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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-25-09 09:19 AM
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40. Allowing Congress to postpone healthcare votes until after the August recess
Plenty of opportunity for insurance companies to send out their bully boys to disrupt townhall meetings. Bad idea.
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  -Biggest blunder by this Administration? SHRED  Aug-25-09 07:40 AM   #0 
  - Dumping ground  customerserviceguy   Aug-25-09 07:42 AM   #1 
  - This is hardly a blunder. Most people don't want single payer.  cbdo2007   Aug-25-09 07:45 AM   #2 
  - I was talking about political strategy  SHRED   Aug-25-09 07:46 AM   #4 
  - I keep hearing how most people do want it  lunatica   Aug-25-09 07:48 AM   #7 
  - where do you get this please?  cbdo2007   Aug-25-09 07:53 AM   #11 
  - Our state governor said it's the most popular solution here in Montana. That's saying something.  John Q. Citizen   Aug-25-09 08:00 AM   #14 
  - The only people I ever hear saying it's a good idea are on DU or MSNBC.  cbdo2007   Aug-25-09 08:08 AM   #20 
     - Here's a link: 32% Favor Single-Payer  cbdo2007   Aug-25-09 08:16 AM   #23 
     - of course, rasmussen writes push polls for the right.  Donnachaidh   Aug-25-09 08:21 AM   #26 
     - People in MO don't like Medicare and FDIC deposit insurance? The Repos just doubled it last fall.  John Q. Citizen   Aug-25-09 08:22 AM   #27 
     - Ask them if they would like to be able to BUY into Medicare.  bvar22   Aug-25-09 11:26 AM   #45 
  - Thom Hartman's radio show  lunatica   Aug-25-09 08:06 AM   #19 
  - With less than half of those not willing to pay for it  kctim   Aug-25-09 08:15 AM   #22 
     - Yep. We can spend half a billion dollars less a year than we are currently spending.  John Q. Citizen   Aug-25-09 08:31 AM   #29 
  - Most people DO want it...we get enough lying from the reichwing  OwnedByFerrets   Aug-25-09 07:51 AM   #10 
  - When did they poll on it? During the Obama listening sessions there were people  John Q. Citizen   Aug-25-09 07:57 AM   #12 
  - No, I understand the OP just fine. The problem with the public option  cbdo2007   Aug-25-09 08:05 AM   #18 
     - In my state, most Montanans do want single payer, according to Gov. Schwietzer.  John Q. Citizen   Aug-25-09 08:12 AM   #21 
  - Do you realize we already have "single payer" for more than  lazer47   Aug-25-09 08:01 AM   #15 
  - of course you have a link to back up that claim, yes?  Donnachaidh   Aug-25-09 08:20 AM   #25 
  - Link to poll that most people do not want SP???  slipslidingaway   Aug-25-09 08:36 AM   #30 
  - Handing The Keys To The Government To The DLC  MannyGoldstein   Aug-25-09 07:46 AM   #3 
  - Were it just the DLC it wouldn't be so bad.  Stinky The Clown   Aug-25-09 07:48 AM   #6 
  - +1  Individualist   Aug-25-09 11:22 AM   #44 
  - "Dumping ground program"  Stinky The Clown   Aug-25-09 07:47 AM   #5 
  - Amen. Speaking of which,  John Q. Citizen   Aug-25-09 08:26 AM   #28 
     - Do you remember "Bush Uber Alles"?  Stinky The Clown   Aug-25-09 08:38 AM   #32 
  - You have Obama mixed up with Kucinich  Political Tiger   Aug-25-09 07:50 AM   #8 
  - Yep, and neither was democracy or respect for for all constructive ideas.  John Q. Citizen   Aug-25-09 08:04 AM   #17 
  - Not at all, Obama said he would bring ALL sides to the discussion  slipslidingaway   Aug-25-09 08:41 AM   #33 
  - Absolutly. But i don't think it was a blunder. I think the public option was the bargaining chip all  John Q. Citizen   Aug-25-09 07:50 AM   #9 
  - Taking prosecution of Bush war crimes off the table.  Octafish   Aug-25-09 07:57 AM   #13 
  - This is right at the top as well n/t  slipslidingaway   Aug-25-09 08:48 AM   #34 
     - Makes me wonder: ''Who outranks the President?''  Octafish   Aug-25-09 11:14 AM   #43 
        - Great question - we should all be wondering....  slipslidingaway   Aug-25-09 11:38 AM   #48 
  - Escalating For Profit Wars.  tekisui   Aug-25-09 08:02 AM   #16 
  - Another one n/t  slipslidingaway   Aug-25-09 08:49 AM   #35 
  - I'm still waiting for the Change I Can Belive In  Stevenmarc   Aug-25-09 08:17 AM   #24 
  - Failing to give "Health Care Reform" a proper name (like "Medicare - for everyone" ) -  LeftinOH   Aug-25-09 08:37 AM   #31 
  - Unfortunately they took that off the table :( n/t  slipslidingaway   Aug-25-09 08:51 AM   #36 
  - The same 2 strategic mistakes the Democratic Party has made  jobendorfer   Aug-25-09 08:52 AM   #37 
  - thinking repugs care about America  samsingh   Aug-25-09 09:08 AM   #38 
  - Can't take something off the table that was never on the table  scheming daemons   Aug-25-09 09:17 AM   #39 
  - How could I have been so silly - when Obama said All sides would  slipslidingaway   Aug-25-09 09:28 AM   #41 
  - Allowing Congress to postpone healthcare votes until after the August recess  derby378   Aug-25-09 09:19 AM   #40 
  - Getting elected...  Davis_X_Machina   Aug-25-09 09:38 AM   #42 
  - More people will die from the sell out of Health Care Reform....  bvar22   Aug-25-09 11:34 AM   #46 
     - Auh yes, American "Value$"  Echo In Light   Aug-25-09 11:35 AM   #47 
 

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