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awoke_in_2003

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18. I don't think he and the legislative democrats...

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #12)

Thu May 10, 2012, 06:35 PM

May 2012

ruled out the public option, but they started negotiations at the wrong point. In this country, PO is the closest we will ever get to single payer. Single payer should have been the starting point, to leave negotiating room to PO.

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I admit it, I didn't think I would this time, but I did. [View all] NorthCarolina May 2012 OP

Good for you! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1

Thanks and good for you. grantcart May 2012 #2

Were your ears burning? We were talking about you a few minutes ago: Hissyspit May 2012 #3

Heh...THANKS for the acknowledgement. NorthCarolina May 2012 #5

Love you. DevonRex May 2012 #4

LGBT military personnel is a great place to start. NorthCarolina May 2012 #6

that's the whole point--he can punt it to the states (as he has for 3 years), MisterP May 2012 #7

You cannot put a price on the value of the discussions ongoing in the media NorthCarolina May 2012 #8

oh, this cynic will certainly grant all that! (except the "no stopping it," unfortunately) MisterP May 2012 #10

You may ultimately prove right as the media may lose interest after a short while, NorthCarolina May 2012 #14

Kick DevonRex May 2012 #9

Kick WheelWalker May 2012 #11

Obama did not (necessarily) rule out the public option thesquanderer May 2012 #12

Not fighting or even publicly advocating FOR it NorthCarolina May 2012 #13

I don't think he and the legislative democrats... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #18

Thanks. Scurrilous May 2012 #15

you veganlush May 2012 #16

yeah, I did too mbuch64 May 2012 #17

The news coverage is what turned the tide for me as well. nt NorthCarolina May 2012 #19