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Faryn Balyncd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:01 AM Original message |
When Obama said he thought the public option was best, was he flat out lying? |
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WonderGrunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. Not at all. He just knew that there wasn't enough votes to get it. |
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rwheeler31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
2. No He knew he could not get it through the Senate. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
3. Probably |
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zaj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. He can't force Lieberman to agree to a public option. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:31 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. He could have pushed harder |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. That kind of stuff makes more sense when you're on the campaign trail asking people to vote for you |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. His words say no, he just couldnt deliver it |
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Algorem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
7. it was "just rhetoric" |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. yes, I believe he was. since he didn't push for it and talk it up and since |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
10. No. What he thinks is best and what he can facilitate happening can and are often different |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
11. Did he ever really say it was "best"? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
12. No. My guess he either has been persuaded otherwise |
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