ever.