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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:44 PM Original message |
Is there still a chance that the House will rescue the Public option? |
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yourout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. about the same as single payer. |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-29-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
16. As bad as this sounds |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. None, from what I'm hearing and reading today. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Back in 1922, Emma Goldman had this to say about 'democracy' |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Yeah. Good read. Thanks. |
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Guilded Lilly (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Sad but true |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-29-09 12:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. You can find a fair number of people here at DU who are opposed to direct democracy. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-29-09 12:36 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. and Susan and Evan Bayh would be flipping hamburgers at McDonalds |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-29-09 09:42 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. And Joe Lieberman would probably be facing a recall referendum any time now. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yeah, there's a chance, but I'm honestly not going to hold my breath. Deals and payoffs were made. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I do know that it is being debated in Conference and Unions are applying pressure. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. As much chance as holding Obamas feet to the fire. nt |
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JFN1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. No. |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm afraid the closest we're going to get are the much less effective |
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dhpgetsit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. Some house progressives said earlier they would |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. About the same odds an elk has against a supernova |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. Obama doesn't want it |
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Guilded Lilly (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. it's all about getting the bill passed |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-28-09 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. I hope we have some recourse that will hold our reps responsible for this failure to care about the |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-29-09 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
19. I doubt it |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-29-09 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
20. Over the ins. industry's dead body. |
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ChicagoSuz219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-29-09 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
21. I believe there will be something akin to the Public Option... |
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