You mean, like a Jihad? :-)

Nobody expected the American Taliban!!!

They can have their holy war. Just as long as they lose. Then they can go to the voters next November and point to the program that by then people will find they actually like, and say "We tried to stop this!"

Yes interesting metaphor by Hatch and the GOP. Upon reading the book "The Family" which clinically takes you through the Fundamentalist Movement from its beginnings where now it appears the entire Republican Party is actually surrogates for a Theocracy the term "Holy War" seems appropriate. What is it about this policy of "doing good" that affronts the Republicans so deeply?

It is not the money is it? No it is about the idea that those chosen will have a good life here, get the medical care they need and not be beholden to society for this. It challenges the idea that indeed humans can take care of humans and goes to the heart of their very personal, intimate relationship with their inner psychosis. It is plain and simple power.

They know once the healthcare reform is instituted, that is a good word, an institution, where eventually it will lead to Medicare for all---yes some form of blended single payer, what I see as catastrophic medicare and then the choice of having supplemental care, but also the movement away from fee for service....that will really be reform,

Then people will like this and believe they are entitled to it and won't need the power of the faith. Holy War huh....interesting, so the Conservatives Without Conscience will break their rhetoric of an up and down vote when it does not serve them. Well, let us see Hatch Read the Bill, let us actually see these old white men actually do a Mr. Smith and hold up the chambers....do it, break them

Amazing - so we shouldn't get HCR because it might make people realize the Republican party has nothing to offer them. Yep, that's clearly a problem with HCR and not the party...

The Hatch Jihad?

We keep hearing these threats but nobody really acts them out. Go ahead you silly old coot, get up and read the whole bill to stall things. How long will it take before everybody calls you a total a**hole. Can you live with that day after day. I'd love to see it. Big boff laughs, that is what it will be. Now if you're done making all your scary threats, sit down and shut up grandpa.

Allah Akbar!!!

This will be pretty fun -- seeing Hatch going on an on about Jihad. Entertainment Tonight, look out. Here comes OH!

Who would have guessed that in the 21st century we would be using religious language to describe a crusade AGAINST taking care of the sick?

W'Allah !!!

Sometimes I wonder how Harry Reid can belong to a religion that would have Orin Hatch and Mitt Romney...But then again...

I find it very interesting that the supposedly Religious Right apparently do not care about one of the most explicit and direct verses in the Bible that says exactly who goes to Heaven. I would love to see these hypocrites Judgment Day when they have to explain that they supported the death of 45,000 plus people. Get ready for the eternal punishment you deserve.

Matthew 25:31-46

31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. 34 Then the king will say to those at his right hand, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was SICK and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.' 37 Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? 38 And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? 39 And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?' 40 And the king will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.' 41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' 44 Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?' 45 Then he will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

"And if they get there then of course you're going to have a rough time, you're going to have a very rough time, having a two-party system in this country. Because almost everybody's going to say all we ever were, all we ever are, all we ever hope to be depends on the Democratic Party."

I.e., if this bill passes no one will ever vote Republican again!

ROTF...