Dammit, I still think Obama is the best thing that has happened to the presidency since JFK.
But, dammit, I'm disappointed that he seems to have given up on the important centerpiece of effective health care reform.
It's time to stop sitting around negotiating with Senator Grassley and start negotiating with the progressive Democrats in the House and Senate !!!!!
We need a new champion for the cause. I nominate Howard Dean. He's got the fire in the belly for it. Unfortunately, he got on the wrong side of Rahm Emanuel and has been marginalized, in D.C. anyway.
Ralph
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OR: Is this possibly a tactical maneuver?
ReplyDeleteFloat the notion that "a public plan is not essential to the reform," and then sort of take it back?
And see what happens. Will it arouse the progressives and activists who will then provide the demand -- backed up by polls that say a majority of Americans want it -- to "make" Congress do it.?
Today Robert Reich is suggesting a "March on Washington" to rally for the public plan.
Well, if that's the game plan, let's do our part.