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Atticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-03-09 07:16 PM
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Isn't it all over but the shouting and finger pointing?
I agree with Dr. Howard Dean's assessment that, without a good public option, the Health Care Reform bill doesn't constiture real reform. Without a public option, we're left with an insurance company bailout.

So what is left to get excited about? What is left but a very pale suggestion of what might have been? Do we really need to leave our lipstick all over Republican and Blue Dog asses for THIS?

Pull back, introduce a decent and responsible HCR bill and vote on it: up or down. Then let's let everyone involved in this drawn-out farce face the voters. At some point, we have to live with our failures, even those that coulda/shoulda been avoided.

Continuing to kiss ass and make nice with the insurance company whores is accomplishing nothing and is making us look craven and foolish.
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-03-09 07:19 PM
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1. I am happy to kick this thing. OF COURSE, this is what we should be doing.
A no brainer. Really. Oh god...
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Laelth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-03-09 07:26 PM
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2. Evidently, we Democrats prefer being the minority party in Congress.
That's very likely to happen if this turd of a bill becomes law.

:dem:

-Laelth
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-03-09 09:09 PM
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3. Or if it doesn't - we are between the devil and the deep blue sea. nt
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