The Green They Steal, The Greed They Wear-A St. Patrick's Day Lament-by Michael Moore

[kpete]

Published on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 by CommonDreams.org
The Green They Steal, The Greed They Wear
A St. Patrick's Day Lament
by Michael Moore

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There are some good things in this bill. Parents will be able to keep their children on their policy until the kids turn 26. A few things like that. So, yes, pass that.

But don't insult me and 300 million Americans by calling this "health care reform." At least you've stopped calling it "universal health care." We will not have universal health care or anything close to it. I wish the president and the Democratic leadership would just stand up and say, "We're sorry, America. We didn't get the job done you sent us here to do. We're weak and scared and unable to communicate the simplest of messages to the American people. Therefore, our bill will guarantee that 12 million of you will still have NO health insurance. And that's because we have decided to leave the greedy, private insurance industry in charge of our system. Forgive us for this and for continuing to allow profit to be the determining factor as to whether a patient gets the help she or he needs."

Please, Democrats -- just say that -- then pass this poor excuse of a bill. Pass it because, if President Obama takes a fall on this one, I don't know if he'll be able to get back up. And then NOTHING will get done. We can't have that. (And thank you Dennis Kucinich for hanging in there right up to the end and being the only one out of the 435 members to speak the awful truth.)

more:
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/03/17

[ShortnFiery]

1. Michael Moore does NOT understand that capitulation will not make Obama stronger ...

he'll continue to serve the moneyed elite first and foremost.

We're being co-dependent and the American Middle Class will be further eroded by this horrific bill. :(

[change_notfinetuning]

3. Yep, Obama willl have the strength to get back up and screw us again. Worst

thing is I can hear Rahm Emanuel laughing.

Let's "deem" the 2010 election over and that we threw all of them out of office.

[Mari333]

2. Michael Moore, gotta love him. knr.