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merrily

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26. Obama campaigned for public option, against single payer.

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 10:58 PM

Dec 2013

In 2008, he said single payer would never work in the U.S.

Compared it not to Medicare, but to the Post Office, and laughed.

I like the Post Office, but there is a lot of anti Post Office propaganda that comment played into.

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Gen. Colin Powell calls for universal (single payer) health care in the U.S. [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2013 OP

Well, well, well. pangaia Dec 2013 #1

How the worm turns....when you have faced your own mortality! VanillaRhapsody Dec 2013 #2

The General is right. Autumn Dec 2013 #3

If only he'd said this five years ago ... surrealAmerican Dec 2013 #4

I disagree RiverNoord Dec 2013 #18

Surely you jest? To believe that this nation would have not gone to war in Iraq simply because kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #48

No - it's not. RiverNoord Dec 2013 #56

Not good. laundry_queen Dec 2013 #5

Whether or not the Republicans come out for single-payer (don't worry--they won't), Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #6

You are probably right about Powell. laundry_queen Dec 2013 #19

I think they easily could NoOneMan Dec 2013 #51

The Republicans would tear themselves apart over accusations of "socialism" Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #53

Single payer is the way to go. Mz Pip Dec 2013 #14

Of course it is. laundry_queen Dec 2013 #21

I hope you are right, and they adopt single payer. Iggo Dec 2013 #16

Single payer is the best. laundry_queen Dec 2013 #29

Yep, our party pissed away the opportunity of a lifetime in 2009-2010 Doctor_J Dec 2013 #38

What could they do? We've already had Democrats push for single-payer. pnwmom Dec 2013 #46

Its never been put to a vote. We don't know how many Democrats actually support single-payer NoOneMan Dec 2013 #52

It would be nice for the Democrat presidential candidate in 2016 to call for that. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #7

The Democrat presidential candidate in 2008 did campaign on it. Unfortunately he 'forgot' it Jan. 21 Vincardog Dec 2013 #8

Obama campaigned for public option, against single payer. merrily Dec 2013 #26

Then he lied during the campaign, too Doctor_J Dec 2013 #39

Probably a socialist. Mass Dec 2013 #9

Well said, General Powell. democrank Dec 2013 #10

Um... Colon... The rest of the word has been showing US SoCalDem Dec 2013 #11

piss on Colin Powell KG Dec 2013 #12

When he's right, he's right. I loathe that man too, but he's correct on this one issue. Nanjing to Seoul Dec 2013 #15

Agree, but single payer is too important. Take help where you can find it. merrily Dec 2013 #27

+ 1000. Agree or disagree on the current issue, it does not mean you have to buy everything ... slipslidingaway Dec 2013 #31

they've considered Powell a RINO ever since he endorsed Obama. alp227 Dec 2013 #13

that's because Powell has had military health care demigoddess Dec 2013 #36

My Dearest General/Secretary Powell: The reason the U.S. can't do what Europe is doing, indepat Dec 2013 #17

You know Democrats passed ACA, right? merrily Dec 2013 #25

Certainly am aware that the mostly right-wing-think-tank originated ACA was passed with Democratic indepat Dec 2013 #41

Republicans are not responsible for Democrats deciding to pass ACA merrily Dec 2013 #44

Thanks for ratifying a good part of my thesis. That Democrats are responsible for doing the bidding indepat Dec 2013 #49

Obamacare has too much "Republican" in it. We need single payer. JEFF9K Dec 2013 #20

Can we not get there state by state . . . like Vermont? SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2013 #22

It will happen state-by-state. jeff47 Dec 2013 #43

What you describe will probably take 50 years. I don't know if our political system will exist. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2013 #50

The ACA emerged because conservatives like it better than single-payer jeff47 Dec 2013 #55

Too bad he pissed away his credibility. russspeakeasy Dec 2013 #23

Finally, the truth. Who knew it would come from Powell? merrily Dec 2013 #24

k/r Dawson Leery Dec 2013 #28

shut up general - go wash the blood off the uniform you stained upi402 Dec 2013 #30

Nice of him to speak up now instead of 5 years ago JVS Dec 2013 #32

the right wing has also hated powell madrchsod Dec 2013 #33

If he's trying to get on my good side after that whole Iraq thing... Kurovski Dec 2013 #34

Here's what the General is thinking... GReedDiamond Dec 2013 #35

The General and Jeb Bush is eyeing for the white house. The General and bonniebgood Dec 2013 #37

Fucking lying-ass war criminal. Iggo Dec 2013 #40

He's still trying to redeem himself - he was on the wrong side for a long time. polichick Dec 2013 #42

Bravo. I'll agree on the condition we don't all have to become liars. Coyotl Dec 2013 #45

Colin Powell aiming for the Plan B should Hillary choose not to run? BluegrassDem Dec 2013 #47

This is obvious - even to a war criminal rucky Dec 2013 #54