Reply #79: Take a deep breath and think

[ramapo]

I am disgusted with Congress in general and Democrats specifically. You couldn't find a more spineless bunch of ass-kissers if you worked at it.

However, dropping the public option, no matter how it pains me, may not be so horrible.

Most importantly, the number one reform is intact, and that is the ban on preexisting conditions and the ban on charging an individual a higher premium based upon their medical history. This will be a huge change and it will allow millions of Americans (including my son) to obtain insurance. Gone will be the worry that if you move to a different state, or lose your group coverage, that you will become uninsurable. Everybody will be able to obtain insurance, albeit through the private sector. If the cowards do nothing else, this change is more than substantial. It does away with denial of treatment.

Now to me the worst thing about dropping the public option is that once again the Democrats cave in to the Republicans, special-interests and lobbyists. But I have to admit that the bill that included the public option is a mind-numbing creation of complexity. It seems to be a horror show waiting to open

The right answer of course is single-payer. And we all knew all along that there was no way it was going to fly. Just take a look at the House Bill 676 for single-payer. It is short and simple. Why? Because single-payer is so simple. Too simple, too much, too fast.

I am interested to see what else winds up in the bill. I am going to try and keep rational and somewhat open-minded. I'd rather be 75% happy than 100% miserable and pissed-off.