McCain's Viagra Moment

I would love to know what insurance company cover birth control. I have been an employee (not self employed) for 30 years under different employers but most of the time, the insurance was with Blue Cross/Blue Shield. For 12 years, my husband & I even were double covered because he worked those years for a company that covered us also. I have been fortunate enough to have WONDERFUL insurance coverage. I have NEVER had birth control covered. Maybe, it is the state I live in. I don't know. All I DO know is that I thought that was a VERY APPROPRIATE question for Senator McCain. Maybe, fact checker need to hire NEW fact checkers. Just let me know how many insurance companies cover birth control, their names, and what states they are in. I am an officer at my company. Maybe, I can talk to the upper management about hooking up with these insurance companies since 95% of our company (a bank) are female.

If the planned parenthood ad is in fact untrue, as reported, a crime (false advertising, use of the mail to defraud etc.) has been committed and those responsible should be prosecuted. Any one who acted in reliance on it would have a claim against them for damages caused by the reliance, plus punitive damages.

The point is that people are worried about the issue- it doesn't matter if insurance companies "currently" usually cover both, if McCain doesn't support that then they may not in the future- so he needs to let people know where he stands on the issue so we can make an informed decision in voting.

Maybe Debbie in PHX shud lern to spel befour she jumps inta the frae.

Actually, NONE of this is right. If you would just take the time to watch that day's news coverage you would see that the report was REPEATING a talking point from one of McCains OWN surragates and asking McCain if he agreed with the position that his surrogate had taken. When the reporter did not get an answer she then rephrased and just asked the question outright, "do you think it's fair..." If Newsweek is going to run a Jess Hennig article maybe it would be, oh I don't know, responsible journalism to actually fact check the thing thoroughly to make sure it has, lemme see, a factually relevant premise, wherein a reasonable person could surmise he had actually done justice to the piece... speaking in half truths is still lying... or at least it was last time I check... Maybe Jess went in and change the story there too!

Well,apart from the fact that PP is a pack of damned liars,they must have missed a report by The American Journal of Medicine this week that showed that VIAGRA can assist women as well,especially in the area of sexual dysfunction while the woman is on anti-depressents. Thus women will get a break too.

Maybe McCain has PTSD or maybe he has Alzheimers, or a little of both.

Viagra type drugs should not even be showing similar numbers to what birth control is posting by the insurance companies. One is necessary, the other is not!

There should be NO comparison of Viagra type drugs versus birth control. One is necessary, the other isn't!
T. Powell

Let's state the facts. McCain "forgets" 3 times that the Czech Republic exists, puts Iraq on the Pakistan border, accuses Obama of causing the gas prices to rise, accuses Obama of sedition, and in general is having more senior moments than my Dad does at 83 years old. He appears now to be an old grumpy forgetful guy and do you want him leading us in ANYTHING? Let's contrast. Obama's positions on Iraq and Iran was just proved correct. McCain has now been forced to accept Obama's position on Afganistan. Our European allies are greeting Obama very well as well as the masses of Europeans are welcoming the thought of a thoughtful American who loves his country. Obama understands that the USA cannot survive in the isolation of the last 8 years. This isolationism and flawed strategy has cost us serverly in young military lives and BILLIONS of dollars better used at home. Can anyone find a reason to vote for McBush? Newsweek, try this contrast for a change and get rid of the bias toward teflon John. Obama 08!

The actual point was that McCain voted against a bill that forced Insurance companies to cover birth control for women. A larger point is that McCain's voting record on women's issues is 0% and Obama's is 100%. If you're going to fact-check--do it right. As a 64 year old white working woman that was active in the women's movement of the 60's it is unreal to me that anyone would consider voting for McCain at all and that includes both genders! Obama 08!

This writer doesn't have a clue. Most health plans cover Viagra because it is supposedly there to cure a medical problem. Many health plans don't cover contraceptives because they are not taken to cure an injury or disease. Most companies of over 200 employees are self-funded and they can cover whatever they want, as state coverage requirements don't apply to them.

wow this was apoorly written article. i hope you did not pay this person for this.

Somehow there is hummor in this sad fact. Old farts like myself are now at risk in making kids at retiment age while younger people who are having kids out of wedlock can't get help for not having kids. Then the age of children having sex has become younger, just say no ant working! The train of common sense have left the station.