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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:33 PM Original message |
Nancy Pelosi: A Public Option Is Essential...For the Moment |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Pelosi and Reid have been counting votes |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. As opposed to leading and getting support for votes. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. There is a significant difference there. nt |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. No kidding-It's always "we dont have the votes" instead of "here is how we can get the votes" |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Congressmen are more afraid of their own constituents than they are of Congressional leaders |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. By "constituents" you must mean conservative lobbyists & the insurance industry. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Many Blue Dogs have more Republican constituents than Democratic ones |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. And I hope these Republicans make great DEM donors & campaign workers. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 07:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. They would not have gotten elected in the first place without some Republican support |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. And I hope that "some Republicans" make WONDERFUL DEM campaign workers & donors for you. |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. OBVIOUSLY She means, "for the moment", there is not a better idea on the table, public option is it. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-08-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. A better idea has been put on the table .... single payer Medicare for All |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-09-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. I think like alot of people she was worried Obama was going to take the public |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-10-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. I think it is pretty obvious that she simply echoed Obama's statement that the public option is it |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-11-09 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
14. FAIL unrec |
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