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    Red-headed bookworm: I really, really like Howard Dean. I love when he's on Countdown or Rachel Madow's show. He's always so intelligent and informed. more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: Dean is doing something important here and that is pointing out that there are things in the government that are better because they are run by the go... more »
    Chamalla,barren crone: Howie, I heart you. Health insurance in this country is FUCKED. I got laid off in October, found insurance, had a major surgery and despite the fact I... more »
    sybann: I wish - more than anything - that we could all afford to stand up and shout, "WE'RE MAD AS HELL AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!" and stop buy... more »
    mayfly: I've never understood the free-market argument for health insurance. If you buy a car, and it turns out to be a lemon, you can buy from a different c... more »
    kithkin: Poorly worded is right. Plans to mandate coverage for abortions, either directly or indirectly is unacceptable. If only we had statesmen, not politic... more »
    RainbowBrite: Ok, the abortion issue is why I can't get 100% behind a single-payer system. My health care is already a political football and I don't want the peopl... more »
    lolacat: I'm curious (not critical, mind you). Does insurance cover abortions? more »
    KiddyKat: As someone with uninsured family members, the senate needs to get their shit together and something (good) needs to happen asap. more »
    gretchasketch: Ugh he's public option not single payer? that doesn't take brass balls just a slight conscience and opposition to real change. Lame. more »
    Penny: I am curious for those of you who are still employed, has your employer shifted your insurance cost to you this year? Mine doubled to $300/month rece... more »
    badmutha: It is a very twisted web, this healthcare problem. You have many Dr.'s who are PISSED about the whole thing because it means they will be getting paid... more »
    dj_chick: Hoo-fucking-ray! I like it, Dean... I really like it. I have "good" health insurance, and to keep it, I have to jump through hoops every year. If I ... more »
    TheGuvnah: ""a bureaucrat standing between you and your doctor" - which is a hilariously ironic thing to say to any American who's ever dealt with a health insur... more »
    MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治: Oh god, it is ever nice when politicians are free to open their mouths and say things that make sense. His point about our medical system not being a... more »
    PilgrimSoul: I am a full-on Howard fangirl. Like, I still have a button from his campaign. I also think the Dean Scream is manufactured media bullshit because (a... more »
    Penny: I'd be curious to hear how Big Pharm factors into this argument. Are they considered different because they are providing a product versus a service?... more »
    morninggloria: It's a good thing that anti choicers want to introduce wording into any health care reform that restricts access to abortion for women who cannot affo... more »
    Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!: Sorry, what is meant by "The Scream?" All I know about Mr Dean is that he tried to run for POTUS in 2004, but that's about it. more »
    PrarieMuffin: I'm not gonna lie: that kind of turned me on. And now I will have to do the unthinkable: buy an issue of Esquire to read the whole thing. more »
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    Health Insurance, Anti-Abortion Amendments, & Howard Dean's Big Brass Balls

    Howard Dean, who will probably still never live down The Scream, is sick of Senate members pandering to the worst instincts of the nation's health insurance companies rather than their constituents. And he's not shy about saying so. More »