Obama’s Plan is Not the Best We Can Get
So, finally, President Obama has put his cards on the table – unveiling his own health care reform plan. With no public plan option.
Is that the best we can get? Hell, no!
Clearly, Republicans will oppose any health care plan, no matter what compromises the president makes. The only way Democrats can pass a bill is through reconciliation, with Democrats only.
So, since we’re going to use reconciliation, we might as well make it the strongest bill possible. Put the public plan option back in. And here’s how.
So far, 22 Democratic Senators have signed a letter circulated by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee supporting the use of reconciliation to pass health care legislation. If we can get 51 Senators to agree, we’re in business.
So, there’s really no need to settle for the Obama plan. As good as it is, it doesn’t go far enough.
Since, without any Republican votes, Democrats are going to have to resort to reconciliation anyway, they might as well use it to deliver something the American people need: a public plan option to free them from total dependency on insurance companies.
And you can help: go to whipcongress.com.
That’s my parting shot for today.
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Every state administered public option plan (or equivalent) has failed miserably… why should we believe the inept federal government is going to do any better?
Also, if people are so hell bent on having a public option and transforming this nation into socialism – wouldn’t it just be easier for all of you to pack up and move to Europe. Sounds like you’d be much happier there.
Leave the principles and values this nation was founded on alone!
Did a google search. On february 17 2005 Bill Press wrote the following. ” Long live Mr. Smith – and the Fililbuster”. This was in reference to the movie “Mr. Smith goes to Washington.” On May 21, 2005 on the Mclaughlin Group, Bill Press was asked by the moderator if the Democrats would defend the right to filibuster if they were in control of the Senate. Mr. Press said ” Democrats were in charge for over 40 years; they did not get rid of the filibuster.” I would not say that Mr. Press( like the Senate Democrats) are driven by principle.