8 Responses to And the Answer Is: What Is the Public Plan?

1. Petrocelli August 5th, 2009 at 2:56 pm 1

   Uh, Shuster & Tamran don’t know as yet that the BlueDogs aren’t real Democrats ?

   Geez David, we thought you were smarter than the rest …

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2. MayDaze August 5th, 2009 at 3:01 pm 2

   Thanks, Neil. Very timely.

   Jane was spot on, as usual. She seems comfortable with being on camera.

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3. Petrocelli August 5th, 2009 at 3:12 pm 3

   The end of bipartisanship ?

   President Barack Obama said Wednesday he’s determined to get an overhaul of the health care system before the end of the year and, if necessary, without bipartisan support.
   “I promise you, we will pass reform by the end of this year because the American people need it,” the president said.

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4. ART45 August 5th, 2009 at 3:27 pm 4

   The public plan is this:

   Everyone must buy health insurance.

   Aetna stock goes up.

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5. lambertstrether August 5th, 2009 at 4:27 pm 5

   Stirling Newberry on TulipCare; the Netherlands is not a model for the US.

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6. nanb August 5th, 2009 at 5:13 pm 6

   Socialize health care NOW..anything else is not acceptable. Anyone who wants to stay with private insurance is free to.
   Anything else is Corporate Swindlers running the government.

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7. sporkovat August 5th, 2009 at 7:56 pm 7

   dude in the suit was right at the end:

   “the Democrats have 60 seats in the senate, they control the House, they have the WH, if they can’t pass a plan that 65% of the people favor then there is no hope for the Democrats!”

   so true – but maybe the nuance is that there is no hope for the fiction that voting (D) will lead to progressive change – after all, they are continuing both of Bush’s failed, illegal, immoral occupations, they are ensuring the torturers and their bosses face no consequences, they are bailing out the Wall Street scum who crashed the economy with trillions of tax dollars, and they are trying to make it mandatory to pay premiums for crappy coverage to the insurance cartel!

   oh wait, I forgot – they appointed one centrist to the Supreme Court – does that make it all ok?

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8. letsgetitdone August 5th, 2009 at 8:08 pm 8

   In response to nanb @ 6

   Nanb, How about Medicare for All? That’s not socialized health care.

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