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Composed Thinker Donating Member (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:21 PM
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When Will Clark Announce His Health Care Plans?
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StephNW4Clark Donating Member (547 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:28 PM
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1. Next week
The second speech, scheduled for October 20, will focus on health care
The third speech, scheduled for October 27, will focus on the economy
The fourth speech, scheduled for November 4, will focus on national security, with an emphasis on extricating the country from the current foreign policy morass and better protecting citizens at home.

(The first speech was on New American Patriotism this past Oct. 14)
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Composed Thinker Donating Member (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:31 PM
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3. Awesome.
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RandomUser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:31 PM
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2. October 20th
He's spoken about his ideas for healthcare before at townhall meetings and the like -- things like the "executive fitness" program in the army, preventative care, etc. But the formal unveiling of a detailed plan is scheduled for October 20th. It will be the second of his four major policy speeches.

And judging from the success of his first major policy speech, the one about the Civilian Reserves and New American Patriotism which cuts directly into the core of Bush's strength, I'm eager to hear what else he has planned.
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Composed Thinker Donating Member (874 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:43 PM
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4. What was the gauge of success?
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RandomUser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-15-03 11:54 PM
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5. For me
It was something that I found to be brilliant. If you'll check the thread on DU about the speech, most people liked it.

I liked that it was pragmatic in addressing national ability to respond to crisis, powerful as a theme, visionary for the future of this country, and attacks Bush's ace in the hole. If he had come out with something I disliked, I might have to start looking for a new candidate, just like I switched from Dean to Clark. I would switch again if the need arose.

On a personal level, I judge it a success if it firms up my commitment in Clark, and confirms my faith in him. And a failure if it did the opposite, which is possible, since I have faith in Clark but I don't believe in blind faith. No matter what the Stop Clark Brigade keeps saying, Clark supporters are not lemmings blinded by four stars. We support him out of a principled, reasoned decision. Of course, the rabid anti-clarkers will never acknowledge that. Much easier to paint us as non-thinking militants blinded by four shiny stars. We've put just as much effort into choosing our guy as they do in theirs, but anyone who disagrees with them is obviously blinded, ignorant, and not thinking right. :eyes:
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