Reply #32: "the public option failed because of Democrats"

[ima_sinnic]

can you provide some little blue links to Obama actually FIGHTING for a public option?
I mean, giving lots of speeches about it, a rapid-ready response team to quickly dispel teabagger distortions of "socialized medicine," maybe a great speech like the one he gave re Rev. Wright, spelling out exactly what "socialized medicine" means (as in Medicare) and how that related to a public option -- you could do that for us, right?
It would clear up some misconceptions, that "the public option failed because of Democrats." I've wonmdered why, when Max Baucus threw out the drs and nurses, President Obama never stood up and said, hey, I said EVERYBODY would have a seat at the table. In fact, he wasn't around that whole summer to say squat about a "public optiopn." I wonder if you have a link explaining THAT?
When it became apparent that Baucus was NOT going to consider a public option, why didn't President Obama start making his case and reading the riot act?

I mean, with about 3/4 (well, 2/3 by conservative estimate) of Americans wanting a basic Medicare-type thing, there is something very VERY wrong if an outstandlingly popular president with a Democratic majority and the entire goodwill of the country and the whole world behind him couldn't get that done.

Don't tell me "the public option failed because of Democrats," implying, what? Ben Nelson prevented the entire country from having what the great majority wanted? Which specific "Democrats" are you talking about, anyway?

Because, actually, it did become quite obvious that certain major-league democrats did indeed make sure there would be no public option (without telling us first).

And then they wonder why people don't want to vote for democrats anymore :rofl: