If she had a high-paying job and has some assets, she may not qualify for a government program (as people like Cantor made sure of this).

At one point Cantor says (I'm paraphrasing) "there are programs for the indigent". He doesn't complete the thought, but it goes like this, "you just need to become one of them". Cantor is so out of touch with the realities of planet earth that he doesn't even realize that he's telling her that she needs to lose her house and every other asset she has so that she can become eligible for medicaid or charity or a hospital's indigent care program, and that's an acceptable way for "the greatest country on earth" to provide healthcare for all. It's shameful.

Aaaah yes, a God fearing compasionate GOP strikes again!!!

"No one in this country, given who we are, should ever be sitting without an option to go be addressed."

What, you mean like a public option?

As if we needed anymore proof this fucking dickhead's opposition was totally disingenuous. We need to just ram the public option through with 51 votes. If we don't, we just might lose the House in 2010.

His hypocrisy knows no bounds.

And I know a couple of folks that stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night. Maybe they could help? LOL!!

Please! Cantor is simply going to stick to his script no matter what. His side has no solutions other than "if you can't afford care, you die."

Remember when Grassley told the one person who was complaining about how great Grassley's healthcare plan was compared to the one he had? I believe it was something like "If you want the plan I have, get a government job!" Or "Get elected to Congress". Something like that.

I couldn't believe that one. Everyone just sat there in the town hall, stunned. No wonder Grassley's approval rating is down 20 points over the last few months.

"constituents 'listened without booing' and 'left in an orderly fashion -- without shouting, fighting or the escort of law enforcement.'"
They only bring guns to Democrats' events.

The honest answer would have been, "Die."

God, i hope he'll get sick 5 minutes after losing his insurance. What an asshole.

One day the shoe may be on the other foot, Mr. Cantor. Vindictive as it sounds, I hope so.

In order to understand where these right wingers are coming from on the health care debate, one needs to understand their system of values. What better way to do that than to analyze the recent Values voter Summit. Short analysis of the summit below.

http://progressnotcongress.org/?p=2949

What ever happened to Papa Bear's (Bill O'Reilly) support of the public option? I didn't hear about any ruckus over that.

If she loved Jesus more, it would work out just like it does for the Christian millionaires. Obviously, she is of little faith and deserves all the misery she gets.

Clearly, Cantor figured that the woman's relative was African-American, and therefore poor, and therefore eligible for an "existing government program." You can practically hear the condescension oozing from his voice as he asks about the relative's "income eligibility."

dragnet says it best:

"we need to just ram the public option through with 51 votes."

it's now or never, at least far as obama is concerned.

For months I've been thinking this guy reminds me of someone, but for the life of me I couldn't think of who it was. Then, just now, it came to me: the sleazy lawyer played by Jim Carrey in "Liar, Liar."

This is just one more example of why we need Medicare for all. Why should anyone of us have to research what charities are out there just so we can keep living? This system is so broken, convoluted and unsustainable. We should all be protesting for Medicare for all. Why do we even need insurance companies anyway? They don't really serve any purpose other than to make money off sick people, even if we do get health insurance reform, the insurance corporations are still profiting off our illness. It makes no sense as to why they exist in the first place.

Does anyone see Cantor as just slightly off-center, like he's got some major skeletons in the closet...or is it just me? The guy creeps me out. He's got that above-average Republican Party sleaziness thing going on...

Re Cantor's "Christianity deficiency", he isnt't a Christian at all. Since his political philosophy rejects one the of the most fundamental Jewish ethical principles - Tikkun Ha Olam - repair of the world - he isn't much of a Jew either.

Come on people - where's the faith. Cantor is one of the lead Presidential candidates from the Republican Party. Clearly, compassionate conservatism has risen to new levels with people like Eric Cantor leading the way.

Cantor also supports the Iraq and Afghanistan wars of choice - he's decided that it's better to engage in wars and drop bombs on the innocent children and women of Iraq & Afghanistan with drones than it is to take care of fellow Americans.

I'm surprised that Rep. Cantor was that compassionate in his response...... I expected: Aren't you a minority? You really aren't an American, so your relative should go back to their native land and get help over there. US health care is only for those with the gold or those who are elected officials. Max Baucus has made that pretty clear in his National Insurance Company Revenue and Profit Preservation Plan (NICRPP - Nice Ripoff).

Sadly - our democratic elected officials are unable to WIN the needed reforms (single payer health care system) Vs the sorry likes of Eric Cantor on the other side. Yesterday, B. Clinton summed up in 3 minutes why we need a robust public option.....something that would resonate with EVERY American. Obama has made speech after speech and he still hasn't found the key messages. He's way to general and I don't think anyone knows what the Obama plan is.....there is no Obama plan.

Talking heads like Cantor and the rest would be irrelevant if the DEMs got their act together - and I'm losing my patience with them as well. Goldman Max....leading the charge from Montana. Population 930,000 or about .3% of the US Population. On top of that, Max is the beneficiary of more money from the health care companies (insurance, big pharma, etc..) than any other elected official in the house & the senate.

We need to start pressing hard on the DEMs - they are fumbling the future and the time for action is NOW!

Cantor's just building up stuff to atone for on Yom Kippur. (Like he needs more, though?)