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Of course there is "urgent

NCD — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 17:14:25 +0000

Of course there is "urgent need for more money for mental healthcare".

But federal funding is year to year. They can raise funding one year and eliminate it the next.

The GOP wants to cut healthcare coverage for children living in poverty, and most GOP states are cutting Medicaid, subsidized health care for poor families, which is 90% payed by the feds.

It's a pipedream to believe this country will raise and maintain funding for mental health. Only with a national single payer system that gives patients and practitioners national standards for treatment and fraud prevention, and the long term certainty of availability and affordability of mental health treatment could we meet the challenge.

Our federal government is so deficient in operation, that currently, as to people already mentally ill, relating to FBI checks: "there are millions of names are missing from the federal (mentally ill) database, gun control advocates and law enforcement officials say."

The US has one party, the GOP, whose primary goal, besides wielding the power of their office for their own gain, is to make sure government only works for the 1%. Republicans have no interest, motivation, ideas or experience in doing the job of running effective government. The concept of using government to solve the serious national issues and problems we face is anathema to them and their base. To the best of their ability the GOP will ensure that government doesn't 'work'. As members of Congress, they will do nothing but pursue that mission to prove it.

Nice one, Oxy! LOL

MrSmith1 — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:54:53 +0000

In reply to Though chess moves

Nice one, Oxy! LOL

Again, a year ago I would

Oxy Mora — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:49:38 +0000

In reply to Why cant Obama, get the

Again, a year ago I would have subscribed to the trade off to get more mental health. But I think that's more of a first term strategy. It's like fighting last year's war---which I think is what the Republicans are doing and last year's strategy doesn't often succeed in business or politics.

Agree. Give away no

Oxy Mora — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:46:11 +0000

In reply to My wife's view is o The

Agree. Give away no bargaining chips.

I want what you're having.

Oxy Mora — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:45:03 +0000

In reply to Obama holds an ace of trumps

I want what you're having.

Though chess moves

Oxy Mora — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:44:01 +0000

In reply to There may indeed be many

Though chess moves remain

They ate all of the pieces

Thinking prawns not pawns.

Why cant Obama, get the

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 02:49:20 +0000

In reply to My wife's view is o The

Why cant Obama, get the republicans on the record; announcing the urgent need for more money for mental healthcare, in order to protect our children from another Sandy Hook catastrophe .

Play the nuclear mushroom scenario, use it against the Republicans, as G Bush did against the democrats, to get authorization to use military force in Iraq.

"We cant wait, fund it now"

Or will the Republicans use our kids as pawns.

Save our kids or save the rich from tax hikes?

My wife's view is o The

Flavius — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 02:20:42 +0000

In reply to Republicans pistol whip each other.

My wife's view is

o The republicans want to avoid voting for a tax increase

o Therefore they won't , between now and year end

o After the bush tax cuts automatically die on Jan 1 they'll be willing to do a deal which will involve revoking some of the increases which had just happened.That's not voting to increase taxes , it's voting to cut them.

To which I add

o Therefore Obama shouldn't hurry back from Hawaii. And in particular shouldn't spend any bargaining chips fruitlessly attempting to obtain a deal next week.

They give me those fancy

jollyroger — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:12:54 +0000

In reply to I have no idea what this

They give me those fancy pills but I don't swallow them...I just hide'em under my tongue. When I get five saved up, I trade'em to this cute nurse who lets me watch her do things to herself for fifteen minutes...wait, what? oh, yeah, merry Christmas back at ya'.

I have no idea what this

Richard Day — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 23:16:40 +0000

In reply to Obama holds an ace of trumps

I have no idea what this means! hahahaaahahah

Platinum balls?

hahahahahah

But that's okay

Rose would say

Don't you worry none

They'll be good times by and by...

hahahahahah

Jolly, you and I need to change our meds.

haahahahah

But I wish Jolly a Holly Jolly Christmas!