“You don’t have to like the president; you don’t have to like me."
A Governor’s Last Campaign – To Prove Health Law WorksSome 34,000 had begun applications, and more than 11,000 had signed up for plans, making Kentucky one of the most successful state-run insurance marketplaces under the new federal health care law. “You are all doing a fantastic job,” Mr. Beshear told two dozen bleary-eyed workers. “My message to Kentuckians is simply this,” Mr. Beshear said in his office in the State Capitol. “You don’t have to like the president; you don’t have to like me. Because this isn’t about him, and it’s not about me. It’s about you, your family and your children. So do yourself a favor. Find what you can get for yourself. You’re going to like what you find.” Kentucky is the only Southern state to operate its own insurance exchange as well as expand Medicaid coverage for the poor.
“To me this was a moral decision,” he said. “We’ve got 640,000 Kentuckians who don’t have access to any kind of affordable health care. The last ranking I saw, we’re 44th out of 50 in health status. You take any chronic disease or condition — heart disease, cancer, smoking, obesity, you name it — and we’re either the worst or close to the worst.” He also said the law made economic sense, citing a state-commissioned study that found that an expansion of Medicaid over eight years would “create a $15.6 billion economic impact” and almost 17,000 new jobs. “Most of these critics are going to end up with egg on their face,” the governor predicted. “People are finding that I can get health insurance for the first time in my life that I can afford. They’re going to look back at these folks after all the dust settles and say, ‘You misled us.’ ”
More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/us/politics/a-governors-last-campaign-to-prove-health-law-works.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1&
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A Democratic Gov(read Reality Based) in a mostly republicon state who made a "Moral Decision" to implement Obamacare! 
It's All About Kentuckians!
"It’s about you, your family and your children. So do yourself a favor. Find what you can get for yourself. You’re going to like what you find.” Kentucky is the only Southern state to operate its own insurance exchange as well as expand Medicaid coverage for the poor."
Excellent quote from Gov Beshear to get the people of Kentucky on board with ACA! Thank you, she~
Hopefully it will help this woman who is running for US Senator in that lovely state in 2014~
Ditch Mitch
https://www.facebook.com/DitchMitchMcConnell#!/DitchMitchMcConnell/info
Yes, I sure hope we can, with Alison Lundergan Grimes.
Gov Steve Beshear of Kentucky, I can't help but give Kudos to the man. People first!
Despite the lingering effects of the recession, USA Today rated Kentucky 4th overall for personal income growth in the past year. In Forbes' fifth-annual rankings of best places to do business, the Commonwealth improved by 12 places in 2010 from 2009, the country's third-highest improvement. Kentucky's business tax climate ranking rose faster than any other state, up 15 spots in two years to 19th in The Tax Foundation's 2011 State Business Tax Climate Index.
http://governor.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Cha~And, he's making the most of his time as Governor of Kentucky. They're lucky to have him.
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Oh yes we can!
Gov Beshear, I wish more had his heart and his compassion Cha!
Instead of being possessed by body snatchers.. too much to ask?
she to worry about masks.
GOTV2014 ~
Where have you been?
I love a good hug!
