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President’s “Bound To Be True Speech” on Health Care

Full Text of President’s Message to House Democrats today THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. To Leader Reid, … Continue reading

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In the Near Future: A Groundswell To Insert The Public Option

This is what the next month or six weeks holds. It’s a guess, but from someone who has consistently said that health care would be passed by reconciliation and that it would include a public option. How this will happen … Continue reading

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COMMENT ON: Ezra Klein: White House Handling Of Public Option Still A ‘Complete Failure’

When history is written I think we’ll find that the White House was playing a vastly more intelligent game than any of the progressive pundits understood — at least those who agonized when the President was “failing in leadership”, their … Continue reading

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COMMENT ON: Health Insurance Costs: ‘Shocking’ Premium Increases Coming, Says Health And Human Services Dept.

HP PERMALINK FOR THIS COMMENT This merely underlines the necessity of passing a robust public option. We cannot expect help from the media in making this happen. It is a matter of the people. Us. Those of us who are … Continue reading

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Reconciliation May Well Happen After All

UPDATE: I lost all manner of Twitter followers for posting this. I guess the bilious anger out there is real. Blend of media mindlessness, false narrative and where is David Plouffe when you need him? Back in August, 2009, I … Continue reading

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