As I understand it, the Senate has 60 Democrats, which makes them filibuster-proof from the majority party perspective. So why are the Democrats now saying that single-payer is not a deal breaker on the health care reform bill being developed in the Senate Finance Committee? They are claiming they do not have the votes needed to pass the legislation in the Senate with single payer in it and it is a 'wasted effort.'
In the South, we label that kind of behavior - "crawfishing."
So I want to know who the "crawfish" are. Which of the 60 Democrats is unwilling to vote for the single-payer system that they said was the key to fix our economic problems and urgently needed? Which of the 60 Democrats is refusing to carry out the single-payer intent of the Obama administration? Which of the 60 Democrats is willing to betray the Democrat base? And why?
How long before the single-payer supporters in the Democrat Party begin disagreeing with this change of rhetoric? There is never a shortage of finger-pointing in the Beltway. Why the silence? When are they going to start telling us who the traitor is? How long before they let Moveon.org know so they can start running attack ads in that Senator's state?
If they are truly concerned about health care reform and believe a single-payer system is the answer, why aren't they shoving back against the town hall protests and the GOP criticism? Is there some chance that a few of those 60 Democrats fear they won't be re-elected in 2010 if they support it? That would certainly support the politics as usual notion, now wouldn't it?
In the South, we label that kind of behavior - "crawfishing."
So I want to know who the "crawfish" are. Which of the 60 Democrats is unwilling to vote for the single-payer system that they said was the key to fix our economic problems and urgently needed? Which of the 60 Democrats is refusing to carry out the single-payer intent of the Obama administration? Which of the 60 Democrats is willing to betray the Democrat base? And why?
How long before the single-payer supporters in the Democrat Party begin disagreeing with this change of rhetoric? There is never a shortage of finger-pointing in the Beltway. Why the silence? When are they going to start telling us who the traitor is? How long before they let Moveon.org know so they can start running attack ads in that Senator's state?
If they are truly concerned about health care reform and believe a single-payer system is the answer, why aren't they shoving back against the town hall protests and the GOP criticism? Is there some chance that a few of those 60 Democrats fear they won't be re-elected in 2010 if they support it? That would certainly support the politics as usual notion, now wouldn't it?
My opinion is that the Democrats beleive that too many people know the truth about "public option," so they're going to repackage it, call it something else, and sell the same poison with a different label. They will, ironically, call it a "compromise." We shouldn't fall for it.
I agree with Matt. I also think Obama is rushing the healthcare plan way too fast, and if someone doesn't stop his runaway healthcare train, we'll have a royal wreck to deal with for years.
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