I have a column set up in Tweetdeck, specifically to follow the #HCR hashtag and I continue to be amazed at how some people react when they learn specific politicians are “owned” by lobby groups.
For example, today we found out that Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) would vote to block health care reform in its current form and after that announcement, Twitter was abuzz with people proclaiming he was owned by Aetna. The message below was repeated ad nauseam.
RT @stunetii WHO OWNS SEN LIEBERMAN? 2005-10 cycle funding: 10TH master= Aetna Inc, $65,200. #p2 #hcr #corruption http://bit.ly/4g9HLN #hc
As I’ve said here and alluded to here; we should be reforming government right now, not health care. Lobbyists have too much leverage and the government is rife with fraud, waste, and abuse.
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