I wonder if the White House truly understands the depth of anger they’ll face from the progressive side if they fail to pass health care reform with a strong public option. We haven’t busted our asses the last four years to pass bank bailouts and give insurance companies everything they ever wanted. If we wanted that, we’d be Republicans.The public option is a loser, wacky lefties. Even in the most liberal states and districts you'll have a hard time finding a majority that wants the same people who run the Post Office and the "Promises for Clunkers" program to run our health care.
This is the Democrats’ key issue. If they can’t do the right thing here, there will be little choice left for us than to continue our efforts to rid ourselves of the corporatist hacks that infest our party. No one ever said this was going to be quick and easy. This week, we’re polling the public option in Montana, Nebraska, and Tennessee’s 6th congressional district. We want to know of Sen. Baucus, Sen. Nelson, and Blue Dog queen bee Jim Cooper are actually representing their constituents on the issue, or doing their best to keep their insurance company benefactors happy. Results are due Thursday or Friday, and let the chips fall where they might.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Wacky Left Threatens to Hold Their Breath Until They Turn Blue
The home page of the wacky left, DailyKos, is making some none-too-veiled threats against Obama and the Democrats:
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