What would be gained by President Obama drawing a line in the sand on public option?

ncteechur

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Tue Aug-18-09 04:34 PM
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What would be gained by President Obama drawing a line in the sand on public option?

Nothing.

It would give the GOP a single target-issue to kill the bill and it would take away any negotiating room the President has. He should keep his cards close to the vest. Talk about being for or against public option is speculation.

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stray cat

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Tue Aug-18-09 04:36 PM
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1. DUers would support him - isn't that enough?

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Peacetrain

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Tue Aug-18-09 04:36 PM
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3. Not really...

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freddie mertz

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Tue Aug-18-09 04:36 PM
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2. He would be providing LEADERSHIP

And support for those who have supported HIM on this issue.

Instead, we all got a nice little knife in the back.

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jannyk

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Tue Aug-18-09 04:38 PM
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4. +1

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phleshdef

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Tue Aug-18-09 05:22 PM
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11. Yea, setting the whole thing up for complete failure is leadership.

What an empty phrase that means nothing.

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freddie mertz

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Tue Aug-18-09 05:23 PM
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13. I agree. He should not be setting us up for failure.

Which is what he seems to be doing right now.

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phleshdef

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Tue Aug-18-09 05:27 PM
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15. You are so full of cynical, meritless bullshit.

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freddie mertz

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Tue Aug-18-09 06:03 PM
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16. Do you feel that the recent statements

by the Pres and Admin have shown strong support for the public options?

Just wondering....

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phleshdef

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Tue Aug-18-09 06:47 PM
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18. They say they want it. They don't need to be hawks about it.

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IndianaGreen

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Tue Aug-18-09 04:38 PM
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5. It is called COJONES

And also tell the GOP to shove that unconstitutional 60-vote rule in the Senate up their asses!

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Peacetrain

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Tue Aug-18-09 04:38 PM
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6. Obama has already drawn the line in the sand last month.. in order for him to sign

the bill.. there has to be a public option portion. But he is NOT going to just stand on that and give the right the red meat they want to keep ginning up the teabaggers. The bill when it finally reaches his desk, is going to have many parts to it.. The bill is not just one thing. He is playing it smart..

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vaberella

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Tue Aug-18-09 06:16 PM
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17. Thanks you PeaceTrain. Aren't people paying any damned attention?! n/t

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Phx_Dem

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Tue Aug-18-09 04:40 PM
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7. Nothing. He'd probably lose the entire bill.

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ncteechur

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Tue Aug-18-09 04:44 PM
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8. Some DUers will not like him even if he can walk on water and shit ice cream. And leadership is

finding a way to deliver the bill in the end. I believe all this was predictable based on the last attempts to get reform passed.

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damntexdem

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Tue Aug-18-09 05:21 PM
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9. Possibly the public option. Likewise, feet not made of clay.

He should VETO any health insurance reform bill that lacks a public option.

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Laelth

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Tue Aug-18-09 05:21 PM
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10. You should have asked the President that question.

After all, he said on July 18, 2009, "That�s why any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange: a one-stop shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, cost and track records of a variety of plans � including a public option to increase competition and keep insurance companies honest � and choose what�s best for your family."

How could he have been so stupid? Why did he have to draw that line in the sand?

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-Laelth

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rug

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Tue Aug-18-09 05:23 PM
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12. A public option.

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Hippo_Tron

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Tue Aug-18-09 05:24 PM
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14. Read Paul Krugman's blog post about it

It's about signaling to progressives that "he's one of us".

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