Michael Moore has been awfully quiet this election season, but no more. He doesn't seem to be bothered much by the fact that votes in his home state of Michigan aren't counting; though he doesn't get specific, my sense is that it has something to do with the rules.

Well, like me, Michael is particularly nauseated by the campaign that has been run by the Clintons. Well, read Michael for yourself.

Do people actually think those young voters who turned out in droves last night are going to turn out in middle America to vote for Barak Obama? Don't people understand how this country works by now?

Do they really think the high democrat-in-name-only turnout last night was representative of Iowa or America? Dream on.

Those were the same people that got behind Ralph Nader and put George Bush in the White House in 2000 -- and they're now going to send this man up against war hero, John McCain...

Here's some responses to the false, but commonly made, criticisms of single-payer health care plans. H. R. 676 is a Congressional bill co-authored by Dennis Kucinich, has now gained over 75 cosponsors and the endorsements of powerful unions and organizations, such as the AFL-CIO, California Nurses, PNHP and One Care California, as well as Michael Moore. It would set up a national, not-for-profit, health care system in the United States and provide fully comprehensive health care to ALL Americans, including all primary, emergency and long term care, office visits, medication costs, dental, vision and mental health, as well as drug and alchohol counseling. Further it, eliminates all co-pays, deductibles and medication costs. It is the simplest, most reasonable and dependable solution for the U.S. health care crisis.

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing


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Today's guaranteed healthcare roundup, cross-posted at  the National Nurses Organizing Committee/California Nurses Associations's Breakroom Blog, as we organize to make 2007 the Year of GUARANTEED healthcare on the single-payer model.

Is the new National Hurricane Center boss in trouble because he
was critical of the failings of the NHC or because he had the guts to touch the third rail of inter-federal policy disputes--NASA Planning?
Seems that Bill Proenza is a well qualifed and knowlegable person to run the NHC. It seems he has worked hard and has shown ability to be the kind of person all could be proud of, except somebody forgot to tell him never

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Think that SiCKO isn't already changing healthcare politics in this country?

Just through the California Nurses Association & National Nurses Organizing Committee, 15,000 nurses from across the country have signed up to help organize on the opening night of SiCKO, as part of the "Scrubs for Sicko" campaign to drive one million nurses to see the film. . More are signing up every day. Even more caregivers and patients have mobilized through Healthcare Now, Physicians for a National Health Program, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, and an unprecedented coalition of activist nurse groups from around the country. Real energy on behalf of guaranteeing healthcare on the single-payer model.p>

We'll take a look, below, at what it all means.  But first, we need you to  Go here, download some flyers, and hit your theater Friday night (warning: pdf).  Say hi if you see any nurses in their red "Scrubs for Sicko" scrubs.

Cross-posted at GuaranteedHealthcare Blog.