“I've had opportunities before to run for office - the Republicans recruited me when I was surgeon general, to run for Congress, to run against Gov. Napolitano. But I didn't feel it was my calling... I felt, 'Well, I'm flattered, but I really would rather stay and be the doctor of the nation and stay as surgeon general.'” FeelsWellsRunningOpportunityNationsFeltCallingRepublicanOfficeDoctorsCongressSurgeonsFlattered Author:Richard Carmona
“New rule: Stop calling it Obamacare. It's not like Obama will be the doctor for your next prostate exam. That's just a common fantasy of Republican men.” MenNextCommonFantasyCallingRepublicanDoctorsObamacareExamProstate Author:Bill Maher
“When Republicans are down, in disarray, feeling blue, they turn to a tried-and-true elixir, sort of a Doctor Feelgood medicine for them. It's called tax cuts.” FeelingsTurnsCuttingRepublicanTaxesDoctorsBlueMedicineTax CutsElixirDisarrayFeeling Blue Author:Paul Gigot
“Last night, John McCain said that under the Democratic health care plan, a bureaucrat would stand between you and your doctor, as opposed to the Republican health care plan, where an accountant would stand between you and your health care.” SaidCareLastsNightPlansRepublicanDoctorsDemocraticHealth CareLast NightBureaucratsMccainAccountants Author:Jay Leno
“Those are things that we're going to be discussing over the next several weeks. But certainly ObamaCare is something that isn't very popular around the country. In fact, it's like an 80/20 issue right now for Republicans. It's not working. People aren't choosing their doctor. They're not keeping their health care. Premiums are not going down, they're going up.” PeopleCountryFactsCareNextIssuesWeekRepublicanRight NowDoctorsHealth CareObamacareDiscussingVery Popular Author:Reince Priebus
“I want the coal miners, who've been American heroes, who kept the lights put on for black people and white people for a hundred years, and who now are too sick to work, I want them to be able to go see a doctor. I don't care who they vote for. I don't care if they vote for a Tea Party Republican, I'm fighting for you because I voted for you to live in a country where we don't have disposable people.” PeopleIfsWantYearsCountryLightCareAbleFightingBlackWhitePartyHeroRepublicanHundredDoctorsVoteSickDon't CareTeaI Don't CareBlack PeopleCoalTea PartyMinersDisposableCoal MinersAmerican Hero Author:Van Jones
“What Republicans want to do is to put doctors and patients and patients' families back in charge of people's health care rather than having pencil pushers of the government or in some insurance office doing that job.” PeopleWantGovernmentCareJobsRepublicanOfficeDoctorsPatientHealth CarePencilsDoctors And Patients Author:Jim Sensenbrenner