Dingell: Obama Made the Public Option More Viable with This Speech

[ProSense]

Dingell: Obama Made the Public Option More Viable with This Speech

Brian Beutler

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) is a single-payer supporter, and no parser of words, but he tells me he thinks President Obama did a superb job tonight, and increased the chances that a public option will survive the legislative process.

"It was quite an experience for me because first it was one of the best speeches I've ever heard, and second of all he mentioned my dad which brings no shortage of happiness to me," Dingell said.

Dingell's father was a single-payer advocate in the House as well, and, in his father's memory, Dingell introduces a single-payer bill at the beginning of every Congress.

"I think a). he was clear enough and b). he was strong enough because he made it plain that the public option was the way to create an absolutely necessary thing for the bill to succeed--and that is competition."

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[texpatriot2004]

1. Thank you Rep. Dingell for your dedication to this issue all these

years.

[Mojambo]

2. I think that could be true.

Whether it made an EFFECTIVE Public Option more likely is another question.

Personally, I'm not sure.

[BlooInBloo]

3. Clearly Dingell must be a sellout, and no different from bush.

[Cha]

13. I always remember John Dingell's name from

when the corporatemedia was making fun of VP Al Gore, at the turn of the Century, bringing up Dingell's name in reference to some Bill(?)..and laughing at what a policy wonk he was.

I had just gotten into politics and these lies and distortions the "media" created are burned in my psyche forever:crazy:

Edit~ And, here we are full freakin' Circle..take that cmwhores!

[Jennicut]

4. Thank you to Rep. Dingell...I had no idea he introduces his father's bill every session.

I think Obama definitely made a case for the public option tonight.

[Bozita]

9. His dad voted for SocSec. I saw a pic of the roll call in the Congressional Record.

The name was in the "aye" list.

John Dingell is a good man and a good Dem.

[Bozita]

12. Pic of John's dad at FDR's signing of the Social Security Bill in the WH in 1935

President Roosevelt signing Social Security Act of 1935 in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Also shown, left to right:
Rep. Robert Doughton (D-NC); Sen. Robert Wagner (D-NY); Rep. John Dingell, Sr. (D-MI); Unknown man in bowtie; Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins; Senator Pat Harrison (D-MS); Congressman David L. Lewis (D-MD). Library of Congress photo, LC-US262-123278.

[Cha]

15. I love that picture..that's

what I'm looking forward to next year when I finally retireB-)

[ProSense]

17. Cool! Thanks. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

5. (high fiving ProSense!) NT

[Lifelong Protester]

6. Dingell's opinion on this IS meaningful

thanks for posting.

[Uzybone]

7. sure mixed up some good KOOL AIDD tonight. Everyone is DRINKING !!11!

[BeyondGeography]

8. Another starstruck fanboy

:sarcasm:

[kayla9170]

10. That is MY CONGRESSMAN---AND I AM PROUD of HIM

This is great that Congressman Dingell was pointed out during the Obama Speech. I went to Congressman's Dingell Town Hall last month were he continued to hold up the march for Health Care Reform against the birthers, death panel holders and rabbit hole believers. Congressman Dingell and his lovely wife Debbie did a excellent job that night and they were outnumbered 80% to 20% by those folks. He so deserved the call out he received from the President tonight and I am SO GLAD that he is my Congressman!!!!

Thank you Congressman Dingell!!!!

[Cha]

16. That's so cool to be in that

Congressman's District..it really does make a difference where you live:patriot::patriot:

[politicasista]

11. Kick

for optimism. :kick:

[Abe66]

14. K&R!