Can Top Recipient of Healtcare Lobbyist Cash Reform Healthcare

I'm reading some of the reviews on the SEIEU healthcare forum and some things are fairly consistent.  1.  Edwards was the only one with a detailed plan and firm committment to pay for it.  2. Obama does not have a plan yet but is developing one.  3.  If we re-elect Hillary there will be some as yet undefined plan too.

However, no one is talking about how a top recipient of healthcare lobbyist money is going to be expected to reform healthcare.  Maybe I'm a naderite but how can someone who takes so much money from this special interest group be expected to actually reform it in a positive way for consumers?

The company Senator Clinton has with this issue are uniformly horrible.
Top recipients in Congress from the HealthCare Industry 2006:

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/re cips.asp?Ind=H&cycle=2006

Rank     Candidate                   Office                   Amount

1    Santorum, Rick (R-PA)       Senate         $1,382,169

2     Clinton, Hillary (D-NY)      Senate        $1,273,298

3     Johnson, Nancy L (R-CT)   House     $1,209,288

4      Kyl, Jon (R-AZ)             Senate      $1,090,098

5    Talent, James M (R-MO)   Senate      $940,233

6    Lieberman, Joe (I-CT)      Senate       $901,810

7     Corker, Bob (R-TN)     Senate      $779,577

8    DeWine, Mike (R-OH)     Senate    $730,129

9     Barton, Joe (R-TX)      House    $710,484

10   Hatch, Orrin G (R-UT) Senate      $707,882



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There appears to be a... (none / 0)

...conflict of interest. Compound interest, that is.


John Edwards 2008
by MeanBoneII on Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 04:55:54 PM EST

it's hard to pick (none / 0)

who's the most detestable person on the list?

I'd have a tough call between santorum and nancy johnson


Call it "Medicare Option" not public option
by TarHeel on Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 08:29:40 PM EST
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Re: it's hard to pick (none / 0)

Joementum and Santorum


by yitbos96bb on Mon Mar 26, 2007 at 10:15:22 AM EST
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Re: it's hard to pick (none / 0)

Joementum and Santorum


by yitbos96bb on Mon Mar 26, 2007 at 10:15:22 AM EST
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Hillary's in company with (none / 0)

some real winners there,

Rick Santorum, Nancy Johnson,, yuck...


Call it "Medicare Option" not public option
by TarHeel on Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 08:10:28 PM EST

Re: Can Top Recipient of Healtcare Lobbyist Cash R (none / 0)

We all know Hillary is a corporate shill.  This just goes to prove it even more.


by vwcat on Sun Mar 25, 2007 at 08:52:44 PM EST

Re: Can Top Recipient of (none / 0)

THis is why Obama, Edwards, Clark or Gore are the best candidates to help th country.


by yitbos96bb on Mon Mar 26, 2007 at 10:16:20 AM EST


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