Democrats May Unite On Public Health Plan

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/22/politics/main5101921.shtml

Emboldened by polls that show public backing for a government health insurance plan, Democrats are moving to make it a politically defining issue in the debate over the future of medical care.

Behind-the-scenes attempts to get a deal with Republicans on nonprofit co-ops as an alternative to a public plan have led only to frustration, complains a key Democrat. He and his colleagues may have to go it alone, said Sen. Chuck Schumer.

The co-ops were seen as perhaps the last hope for compromise on a contentious issue that threatens any remaining prospects of bipartisan support for President Obama's sweeping plan to remake the health care system.

"I don't think I could say with a straight face that this (co-op proposal) is at all close to a nationwide public option," Schumer, D-N.Y., told The Associated Press on Sunday. "Right now, this co-op idea doesn't come close to satisfying anyone who wants a public plan."

Of course, I wonder what the DU Doom Patrol has to say about this...

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1. The time travelers have already deemed this a failure. They know how everything turns out and we've

been betrayed so the best thing to do now is to undermine the President - at least that is what I've read on DU. ;)

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2. That would put them in favor of something that only three-fourths of the country wants

Decisions, decisions...

[scheming daemons]

3. I laugh at any headline that starts out with "Democrats may unite..."

They wouldn't be Democrats if they could unite.

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4. Blue Dog Dems

are the big problem. If you have one of them as your representative get in touch with them.

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. Not. Fucking. Acceptable.

If the Conrad Co-ops are the "best" they can do, then DO NOTHING.

Then, we need to get rid of all the losers and sellouts and do it right. (as in single payer)

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6. your post makes NO sense

the article says that Democrats have concluded that co-ops won't cut it. Do you disagree?

[Sebastian Doyle]

7. Well, I don't trust Schumer as far as I can throw him, for one thing.

He works for Wall $treet, not the people. This is a guy whose done his damndest for years to keep REAL Democrats out of the Senate. I don't trust him to get a decent health care bill through the senate.

And the way I interpret the above article is that he was trying to push the not. fucking. acceptable. co-ops as a "compromise" that the 'Pukes would accept.

Which would mean that he's fine with a useless plan.