Sign the Petition: Name The Healthcare Bill After Its Biggest Advocate, Ted Kennedy

[kpete]

Progressive Change has started a petition asking Congress to honor Ted Kennedy's memory.

In just a few hours, they've collected over 10,000 signatures. You can add yours here.
http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5649/t/4922/content.jsp?content_KEY=2768

For many members of Congress, it may be the inspiration they need to get this done.

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/sign-petition-name-healthcare-bill-af



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Healthcare Reform Named After Ted Kennedy Must Not Suck

If they're going to name the final healthcare reform bill after Senator Kennedy, we ought to be demanding with voices as powerful and booming as the late senator's...

The bill must not suck.
more:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/healthcare-reform-named-a_b_269690.html

[liberal N proud]

1. As long as its a bill worthy of his namesake

If all the bill ends up being is a patients bill of rights then it will not be worth the paper its printed on.


Public Option would be worthy.

[Laelth]

2. Agreed, so long as it's a "robust" public option.

By that I mean a plan that is projected to cover 50+ million Americans within five years. If the Public Option is not big enough, it won't have the market leverage to actually accomplish its goal of driving down prices and "keeping the insurance companies honest."

It must be a "robust" public option, and co-ops are not good enough.

:dem:

-Laelth

[MercutioATC]

3. Yes! Let's politicize it and piss off Republicans!!

After all, it's only health care.

:eyes:


Seriously, do we really need to inject another polarizing issue into the debate?

[Laelth]

4. I have no worries about pissing off Republicans.

They have not negotiated in good faith. They intend to block anything Obama tries to do. Their goal is to reclaim power, by any means necessary. That means that at all costs they must prevent Democrats from passing any law that would be good for the American people.

Winning is their only goal. As such, I could care less what they think.

:dem:

-Laelth

[MercutioATC]

5. Unless you intend to pass it with no Repub votes, you SHOULD have worries.

That aside, what practical gain is realized by politicizing it further?

[Laelth]

6. Do you honestly thing health care reform will get any Republican votes?

I don't.

:shrug:

:dem:

-Laelth

[MercutioATC]

7. I don't know, but polarizing the issue further sure won't help its passage.

Tell you what...get it passed and THEN you can call it whatever you'd like.

[Laelth]

8. Smile. You've got a deal.

Something will pass, I suspect. What does pass, however, will probably not be worthy of the Kennedy name.

:dem:

-Laelth

[kpete]

10. why so many here thinking

the glass is half empty?

[MercutioATC]

11. Unfortunately, we agree on that.

This is the perfect time for our elected leaders to actually lead, but they seem more interested in posturing (as usual).

Their end product will probably be almost complete garbage.

[redqueen]

9. I think the picture is pretty clear by now... we won't get ANY repub votes

if it has a public option.

So no, expecting republican votes is a pipe dream... unless you'd be happy with a corporate-welfare bill.