Man from K Street Owns in Obamacare Discussion
I was reading an old post which I'd linked in a comment thread which noted the strange relationship over the years between Rod Dreher and Andrew Sullivan. The discussion thread was interesting, but the comment that popped out at me was from the mysterious Man from K Street. (You can read it here.) And I thought, by Jove! I'd nearly forgotten about him! And besides, I could have had a V-8!
Googling "man from k street" turned up a recent comment on a Dreher blog post which I found to be worth noting:
The Man From K Street
September 9, 2009 10:04 PM
I clapped when the president said that he would make it illegal for insurance companies to punish people with pre-existing conditions. Terrific!
So terrific it's already been illegal since, um, 1996.
Julie and I were talking over the weekend about friends who are struggling to pay for health care between jobs, and how we'd be pleased to pay higher taxes if it would make it easier for families like them to sleep at night
You'll both be very, very pleased over the next decade or so then.
LOL
All I can say is that Rod really must suspend his critical faculties whenever Obama gets up and talks, which isn't a good thing to do since Obama has given around 300 speeches after about 230 days in office. In his big moment last week he was caught in several lies—not just the "illegals won't be covered" lie—and the polls show that the bump he got from the 47-minute speech is just that—a little bump which has flattened back down.
I would like to know specifically what happened in 1996.
ReplyDeleteIf he's referring to HIPAA, it simply prohibits GROUP plans from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. You're out of luck in many states if your employer doesn't offer coverage, or you are self-employed, or you are unemployed.
I think K Street's point is that Dreher mindlessly consumes Democrat talking points, Patrick. The comment was not meant as an exegesis on all possible permutations of insurance law. But if you write one of those be sure to send us a link and I'll include it in my bedtime reading
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of the "strange relationship over the years between Rod Dreher and Andrew Sullivan", Mr. Sullivan was in the news in recent days, as he received similar "justice" as did the poor innocent Black Panther Poll-Watchers.
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