Cancer Knows No Party, and Neither Does Blue Cross of CA: They Screw Everybody

by: David Dayen

Fri Mar 23, 2007 at 14:05:35 PM PDT

Elizabeth Edwards' acknowledgement of the recurrence of her breast cancer (which I hope is not more serious than the Edwardses made it out to be, but which I fear is) was but one story of cancer attacking prominent political figures. Tony Snow will have surgery for a small growth under his abdomen; he had colon cancer two years ago, so we hope that it's nothing more serious. And most tragically, conservative commentator and blogger Catherine Siepp succumbed to lung cancer. Cancer is not a disease that picks between political affiliations for who it afflicts, that much is clear. And so a problem affecting everyone must be solved with a universal solution.

Before she died, Catherine Siepp wrote about her experiences with Blue Cross of California. It was a bit shocking to hear a committed conservative talking about the failures of our health care system in such a frank and direct manner, but when a health insurance conglomerate acts so dishonestly, anyone in that position would be offended regardless of their politics.

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John Kerry's Brouhaha and Its Implications For Angelides

by: Todd Beeton

Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 12:28:32 PM PST

(Cross-posted at The California Courage Campaign)

Yesterday in Pasadena, when stumping for Phil Angelides, John Kerry made the following comment about education:

"You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. And if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

You look at the front page of FoxNews.com, it's the top story, whereas on any other online news outlet, it's nowhere to be found. And all day on Fox News today they've been replaying the video of Kerry making the statement, in which he goes on to rave about Phil Angelides and California's two senators. I haven't seen Angelides's name get this much play since his campaign began.

Today, Tony Snow and the administration hit back, calling Kerry's comments "an absolute insult" to the troops.

"The clear implication here is, if you flunk out, if you don't study hard, if you don't do your homework, if you don't make an effort to be smart, and you don't do well you, quote, 'Get stuck in Iraq,'" Snow said.

See Kerry's remarkable response to this over the flip.

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