Thank you, Dennis, for everything.

[dionysus]

192. i would prefer single payer and i don't like the patriot act. i still think dennis was ineffectual.

i think i've explained myself clearly...


edit: dennis said the right things, but he never had to deliver on any of it, nor could he. that's my point about him. he's got great ideals, he's probably good person to hang out with. don't know what else to tell you.

here's an example. dennis calling for single payer is great. but when someone with impeccable credentials like bernie sanders admits it had maybe 5 or 10 votes in the senate, it's a moot point. calling for single payer is great, but you and i can do that. but just like dennis, we can't deliver it. so in the end, if you're doing nothing but talking, where's the value? it's not like he changed the national discourse on it. the only people paying attention are political junkies like us.

the Affordable health Care Act, or Obamacare, sucks in many ways, but has *some* good stuff in it. so at least it's progress. and it can be built upon. the exemptions are practically a backdoor into allowing states to implement their own single payer.