Since it is now clear that NO GOP will support any kind of HCR Can Obama drop the nonpartisan BS

[saracat]

and give us a "real" HCR Bill with a Public Option available for ALL that covers everyone? Even women's reproductive issues? Is there any reason to still have as awful a bill as the Baucus Bill? Why must we kiss the butt of the insurance companies?

[The Magistrate]

Hear Hear, Ma'am!

At this point, everything which even resembles a concession to Republican views should be dropped from the package.

[uponit7771]

1. Nah, move froward while asking for their help and make sure to make their opposition about him and

...nothing else.

[Cha]

6. Yeah, PO is playing it right whether

anyone gets it or not.

[DebbieCDC]

2. He can drop the BS

But he won't

[tularetom]

3. Ed Schultz is raving about this very point as I type this response.

You're right - what has he got to lose at this point. The only thing on the table on the senate side at this point is the godawful Baucus bill which nobody really wants. No repubs will support even this watered down piece of shit so why doesn't Obama twist some arms and get the kind of bill he told us he really wanted.

I don't get it but I think the asshole he selected as chief of staff has a lot to do with it.

[saracat]

7. I agree but he was his choice , after all.The buck stops at the President's desk.

[Cha]

11. That's right ..the President Owns this and PO

has already stated this multiple times..so your whining about "the buck stops at the president's desk" is moot.

[saracat]

12. I am referring to Emmanuel and as for the PO, it depends what kind.

if it isn't extended to cover everyone , it isn't worth anything and isn't a real PO.

[Cha]

14. I know what you were saying and if you paid attention

instead of ragging on the President all the friggin time.. you would know this.

Hillary got over the primary.

Edit~ to say.."isn't a real PO"?! Seriously? You can't come up with anything better that "real" shit?

[saracat]

17. Sigh. I am not the one who has issues getting over the primary.

I am a voter and a Democratic Activist with a genuine interest in HCR.I would not find the Bachus Bill or any variant of it or the PO benefiting only a few acceptable no matter who was President.

[phleshdef]

4. Baucus's bill is just 1 bill out of 5 bills. I love how people act like its the only one out there.

[paulk]

16. people act that way because Obama said he wanted a

bipartisan bill and the Finance Committee bill was the one aimed at bipartisanship...

[DevonRex]

5. This will all work out according to Harry Reid's wishes. After all,

very early on he did say basically that Obama is not the boss of him (Reid). There are 4 more bills to go through.

[Arkansas Granny]

8. I'm with you. It's clear to me that the Republicans aren't going to support

any kind of HCR that is introduced by Democrats so why continue to play around with this and just get a good one together and pass it without them.

[jenmito]

9. Obama can keep looking like he WANTS bipartisan support 'til the end. It only makes the Repubs.

look like obstructionists and like Obama did all he could to work with them. Meanwhile, the public option has a great chance of getting passed along with many OTHER things in the OTHER 4 bills. The people see Obama as wanting to reach across the aisle while they see the Repubs. as the obstructionists they are. Obama is not naive. He wouldn't be president NOW if he were.

[Clio the Leo]

15. As usual, Jenmito gets it! ;-) NT

[jenmito]

19. Thanks, Clio!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

10. Maybe when you shower Senators and Representatives with tons of cash

you can ask for what you want. In the mean time you're supposed to sit back and enjoy your crumbs.






.

[ieoeja]

13. 1. I agree with you, but (2) I don't think you know what he means by that word.

When Obama says bipartisan, I think he means acceptable to the rank-and-file Republican.

Yes, he would like the GOP elected officials to represent that rank-and-file. But if he can come up with a bill that makes the average Republican happy, even if it does not get any GOP elected officials to vote for it, then he will have achieved bipartisanship with the American public if not in Congress.

That said, every poll I've seen on the subject shows the average Republican on the street favoring a strong public option. So go the bipartisan route and give us that.

Heck, if a large enough percentage of them favor single payer, he could go that route and still claim bipartisanship.

[branders seine]

18. If he was going to "get" that, (or if it mattered to him),

he would have dropped that in late January.

He clearly is using his quest for "bipartisanship" for political purposes unrelated to the issue at hand.