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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 12:57 PM Original message |
Please don't be a patsy and fall for what Schumer labels the "level playing field" Pub Option |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. Definitely not. If we are forced into a public option instead of Medicare for all, |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. Are you serious? |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That's why I went ahead and defined what constitutes a REAL public option |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Well, it's too late. What you're talking about isn't even on the table |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Absolutely - people are fighting for a public option but they don't know what it is |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. And yet everyone on this board constantly says that EVERYTHING |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. New York a big health care business. Congress needs to stop concern about own states/stakes in cos. |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Yeah. Representatives must not represent their state |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. On national crisis legislation like health care, supporting local BCBS is a no-no. You disagree? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. Isn't that what Obama is putting forth as well? One w/o unfair advantages |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. remember DU, any victory is no victory |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Meaning accomplishing nothing is victory bacause we voted down the imperfect |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. NOW YOU GET IT!! |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Sorry - its always been my perspective but we're both in the minority it appears |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. Agree. Still, he was useful in countering Conrad's we don't have the votes. Now |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Have you actually read any of the bills? Or do you go by those bullet point |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
13. More and more it looks like Senate Dems and the President just want... |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. Please point out 50 senators that will vote for such a bill. |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. You can shove your "put up or shut up". |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I hear ya. There are about 30 to 50 Blue Dogs, and they say they won't vote for a PO? |
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