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Auntie Bush

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17. Welcome to DU Frazzled. I agree with your advice.

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Sat Mar 1, 2014, 01:54 PM

Mar 2014

And too many people around here just criticize.

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Even staunch critics on the left should give credit where credit is due [View all] BBR Esq Mar 2014 OP

My take on this is ... frazzled Mar 2014 #1

Excellent post . Thank you. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #2

Yes, you said it much better than I did. BBR Esq Mar 2014 #3

Your OP was great frazzled Mar 2014 #4

Thank you. BBR Esq Mar 2014 #11

My frustrations come when ANY criticism of any policy is painted with the broad brush of "purism". Scuba Mar 2014 #5

Welcome to DU Frazzled. I agree with your advice. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #17

Very well said...nt SidDithers Mar 2014 #18

This is awesome! I also suggest an OP Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #33

That was so good to hear... Whisp Mar 2014 #46

Nailed it in the first post. And what gets me about the type of people you have described Number23 Mar 2014 #51

If you review the history of how that 'very clear wording was added to the bill' you will find Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #6

+1, the OP has some chutzpah. /nt Marr Mar 2014 #10

Excellent post. BBR Esq Mar 2014 #12

Good point. polichick Mar 2014 #25

exactly zipplewrath Mar 2014 #27

Huh? Vermont's healthcare system really hasn't much to do with the ACA cali Mar 2014 #7

Initially, ACA did not allow for States to make better programs, the State Innovation Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #8

So the initial ACA made single payer illegal MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #52

Wrong. Vermont could not do it without the funding provided by the ACA. pnwmom Mar 2014 #24

I'm sorry, but I've lived here and been engaged with politics here for over 30 years cali Mar 2014 #41

They've been working on it for 20 years, and haven't succeeded -- pnwmom Mar 2014 #44

The funding is what I was referring to. BBR Esq Mar 2014 #48

Welcome to DU, BBR Esq. pnwmom Mar 2014 #49

Thank you. BBR Esq Mar 2014 #50

Why should we listen to you about Vermont? Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #35

lol. because Vermont has no more of a heroin epidemic than any other state cali Mar 2014 #42

Hiding subtle stuff in "very clever wording" is not what you do to get progressive applause. bemildred Mar 2014 #9

Huh? BBR Esq Mar 2014 #13

That's good to know. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #14

Hopefully, many decades after Canada did so..... joanbarnes Mar 2014 #15

It only took us 60 years to abolish slavery after England did it... eggplant Mar 2014 #19

And it has been 60 years sense England adopted universal health care zeemike Mar 2014 #22

Yup. eggplant Mar 2014 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Jack Rabbit Mar 2014 #16

You always can. The question is whether you will. ConservativeDemocrat Mar 2014 #20

"frothing-at-the-mouth dross and bullshit I have to wade through here to find it gets tiresome" Fumesucker Mar 2014 #26

It IS remarkable the there are people that just HATE this site now, yet continuously Rex Mar 2014 #32

Poster was very clear as to why Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #36

The poster could do that without adding to the bullshit Fumesucker Mar 2014 #47

Interesting that you can only see one side, those who are often critical Fumesucker Mar 2014 #21

I'm not above anyone as far as this subject goes. BBR Esq Mar 2014 #23

So, no answer then to his question? Rex Mar 2014 #31

I'm not fond of party over substance. BBR Esq Mar 2014 #37

I'm angry with your party, too. Iggo Mar 2014 #29

Huh? BBR Esq Mar 2014 #39

So how do you feel about blind hero worship? Rex Mar 2014 #30

Bad thing. BBR Esq Mar 2014 #38

The plan that my children and I are on lumps us all together and we have a family liberal_at_heart Mar 2014 #34

I completely agree with your assessment. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #40

We needed a public service, and was given a consumer product 1000words Mar 2014 #43

At this stage no credit is due, you are speaking of things that are not as though they were. TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #45

You inadvertently forgot to credit the Heritage Foundation? MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #53

Ron Wyden is a member of the Heritage Foundation? BBR Esq Mar 2014 #55

No, but could Wyden and Bernie have filed the amendment MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #56

The ACA is not bad.... for a Republican "Market Based" Solution... bvar22 Mar 2014 #54

Hell yeah. Pelosi deserves our thanks. RobertEarl Mar 2014 #57