First there was UHC, then a public option, then a medicare buy-in. Now there is nothing.

GarbagemanLB

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Tue Dec-15-09 11:24 AM
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First there was UHC, then a public option, then a medicare buy-in. Now there is nothing.

Progressives have given up one thing after another in hopes of finding some common ground with the conservative Democrats. Why is this a one-way street? Don't compromises entail both sides giving up things?

The Democrats have taken advantage of this progressive for the last time. If there isn't at the very least a medicare expansion in the final conference bill I am done with the Democratic party. Any party that gives Lieberman the deciding role in crafting an historic piece of legislation for political expediency doesn't deserve my support.

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Richardo

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Tue Dec-15-09 11:27 AM
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1. Keep looking at those trees

Ignore the foreat all around you.

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GarbagemanLB

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Tue Dec-15-09 11:37 AM
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4. All I see is a forest of lobbyists and corporate tools. So much for the Democratic party being the

party of the people.

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Richardo

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Tue Dec-15-09 11:46 AM
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7. Hope you have a safe trip back to your home planet, or the year 1931

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7231452&mesg_id=7231452

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DrDan

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Tue Dec-15-09 11:28 AM
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2. was there really ever UHC? I don't believe Obama was ever a supporter of that.

Edited on Tue Dec-15-09 11:31 AM by DrDan

(UHC in the form of single-payer, that is)

I don't believe he ever came out and expressed strong support - to include pre-election.

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Faryn Balyncd

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Tue Dec-15-09 11:35 AM
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3. Actually, he hasn't been a real supporter of any of the first 3.

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DrToast

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Tue Dec-15-09 11:43 AM
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5. I'd also point out that we can't even get Wyden-Bennett

An actual bi-partisan bill that is much better than the crap we're going to end up with.

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Bullet1987

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Tue Dec-15-09 11:45 AM
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6. UHC is a term not even used anymore

We've gone further and further back and made compromise after compromise. But people still want to turn a blind eye. Pathetic.

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