>>3 times in the ER? Wow. I am glad you are still here among us.
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>>I never said the U.S. health care industry does not offer terrific care. My position is the same as President Obama's -- they have us over a barrel and it has gotten way too expensive.
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>>The part I truly do not get is why there is so much antipathy toward a public option. If there isn't something I have missed, this has to be one of the most effective PR campaigns ever.
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>Is that the same Obama who has taken so much money from the pharmaceutical companies? It seems he is they and they are he and they are all together! :{
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>"The drug industry usually has favored Republicans for president, including Bush, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a group in Washington that researches campaign contributions. This time, Obama has collected $450,094 to McCain's $132,575. "
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>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a0KRNoVZjUoQ&refer=home

It isn't that hard to understand. They recognized that he was going to win, he had said himself that he would make health care reform a priority, and they wanted to be in his good graces.