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Cha

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30. Yeah, keep harping about insurance companies.. they love it that they have to accept

Reply to pbmus (Reply #28)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 12:02 AM

Jun 2014

pre-existing conditions.

Blue dogs wouldn't let single payer go anywhere.. I know because I had one in NY back then and tried to talk to him about it.

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WTF ...15 [View all] pbmus Jun 2014 OP

There was no way single payer would pass: boguspotus Jun 2014 #1

Thanks! freshwest Jun 2014 #2

Unfortunately that's true...nt pbmus Jun 2014 #3

Didn't they even have to appease Lieberman too? boguspotus Jun 2014 #8

True, but had our side started negations there... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #7

Two-thirds of Americans wanted single payer. MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #11

This is true. What is the point of electing them if they are feckless? Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #14

Not you're getting to why so many 2008 (D) voters stayed home in 2010 Doctor_J Jun 2014 #17

Unfortunately, a lot of those hopes weren't based on anything. jeff47 Jun 2014 #25

Yeah, if they weren't so feckless they would have passed it even if they didn't have enough votes! drm604 Jun 2014 #33

If they weren't so feckless they would have gotten the votes. Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #34

Still waiting for you to explain how they could have gotten Lieberman's vote. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2014 #18

If Lieberman's vote was needed, the solution MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #19

Lieberman's vote was needed. And your link's busted. jeff47 Jun 2014 #20

Link's fixed, sorry. MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #21

60th. And there were only about 20 votes for killing the filibuster jeff47 Jun 2014 #22

Interesting. MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #24

Nope. The ACA was passed as two bills. jeff47 Jun 2014 #26

Ah. I'll check that out, thanks. MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #27

The gear, valve, pipe and boiler lobbies ThoughtCriminal Jun 2014 #4

Because it would not have passed Congress, is the answer. And try he did..... Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #5

Great cartoon Gothmog Jun 2014 #6

Obamacare has worked great for my family - 1st time we've had healthcare in 12 years bhikkhu Jun 2014 #9

Because Big Insurance owns a big chunk of the government, including the white house Doctor_J Jun 2014 #10

Correct. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #12

They sure as hell owned Lieberman. n/t Mr.Bill Jun 2014 #13

Right you are, Doctor_J. Unknown Beatle Jun 2014 #15

I am a doctor of something Doctor_J Jun 2014 #16

We have a strong foundation for single payer .. at least President Obama got that started and it's Cha Jun 2014 #23

I am all for thanking Obama when he deserves thanking .... pbmus Jun 2014 #28

Yeah, keep harping about insurance companies.. they love it that they have to accept Cha Jun 2014 #30

Did you tell him/her that we already have single payer and that it would pbmus Jun 2014 #31

All that machinery makes me think of how this Congre$$ Amonester Jun 2014 #29

Lieberman should have woken up with a horse head in his bed mwrguy Jun 2014 #32