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enola fay (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:06 AM Original message |
Cenk Uygur: How the Democrats Should Have Handled the Health Care Debate |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. If it's an "axiom", the why did FDR and LBJ not obey it? Why did they operate from power? |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. And how many decades ago was that? (rhetorical question of course) n/t |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. And that's appropos of what----or are you just wanting to argue for the sake of arguing? |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Obama has a weak team, compromised and LBJ had larger margin, better GOP, still no Medicare for all |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I'm done with excuses for Obama. He had a mandate. Accepting less is unpatriotic, and |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. I'd like to agree with you, but... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I'm not content with people, including me, suffering and dying. If you aren't outraged by that, we |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Deleted message |
MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. If he has to compromise, it's because relief is so desperately needed. Just because he/we want it so |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Oh, well, then, that's fine. More suffering and death won't hurt anyone. |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #22 |
48. "Some of us were skeptical, but went along. Now we know our skepticism was right." |
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CherylK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. +1 |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. One simple answer, especially regarding FDR - integrity! |
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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. right--don't bend so easily, this IS the good fight! |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. I totally agree with him. |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 08:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Where were the hearings with the CEOs of health insurance corporations? |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. Why? Same reason why "single payer" or even "public option" wasn't even ALLOWED to be DISCUSSED, |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. K & R. This is featured on the front page of DailyKos and it should be featured here. |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
6. Most "Democrats" in power fight only for their corporate owners. Until they are replaced, not a god |
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CherylK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
7. K & R!!! |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
9. K and R |
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yellerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
11. I nominate you |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Sounds Good. |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
13. Thank you, Enola. |
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enola fay (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:42 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Thanks! |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
15. K&R & Good to see you here |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
16. K&R n/t |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
17. Reminds me of The West Wing... |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
40. I have a confession to make. |
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20score (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. K&R |
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MedfordTim (254 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
20. K&R |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. K&R |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. The Vichy Dems handled it exactly the way that Big Insurers |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:31 PM Original message |
Thank the goddess---some words of TRUTH! |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
39. Hey there, bobbolink, |
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ejbr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
26. k & r ad infinitum n/t |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. Obama has spent 3 months doing exactly as Big Insurers & Big |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:09 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Pres Obama really opened my eyes,he needs to get out of bed with Big Insurance and Big Pharma |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
30. Excellent, and mordant, article. |
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nightrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 06:08 AM Response to Reply #30 |
51. hell, if the under-investigation CEO of UBS bank (and lg Obama donor) can play golf with |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
32. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Would Grovelbot beat Megatron in a fight? n/t |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
34. K & R must read |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 03:17 AM Response to Original message |
36. K&R |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-21-09 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
38. Kick n/t |
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matthewf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
41. k&r |
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subcomhd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. Spot f-'n On |
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enola fay (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. Another Frida lover! |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 04:21 AM Response to Original message |
43. the Democrats don't do this because too many of them are owned by corporate interests or |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Fair enough. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. we should do that anyway. however, if we eliminated |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 06:10 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Oh, of course I agree. |
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Peggy Day (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
50. Bingo! You have put some thought into this! nt |
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