As far as tort reform, conservatives limit themselves (So far as I know.) to the idea of limiting awards. That's not enough. We need an entire new structure when it comes to anything that has to do with technical and scientific issues, including medicine. Techies want to tear their hair out sometimes because of software patents and patent trolls. No more jurisdiction shopping. No more competing paid experts. A pool of experts in various fields that are treated like someone drawn for jury selection. Then a second panel of “technical judges” would review the decision to see if they catch something that the first crew didn't. Don't limit awards since you've already taken major steps to eliminate the worst abuses of the current system. There needs to be a real threat of meaningful penalties in this field to avoid “cost benefit analyses” that lead to rationalizations of unacceptable risk. Purely partisan? I judge the Republican Party as I see the people with power in it act.

I find it extremely frustrating to see that people still wear their horse-blinders thinking that their beloved party is so much better than that “evil” party over there on the other side. I firmly believe that 70% of people in America are clammering for another party. I know I'm sick and tired of choosing from the lesser of two evils.

The time is ripe for a third/fouth/fith/sixth party out there. The only way to do it is to totally get rid of the primary system IMHO. What do you think?

Regulate the crap out of every industry that has a hand in health care – and that includes Tort Reform and the blood-sucking Trial Lawyers.

Healthcare COULD have been reformed in that manner. Instead, both Democrats and Repbulicans fought for their respective corporate interests that continue to line their pockets with cash.

AMEN JeffersonDavis. A-to the-Frickin'-MEN! Both parties are filled to the brim with corporate interests. Jazz makes some good points. But ultimately, until we can really limit corporate influence in Congress, we are going to be stuck on slow motion for awhile.

Regulate the crap out of every industry that has a hand in health care – and that includes Tort Reform and the blood-sucking Trial Lawyers.

Healthcare COULD have been reformed in that manner. Instead, both Democrats and Repbulicans fought for their respective corporate interests that continue to line their pockets with cash.

AMEN JeffersonDavis. A-to the-Frickin'-MEN! Both parties are filled to the brim with corporate interests. Jazz makes some good points. But ultimately, until we can really limit corporate influence in Congress, we are going to be stuck on slow motion for awhile.

Regulate the crap out of every industry that has a hand in health care – and that includes Tort Reform and the blood-sucking Trial Lawyers.

Healthcare COULD have been reformed in that manner. Instead, both Democrats and Repbulicans fought for their respective corporate interests that continue to line their pockets with cash.

AMEN JeffersonDavis. A-to the-Frickin'-MEN! Both parties are filled to the brim with corporate interests. Jazz makes some good points. But ultimately, until we can really limit corporate influence in Congress, we are going to be stuck on slow motion for awhile.

You really are the most partisan person I read on here. “Hatred that republicans have for actually reforming anything?” Come on, bro!

Since this is the Moderate Voice, don't you think a moderate approach is warranted?
Regulate the crap out of every industry that has a hand in health care – and that includes Tort Reform and the blood-sucking Trial Lawyers.

Healthcare COULD have been reformed in that manner. Instead, both Democrats and Repbulicans fought for their respective corporate interests that continue to line their pockets with cash. If you think for one second this has something to do with providing the poor with health benefits, go follow the money, become a bit less naive, and then come back and praise your party.

The GOP spent almost no time debating any of this bill or offering anything of substance. If they really wanted tort reform they would have fought for it. They didn't. Too bad.

The sleazier Dem crowd's show will start getting really good (like imprisoned gang members who eventually turn on each other after preying on everybody else) when desperate or greedy Dims in governments start moving in earnest to start taxing punitive damages.

Heh, heh

[sigh]

Who believed it?

Obama said Medicare and other entitlement (Social Security) reform was overdue, and vowed to make the needed reforms, but (especially when the Dems are stampeding to expand entitlements while contining to oppose any and all reforms), who believed it?

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“Man, the lengths some of you will go to in attempting to defend this boondoggle at every turn are really astounding.”

That's an understatement — be it lengths or depths. [scowl] No surprise, though. Big bell curve, low tail.

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