Bernie Sanders' pushback from the left

[laughingliberal]

Sanders, who self-identifies as a democratic socialist, said that democracy should triumph in the Senate. "The overwhelming majority of Americans want to be able to choose between a strong public option and a private insurance plan. Without that competition, there is very little in this bill that would keep health insurance premiums from escalating rapidly," Sanders said. "This legislation cannot simply be a huge subsidy to private insurance companies that will get millions of new customers and be able to raise their rates as high as they want."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/22/bernie-sanders-pushes-bac_n_366955.html

Wish we had 60 just like him

[valerief]

1. +1

[StarfarerBill]

2. You go, Comrade Bernie!

Let them know that we won't go gentle into that good night.

:yourock:

By the way: when are we socialists going to get a smiley waving a red flag? And the anarchist smiley with a black or black-and-red flag, for that matter?