“I’ll tell you, unless more Americans who are suffering under the insurance companies get out there and express their opinion, write their letter to the editor, call these talk shows — if they don’t get their message out the insurance companies will win in September and we just cannot let that happen.”- Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Imagine my surprise.
Imagine my surprise upon seeing the name of Bob MacGuffie mentioned in this dkos front page story, the very same individual I wrote about in this old BMT story. I knew that he was a kook, but not an operative. I understand that he believes his words to have been misunderstood. It doesn’t seem to me that the language is actually open to interpretation.
Three years ahead of the curve at BMT.
I, frankly, don’t see how we do health care without reconciliation. It’s not the optimal way, but it may be the only way.
We’re not going to get Baucus or Nelson, maybe not even Conrad. Haven’t heard anything from Holy Joe recently, but I suspect he’s still being a douchebag. So where are the votes? Can’t get Snowe without Nelson and Lieberman, even if we have Specter.
(shrug) Fuck’em. Use reconciliation. See what the public says when they try to take it away in ten (five?) years.
Ordinarily, I’d find the very idea objectionable, but considering that the latest polling data suggests that, if put to a plebiscite, it would be approved by an almost unheard of margin, then yes — Congressional progressives should pass a robust plan by any means necessary.
The electorate is the final boss so let’s go the reconciliation route and see if these corrupt politicians defy what the voters want re health care. My guess is that the politicos when faced with their own defeat will have an epiphany and change their stance viz a viz the public option.
When I saw the clips on Countdown and Rachel’s show last night, I couldn’t decide whether to be angry or afraid. If the corporations can hire goons to incite riots to stifle public discussion, what can we do to counter that? My first thought was to organize enough progressive presence at those town hall meetings to shout them down. And then what? They hire more goons? What happens when shouting turns to violence? What then? I imagine some of the saner Germans watched what was happening to their country in the 30’s and wondered what would be a proper response to collective madness.
“Yes” the rigtht-wing does just keep getting nuttier and nuttier!
08.04.09 – 10:20 PM
Health Reform=Mandatory Sex Change!
Whoah. Right-wing opponents of health reform – funded by Pharma, thanks – just keep getting nuttier. First they had the health plan killing off the elderly.
Now it’s offering abortion on demand AND free “gender reassignment” surgery “for both U.S. citizens and illegal immigrants” – this, according to a press release from Liberty Counsel’s Matt Barber titled, “ObamaCare Likely to Mandate Free Sex-Change Surgeries.”
Somehow, Barber got there from Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) “admitting” the plan covers “any service deemed medically necessary or appropriate.”
“To force Americans, against their conscience, to fund abortion on demand and to facilitate gender confusion by subsidizing the elective practice of genital ‘sex-change’ mutilation is unconscionable.”
–Abby Zimet
Discuss…
Racism AND Homophobia! A twofer!
My favorite sentence-
“To force Americans, against their conscience, to fund abortion on demand and to facilitate gender confusion by subsidizing the elective practice of genital ‘sex-change’ mutilation is unconscionable.”
Democrats are suggesting people call the RNC to register their complaints-
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/8/4/762040/-DNC-Goes-All-In:-Denounces-Right-Wing-Angry-Mob-[Video]
(202)863-8500
http://www.gop.com/Connect/ContactUs.htm
One of my favorites. It always gets my juices flowing-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNopQq5lWqQ
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE GOP-
So-I hear the geniuses on the political right are going to ramp up their birther campaign by questioning whether Obama was ever born at all?