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19. But
Tue Mar 13, 2012, 05:03 PM
Mar 2012
Absolutely

Admitting a mistake is a sign of character. No matter how far down the wrong road you go. Turning back is always the best option.

...he doesn't believe it's a mistake, and neither do the majority of Americans.

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=367741

Buying into a Republican talking point is not a "sign of character."

Even single-payer advocates are not that stupid.

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A nationwide organization of doctors who favor a single-payer health care system today rejected calls by Republican leaders to repeal the new health law, noting that the law contains modest benefits for patients that should not be spurned.

At the same time, the doctors said that the enactment of a single-payer, Medicare-for-all program is the only way to assure high quality, comprehensive care to all Americans and the only way to rein in skyrocketing health care costs.

“We reject the call by Republican leaders to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), even as we recognize the new law is incapable of resolving our health care morass,” said Dr. Garrett Adams, president of the 18,000-member Physicians for a National Health Program.

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