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regnaD kciN

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4. And, when it comes to the public option, let's place the blame where it belongs...

Reply to eniwetok (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 11:17 PM

Mar 2017

Not on the Republicans (except incidentally), but on Holy Joe and the "Blue Dog" Democrats, who threatened to join the Republican filibuster of the whole bill unless assured there would be no public option. Thus it was that, despite sixty Senate seats and a large House majority, we had to settle for a Republican-lite plan. For their efforts, almost all the DINOs got swept out of office by real Republicans the next election, but their damage was set in stone by then.

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Fixing ACA is EASY!!! [View all] eniwetok Mar 2017 OP

Let people buy into Medicare. No age restriction. roamer65 Mar 2017 #1

maybe yes... maybe no.... eniwetok Mar 2017 #2

Without regulating health care COSTS TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #3

And, when it comes to the public option, let's place the blame where it belongs... regnaD kciN Mar 2017 #4

Sure... Lieberman is to blame... but so is.... eniwetok Mar 2017 #5

Not easy Egnever Mar 2017 #6

my point simply was... eniwetok Mar 2017 #7