Senator Hillary Clinton has demonstrated to all Americans irrespective of race, age and social status that we can all be united to face our challenges in the 21st Century to build a stronger America. That is why I will be a part of CLINTON, 08.

Yes, Elizabeth Edwards voiced support for HRC's health care plan, but here's what she said on 9/25/07 in the NY Daily News:

"It failed when the Clinton administration pulled this, when they said, 'We're not going to use any more political capital on this, on the fight for universal health care.' And that's an important part that Sen. Clinton leaves out," Edwards insisted during a wide-ranging interview with The News.

"The stick-to-it-iveness, the determination to get it done when there was opposition both from the Republicans and from the entrenched insurance interests, that part wasn't there.

"They lost the fight in 1993, pulled it out because they wanted to use their political capital to get NAFTA passed as opposed to universal health care in '94," added Edwards.

And Elizabeth Edwards said [Clinton] still doesn't get it.

"She's wrong on how it is we get universal health care - and her own experience should have taught her that."

She said Clinton's new health care plan is a virtual copy of her husband's, with one difference being Clinton would invite lobbyists to the negotiating table.

"We think that's the wrong direction to go....If you sit down and negotiate with them, you're going to give away something the American people need."
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HRC HAS TAKEN MORE MONEY from the health care and pharmaceutical industry lobbyists than all but one of the members of the Senate, much less the presidential candidates.

Given that the Clintons place top premium on loyalty and patronage, the following from "Once an Enemy, Health Industry Warms to Clinton," New York Times, July 12, 2006, is particularly alarming.

"As she runs for re-election to the Senate from New York this year and lays the groundwork for a possible presidential bid in 2008, Mrs. Clinton is receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from doctors, hospitals, drug manufacturers and insurers [$854,462 as of mid-2006]. Nationwide, she is the No. 2 recipient of donations from the industry, trailing only Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a member of the Republican leadership."

Frederick H. Graefe, a health care lawyer and lobbyist, told the NYT that the industry is contributing to Clinton "because they fully expect she will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2008."

[AND NOTE THIS!!]
"If the usual rules apply, early donors will get a seat at the table when health care and other issues are discussed."

Now if only the 46 million uninsured working people and children in the U.S. could be in a position to get a seat at that table also.

Beware HRC's promises: Who knows what you’ll get…or not. Her health care initiative was a fiasco in 1993 because of her insular, my-way-or-the-highway approach. Her current campaign is a fiasco because of similar problems: she does not have leadership abilities.

Please read these for indications of what an HRC presidency might look like.
“Even in Victory, Clinton Camp Is Battling Itself.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/05/AR2008030503621.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2008030600084

“Carl Bernstein’s View: A Hillary Clinton presidency”
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/12/carl-bernstein-what-a-hillary-clinton-presidency-look-like/

All of the posts on here and every other internet site, every talk show, all of the stuff in the newspapers and on talk radio............ all of the screaming of empty catchphrases by the Obama camp..........none of it means a damn thing.

Obama is what he is..........a far left candidate who thinks that America is something to be ashamed of rather than proud of and whose answer to EVERY problem is more government. He has done well in the Democratic primaries and his supporters have become far far too overconfident. When November rolls around it will be an entirely different story as John Mccain wins the white house.

Do Bill and Hillary really expect their plan to pass? Now we all know that it won't! Get real folks!

I have to have a universal health care insurance in The Netherlands, the ones who do not get it get a fine. I do not like it but that is how it works here and that is what HRC wants. Not only that but the coverage is minimum and if you really want to get the best of the best, it will have to come out of your own pocket, so what is the advantage? None! Sen. Obama's plan will have a higher coverage and lower premiums because he will have the insurance companies compete against each other to offer the best for less, so what is the best option? and of course, ALL children will be protected because they depend on adults and they must absolutely be covered!

Jake Tapper is correct, Hillary Clinton lies through her teeth. She's purposely misleading voters to think the government will pay for their health insurance. We don't need these old-style politics any more!

Jake's wrong.

If people can opt out, then it isn't a universal health care plan.

The only way for premiums to go down is for everyone to be covered.

KAthleen, if you don't believe in Universal health care that's fine. Neither does Obama your candidate.

The problem people have is Obama saying his plan will lower costs or be universal when it clearly won't and isn't.

You pay into social security and unemployment insurance from your paycheck. It is exactly the same thing.

If everyone pays into it, everyone can afford it. If not premiums range from what $500-$800 per month for a good plan. Who can afford that???

Why not $50-200 per month taken off people's pay checks. If someone only works part time or has a very low wage maybe there would be nothing taken off.

Health care is only affordable if everyone pays for it, including the young and healthy, who are the least likely to pay in now.

Obama's plan is not universal and will not lower costs.

Why in the world do you media types keep repeating the negative self serving tripe Hillary spouts, as if it were news. Here is news for you WE DON'T CARE what she says.

Go find some real news, and make her say something significant to get press coverage.

If Obama is unable to win PA while spending (3:1) with last-minute false negative attacks, he should toss in the towel and stop tearing down the Democratic party. Once again Democrats can see that he has a big problem. He can’t win in the big swing states that Democrats must have to win in November.