Why is this bill paying for Cialis and Viagra?

[Joe Bacon]

Since it denies women any coverage for an abortion, it should also deny men any coverage for Cialis and Viagra.

It's only fair...

[midnight]

1. Because they forgot to insert the firewall they found so necessary for the

right to not cover abortion.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

19. BECAUSE ITHEY ARE REPUBLICAN DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT THEM

[robo50]

45. Best laugh of my Sunday morning!

Thanks for that one.

[avaistheone1]

52. Perfect. lol

[babylonsister]

2. Is it? Do you have a link? Thx. nt

[niceypoo]

3. Judging by RW radio...

...which plays these commercials endlessly, most republicans are impotent.

Thus we must conclude this is a concession to the right.

[sandnsea]

4. It does not deny women "any" coverage for abortion

It maintains Hyde and allows for an abortion rider, which is more than a lot of insurance companies offer now.

[hayu_lol]

6. To be entirely fair, only...

poor men should fail to qualify for public funding for their erectile failures. Public funding should be limited to the elite.

Are Ye listening Ben Nelson?

[sandnsea]

9. The policies haven't even been written

so you really don't know what prescriptions they will cover.

[Fridays Child]

8. Then an ED drug rider would be the way to go.

Seems only fair.

[sandnsea]

12. Fine by me, maybe they will n/t

[WI_DEM]

5. It's called "The Dole Amendment"

[PBS Poll-435]

31. ...

:rofl:

[rsmith6621]

7. Because ABORTION is not a Quality ofr LIFE

....Issue......Think of it..Not having a legitimate ability to have an erection is a quality of life and relationship issue.....an abortion is a choice issue.....an erection is not in many cases..

Viagra/Cialas is also used to treat heart issues.


I actually believe that Viagra/Cialas should be on the Wal-Mart $4.00 drug list.

DON'T EVEN GO THERE...

[donco6]

15. You forgot "abortion stops a beating heart."

I KNOW you meant to add that.

[smokey nj]

22. So can Viagra.

[donco6]

23. So can sex. !!

Whatta way to go, eh!

[ljm2002]

27. Oh. My. God.

You are saying that the ability to have an erection is more important, more fundamental, more of a quality of life issue than the ability to choose whether or not to give birth. You are saying that a 50-something guy who gets a trophy wife and can't keep his dick in the air for her, has more priority than a 40-something woman who has discovered that her fetus has anencephaly and wants to abort rather than wait and give birth to a full-term, doomed baby without a brain. And don't give me that shit that her abortion would surely fall under the "threat to the mother's life or health" clause -- that would be entirely up to whatever doctor she went to, it would be *their* decision, not hers, and there are more and more doctors whose so-called conscience would not allow them to approve that abortion. They would say that her life and health are not at risk.

Go. Fuck. Yourself. With your Viagra-induced-four-hour-long erection, asshole.

Don't even go there, indeed.

And to anyone else reading this, sorry for the profanity. This shit just chaps my hide.

[Cass]

35. +1000...great rebuttal!

[we can do it]

46. Thank You For This Response To the Freak

[Lars39]

47. Thank you!!!

:applause: :yourock:

[Starry Messenger]

33. Abortion is not a quality of life issue.

OMFGDIAF is all I'm going to say to that.

[we can do it]

51. I Actually Think We'd Be Better Off Without The Small Brain Inflators

the pricks who think dicks are more important than anything else already have an ego problem- why pump it up....here comes captain comb-over with a woody -

[avaistheone1]

53. Abortion is a quality of life issue.

Many women would die for lack of legal abortions.

[BP2]

10. Abortion is a woman's right if she chooses, but

inflating someone pecker is not.

[Phx_Dem]

11. You're comparing terminating a pregnancy to erectile disfunction?

Really?

Arguing that allowing tax subsidies and other tax incentives to prevent a woman from getting and "insurance-covered abortion" is wrong is one thing, and that is a valid argument, but when you start comparing the terminationm of the pregnancy to eretile disfunction you've lost all credbility.

[we can do it]

14. BS

[DoBotherMe]

18. It's all about sex

So yes it is the same thing. And no discrimination should be allowed for either one's social class or gender. Dana ; )

[lunatica]

21. So the penis has nothing to do with pregnancy?

?

[Thothmes]

39. not if the legs are closed.

[polmaven]

44. If her legs are closed,

then what good will the Viagra or Cialis do?

[we can do it]

48. Like Idiots Who Throw Out This Shit's Mouths Should Be

how about men just keeping their dicks to themselves- then there would be no need for expensive peepee picker uppers

[avaistheone1]

54. Excellent point.

[Lars39]

49. Ah, the monk speaks again.

[we can do it]

13. Because Only Dicks Are Impotent In This Country?

(typo intentional)

[PBS Poll-435]

32. Thanks for clearing that up for us

:yoiks:

[treestar]

16. Because something is wrong with a man who needs it

He has a disease or malfunction.

Is that even true? Does it cover that?

The better analogy would be to pregnancy.

[jberryhill]

30. Mammograms, pap smears, obstetrics... any OB/GYN services...

[avaistheone1]

55. No, it is natural for some men to lose erectal function over time.

Just like it is natural some men lose their hair.

[Warren Stupidity]

17. You will have to pry my hands off of my cold dead ...

oh never mind. One thing about life in America has remained constant for my nearly half century of fascination with this culture: Teh Stupid It Burns!

[Kitsune]

20. I have come to expect such misogyny from the GOP. From Dems, it's rather disappointing.

[undeterred]

24. Its something pissy old men like our Senators can relate to.

[Gregorian]

25. Two pricks named Bob

I guess it's time to post this again. It kind of expresses my level of disgust.

[budkin]

26. Because men have needs and they rule the world

[AwakeAtLast]

28. Covering birth control pills would even be an improvement

:grr:

[Odin2005]

29. Because Congress is dominated by Old White MEN!

[rug]

34. Because it was written by dicks.

[girl_interrupted]

36. K&R

[jillan]

40. haha - we have a weiner - I meant winner.

[Blue_In_AK]

37. Old white men write the laws.

Obviously.

[Raine]

38. Of course it's included

the thing was written by a bunch of men with their brains in their dicks.

[we can do it]

50. The Little Brain Is the Only One That Works, Too

[davidpdx]

41. I agree, I think things like this should be considered elective prescriptions

A quick story to bore you with. I happened to be watching football today (which I don't get to do often since I live out of the county) and was using one of the free tv broadcasting sites to watch it. They had a commercial for Viagra and I was listening to the side-effects part. They said (and I'm paraphrasing here) "make sure to seek medical attention if you have an erection that last more then 4 hours".

My first thought, is who the hell needs a 4 hour erection? (Ok, besides Rush Limbaugh :rofl: )

Second though, Dear God, should they be able to say that on tv? I can hear the kids asking their parents: "Mommy, what is an erection?"

[Blue State Blues]

42. Because Cialis and Viagra make $$$ for Big Pharma

And since their target population includes men of Medicare age, Big Pharma lobbiests make sure that those drugs are covered and that no one is allowed to negotiate their price.

I have no problem with treating anyone's medical condition ... but this coverage decision was never about healthcare, it was about money.

The Stupak/Nelson amendments are not about healthcare either, they are about political power. Cute that Nelson also strong armed extra Medicaid money for his state ... while also guaranteeing his state will produce more members for medicaid than ever.

Wouldn't it be interesting to see a healthcare reform debate that was actually about healthcare?

[nichomachus]

43. More important question

WHy does the bill cover pre-natal and maternity care for the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth pregnancies?

I don't want my tax dollars to go to wanton breeding, which I consider immoral.

You should get insurance coverage for the first two kids. After that, you're on your own. You want to have 10 kids? Great, pay for them yourself.

[rasputin1952]

56. McCain and Lieberman but it in bulk...

they just don't want to pay for it.

[avaistheone1]

57. Having an erection is not a medical necessity.

whereas having an abortion often is.

[marlakay]

58. Because the powerful in this country are men

whether we like it or not. If women ran this country things would be much different, including no war and great health care!

Not saying men don't care about this but let's just say the leaders are bought and paid for.