2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary's new slogan: No We Can't! [View all]Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)I was just listening to Ed's daily podcast. Ed had on John Nichols as a guest and I was surprised to hear John opine that single payer just is not practical at this time in the USA. WTF??? ANY friggin' achievement starts with the FIRST STEP!
Shit - if Paul Ryan and turtle neck had the perfect single payer legislation drawn up and only needed a presidential signature, I guess THAT would be the perfect scenario under which we'd send Bernie to DC. But it's a certainty that Ryan and McDunncel aren't going to welcome Sanders with open arms. Heh - with "arms" maybe - but not with "open" ones!
No - every assualt on Everest starts with the first step. And we KNOW the perils of the climb when we takie that first step. But someone's gotta start that trek - that quest - and that someone is US. THIS is what Bernie's been trying to get thru our collective skulls. It's >WE< the people's job. And to hear the nay-talk from a supposed progressive like Nichols, points up how soundly we've lost sight of our responsibilities.