Donate to DU!
Democratic Underground Latest Threads
Latest		 Greatest Threads
Greatest		 Lobby
Lobby		 Journals
Journals		 Search
Search		 Options
Options		 Help
Help		 Login
Login
Google

Memo to Congress: We're not buying a Trigger to Nowhere

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
First thread | Last thread
Home » Discuss » General Discussion Donate to DU
Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Oct-28-09 01:11 PM
Original message
Memo to Congress: We're not buying a Trigger to NowhereUpdated at 3:19 PM
It would no more bridge the gap between the majority of Americans and anti-government Conservatives on health care reform than a certain discredited structure in Alaska made any useful connection. If you go that route might as well cancell the whole damn thing. Don't waste our time with fantasy. If you are going to reject the Public Option be up front about it and simply kill it; then wait for us to make the next move.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
   Replies to this thread
   What the heck, Kick (since it got some R's) n/t  Tom Rinaldo   Oct-28-09 06:02 PM   #1 
   I'm not buying something that doesn't start until 2013  eridani   Oct-28-09 06:41 PM   #2 
   Trigger to Nowhere! Perfect framing. nt  hvn_nbr_2   Oct-28-09 07:52 PM   #3 
   I wrote the OP just to use that phrase  Tom Rinaldo   Oct-29-09 12:28 AM   #5 
   Clever phrase  aint_no_life_nowhere   Oct-28-09 07:57 PM   #4 
 
Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Oct-28-09 06:02 PM
Response to Original message
1. What the heck, Kick (since it got some R's) n/tUpdated at 3:19 PM
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
eridani Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Oct-28-09 06:41 PM
Response to Original message
2. I'm not buying something that doesn't start until 2013
Let people buy into Medicare now!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
hvn_nbr_2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Oct-28-09 07:52 PM
Response to Original message
3. Trigger to Nowhere! Perfect framing. nt
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Oct-29-09 12:28 AM
Response to Reply #3
5. I wrote the OP just to use that phraseUpdated at 3:19 PM
The rest was sort of filler. It struck me as a good political metaphor that might resonate...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Oct-28-09 07:57 PM
Response to Original message
4. Clever phrase
If nothing is done, health care costs are going to continue rising more than inflation and more than the American public's ability to pay. The system won't fix itself and I think time is on our side. If our Congress doesn't want to stand up and be honest representatives of the interests of the American people now, it will just be a matter of time for the people to get angrier and angrier. I don't think the Congress wants to see the American people when they are pushed beyond their limits.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Nov 23rd 2009, 03:39 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » General Discussion Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals  |  Links  |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2009 Democratic Underground, LLC