Activists for health care reform gathered in front of the Blue Cross building across from the Capitol Tuesday. Amidst cries of "Blue Cross, you're no good; treat the people like you should," the 100 people in attendance marched in a wide oval on the sidewalk. After a half hour of alternating rallying cheers, Laurie Comstock was invited to speak to the crowd. She told her personal story of how the health care system impacted her. "I lost my health care in August when it almost doubled from $2... Greg Steve V 2009-10-19T18:00:59Z 2009-10-19T18:00:59Z

Socialism destroys. Health care reform yes... but the RIGHT kind of reform: http://healthcare.cato.org

Steve V 2009-10-19T18:00:59Z trapper 2009-09-25T03:48:46Z 2009-09-25T03:48:46Z

Who are you kidding? The SEIU is loaded to bear with union dues and other ACORN type funding to protest in whatever way they see fit. This is Astro turf with vary little public support to back it up... why else would Congress jam so called reform thru without even giving the Senators time to read it?

trapper 2009-09-25T03:48:46Z Walter 2009-09-24T06:47:01Z 2009-09-24T06:47:01Z

To call this a well organized effort is just plain silly. Truly, even among health care reform advocates, of which I am proudly one, this is a naive and embarrassing protest. The left doesn't have nearly the mega-funding that the the right wing does, with its corporate support. And to suggest that a union is even remotely close these days to an insurance company in wealth and power is...actually, come to think of it, just as naive and embarrasing as this protest was.

Walter 2009-09-24T06:47:01Z Seth Sandronsky 2009-09-23T23:22:46Z 2009-09-23T23:22:46Z

The deficit as a percent of the economy is the key thing to watch. President Clinton left the White House with the federal budget in surplus. President George W. Bush turned that surplus into a deficit. The spike in the federal deficit over the past year is in the main a result of Main St., taxpayers on the left, center and right, bailing out Wall St. These big firms contribute about equally to Democrats and Republicans.

Seth Sandronsky 2009-09-23T23:22:46Z Reno 2009-09-23T21:11:44Z 2009-09-23T21:11:44Z

And they wonder why America is so upset. We deal with the cost every day. We understand the idea of risk vs. reward. We understand that if I want to keep my things after my house burns down I better have insurance. If I want to keep my car I better have insurance. If I want to keep retirement I better invest in my 401k. If I want to have a Doctor look at me when I am ill I better have INSURANCE. We are the people that own insurance and pay for the things we need not the things we want. Congress and Obama do not understand that, look at the budget deficit!

Reno 2009-09-23T21:11:44Z thsas 2009-09-23T18:02:02Z 2009-09-23T18:02:02Z

My brother complains about not having dental insurance coverage, meanwhile he has a cell phone, pays about $100 a month in cable TV services, drinks beer, and he smokes cigarettes.

thsas 2009-09-23T18:02:02Z waldorfandstatler 2009-09-23T16:14:43Z 2009-09-23T16:14:43Z

Once the rally ended and the people dispersed, Comstock explained her situation in more detail. "There's no way in hell I'm cancelling my cable or my cell phone coverage" An exasperated Comstock sputtered."I just got an iPhone! Do you know how awesome it is to.. hold up just got a text. Oh great! Someone just twittered about this rally wooo hoo!" Comstock then darted to her SUV and peeled out of the parking lot.

waldorfandstatler 2009-09-23T16:14:43Z AyatollahGondola 2009-09-23T15:14:18Z 2009-09-23T15:14:18Z

SEIU protesters and activists are the most well intentioned bunch of useful idiots I have come to know in Sacramento

AyatollahGondola 2009-09-23T15:14:18Z trapper 2009-09-23T04:49:09Z 2009-09-23T04:49:09Z

WOW, quite a sparse unnoticed group of people. This also looks to be quite well organized by SEIU and other union types... Astro turf as Nancy Pelosi would say.

trapper 2009-09-23T04:49:09Z