tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post2806904744529289674..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Coakley $25 Tweet A Sign of TroubleWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-83658879254367631942010-01-03T22:56:26.804-05:002010-01-03T22:56:26.804-05:00I'm pumped that John McCain has joined Mitt Ro...I'm pumped that John McCain has joined Mitt Romney and the folks over at http://www.mittromneycentral.com/2009/12/30/scott-brown-could-be-our-41st-vote-in-the-senate/ in supporting Scott Brown in his quest to become the 41st vote against the unconstitutional health care bill. Let's get everyone on board!PolticalJunkie2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/11033416769873923949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-41488223101654007702010-01-01T16:32:23.626-05:002010-01-01T16:32:23.626-05:00Aware of Massachusett's health care system, he...Aware of Massachusett's health care system, here is the bad news in an excerpt from Biggovernment. You candidates in MA need to address the future of the MA and Federal health systems.<br /><br />http://biggovernment.com/2010/01/01/mayo-clinic-to-stop-accepting-medicare-patients/<br /><br />Mayo Clinic to Stop Accepting Medicare Patients<br /><br />The Mayo organization had 3,700 staff physicians and scientists and treated 526,000 patients in 2008. It lost $840 million last year on Medicare, the government’s health program for the disabled and those 65 and older, Mayo spokeswoman Lynn Closway said.<br /><br />Mayo’s hospital and four clinics in Arizona, including the Glendale facility, lost $120 million on Medicare patients last year, Yardley said. The program’s payments cover about 50 percent of the cost of treating elderly primary-care patients at the Glendale clinic, he said.<br /><br />“We firmly believe that Medicare needs to be reformed,” Yardley said in a Dec. 23 e-mail. “It has been true for many years that Medicare payments no longer reflect the increasing cost of providing services for patients.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-15479835901129187952010-01-01T13:32:16.526-05:002010-01-01T13:32:16.526-05:00RightMarch.com PAC endorsed Hoffman, & ran rad...RightMarch.com PAC endorsed Hoffman, & ran radio & TV ads during that race. Now has endorsed Joe Kennedy (I) for the MA Sen. race, maxing out donations & running radio ads statewide for him: http://www.rightmarch.com/pac/joekennedy.htmprofghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459215591576660578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-50844598078523622452010-01-01T11:52:49.390-05:002010-01-01T11:52:49.390-05:00I love your optimism. Remember all the conservati...I love your optimism. Remember all the conservatives and conservative PACs that got behind Doug Hoffman?<br /><br />Huckabee, DeMint, Palin, and Club for Growth all endorsed him. They all have PACs and I think they all donated money to his campaign as well.<br /><br />I was frustrated yesterday when I did a bunch of Google searches and couldn't find that any of them had endorsed Brown yet. But as I thought about it, I decided they may not have endorsed him yet for strategic reasons.<br /><br />I'm hopeful some or all of them are working with the Brown campaign to announce their endorsements and contributions shortly before the "money bomb" for maximum impact. I also think there's a good chance Sean Hannity will interview him next Thursday or Friday, and maybe Huck will interview him on his Saturday show, right before the "money bomb" on Monday. If they don't interview him then, maybe they will do so shortly after the money bomb to keep the momentum going into election day.<br /><br />My frustration turned to hopefulness as I thought through the possible reasons why the big dogs have not yet endorsed him or contributed (that I know about). <br /><br />I know I'm speculating about things that may not happen, but what do you think?MaggotAtBroad&Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04493406951892285654noreply@blogger.com