Reply #48: Look.

[Jakes Progress]

You got one idea about how the deal should go. I have another.

None of the things you list are things that we can "give" to the republicans to get the deal for public option except for co-ops, which I don't like. So I don't see how we can "negotiate" with the items you list. The republicans don't want them. If you mean that we can "negotiate" so that we get these instead of a real public option, that is called giving away the compromise on the compromise. What Kerry knows that you evidently don't is that the dlc is ready to give in already so it doesn't matter what he said.

If you recall, the post was about how Kennedy would fight for what he wanted and only give in when he couldn't get it. So If you say that there isn't a chance of the public option being lost, what is the point of his "tribute". So I ask again if you think it is okay to trade away the public option portion of the health care bill? I don't. And indicating that you are open to that is just lousy negotiating. i think Kerry is smarter than that.

You didn't answer my questions from the other posts. You rarely do. But that's okay. I think the answers are implied.