Hold that bus! Anthony Weiner is coming!

[impik]

WEINER: “It’s not that they got a bad bill on their hands, it’s a pretty good bill. I think that Howard Dean is wrong. And I don’t think we should let the perfect be the enemy of the good. I understand there is no public option but there are 30 million people who are going to be getting health insurance who don’t have it today. Those people are going to be getting more efficient, less expensive care — not passing onto you and me higher costs. That’s a good thing. That’s an unvarnished good thing".

http://thinkprogress.org/


That sell-out...

[Kahuna]

1. Dang! And I just signed his petition a few minutes ago.

:rofl:

[jefferson_dem]

2. "I think that Howard Dean is wrong."

Kudos to Representative Weiner for doing the right thing.

[CTLawGuy]

3. Under the bus! Under the bus!

NT

[girl gone mad]

4. Was there a memo that said you guys needed to hijack the bus metaphor?

Sorry, but progressives aren't the ones driving the bus right now.

[CTLawGuy]

6. yes, but I left it at the office

I'm sure if you email HR they can get you another one.

[Clio the Leo]

5. It was interesting to watch his thought process over the last few days. NT

[Armstead]

7. I respectfully disagree with him.

he believes in mandates -- but r what he really believes in is mandates connected to a public universal single payer system.

I agree with him on the latter -- I think he is compromising too much by allowing it to be tied to private insurance.

[Phx_Dem]

8. Along with Victoria Kennedy and her late husband Senator Kennedy . . .

The bill before Congress will finally deliver on the urgent needs of all Americans. It would make their lives better and do so much good for this country. That, in the end, must be the test of reform. That was always the test for Ted Kennedy. He's not here to urge us not to let this chance slip through our fingers. So I humbly ask his colleagues to finish the work of his life, the work of generations, to allow the vote to go forward and to pass health-care reform now. As Ted always said, when it's finally done, the people will wonder what took so long.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/18/AR2009121803506.html

[PassingFair]

9. If the costs will not be passed "onto you and me"... who WILL they be passed onto?

The Tooth Fairy?