Yesterday executives of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) met with top political and policy advisors of both parties to create "universal healthcare" by forcing everyone to buy private health insurance. This means everyone pays unaffordable premiums, deductibles, and co-pays. It's welfare for insurance companies~!

Outside Moscone Center the Raging Grannies led off a protest attended by 2,500+ with health care songs (reprinted below). A New Orleans style jazz band marched down the street just as the Grannies wound up their version of Saints Come Marchin' In. Demonstrators joined them in singing the lyrics about SB840, the California State Bill for single payer healthcare, and HR 676, the plan for the nation!

Saints Come Marchin' In
Single Payer Health Care Versiom
by the Raging Grannies Action League

Eight-Four-Oh IS
The plan for all
Eight-Four-Oh IS
The plan for all
How I want to root
for that number
EIGHT FOUR Oh IS
THE PLAN FOR ALL

Six-seven-six
the plan for all
Six-seven-six
the plan for all
How I want to root
for that number
six-seven-six
the plan for all.

When we have care
the care we need
When we have care
the care we need
How I want to BE
in that number
When we have care
the care we need