We will get the public option, thank GOD! Seems the dems are getting it done finally:
House Dems Rally Behind Public Option In Weekly Caucus Gathering
aw, cmon, friend, what would you expect of the house caucus?
the point is---the big boys and girls in the senate know the lay of the land, they don't let hot heads prevail like downstairs, which, y'know, is all to be expected
but bill clinton is telling you, he's telling the left of his party---prepare for life without the public option
(see celticlord's thread on the subject)
kent conrad, spokesperson for the blue half of baucus' ubiquitous six, said sunday on fns---we don't have the votes, we never had the votes
ms mccaskill had to promise, in order to get outta the gym alive in hillsboro---it's not on the table, it will never be on any table
when her very well informed audience redounded in outrage against that rather rubbery claim, she clarified---in the senate, it's not part of the senate, it's only in the house
but more to the point---she had to vow she'd NEVER sign a public option, else they'd have skinned her alive
mr baucus has been trying to tell the president for months, it just can't be done, it's just not real
doug elmendorf, of cbo, the mathematician
mr DURBIN---c'mon, friend, dick durbin, the WHIP---i'm "open" to "cutting" the public option
i can provide links to all (i already have, repeatedly)
the prez himself in grand junction---it's just a sliver of what we're trying for
you need to get real
or not
but the prez sure does, needs to get his feet on EARTH
and per the TITLE of THIS thread, he's (STILL) going the wrong way
sorry
but what an IDIOT he is
no wonder so many dems are SO confused
he's created a civil war in a party that only 3 or 4 months ago had the world