Weiner withdraws amendment

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sent by nasrudin since 15 days 1 time 42 minutes, published about 14 days 12 hours 33 minutes
“I have decided not to offer a single payer alternative to the health reform bill at this time. Given how fluid the negotiations are on the final push to get comprehensive health care reform that covers millions of Americans and contains costs through a public option, I became concerned that my amendment might undermine that important goal.”
tags: for-profiteers win
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  1. #1    Standard Dimocrap strategy:

    1) Promise progressive legislation.

    2) Preemptive surrender.
    written by Mike5000 since 15 days 1 time 34 minutesMike5000
  2. #2    Weiner is a Weenie.
    written by Justice4alltoday since 14 days 7 hours 11 minutesJustice4alltoday
  3. #3    It seems the Republicans won the last election. All Democrats that oppose the health care bill should be voted out of office as should all the Republican nay sayers.
    written by deke4 since 14 days 6 hours 24 minutesdeke4
  4. #4    There is now no recourse but to insist that this bill be voted down. No bill is better then a sellout bill.
    written by neoconned since 14 days 5 hours 58 minutesneoconned
  5. #5    it's unfortunate the Representative Weiner will not seek a vote for single payer. Even if a vote where taken, it would not pass. Our system is too corrupt and the influence of insurance company money is too pervasive. There is only one way to fix our government. We must adopt 100% Public Financing of ALL elections.

    If people want a single payer health plan; support public financing.
    If people want reform of Wall Street and the Banking Industry; support public financing.
    If people want a less adventurous military; support public financing.

    Most of what ills this country can be cured by getting the money out of elections. It's really that simple. The talking heads never bring...

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    written by KnowNothing since 14 days 5 hours 4 minutesKnowNothing
  6. #6    Just vote the whole goddamned thing down. A bill like that is far worse than no bill at all.
    written by Malgoska since 14 days 4 hours 37 minutesMalgoska
  7. #7    The health mafia paid hundreds of millions for this bill. If it passes the Dimocraps will take hundreds of BILLIONS from us to give to the health mafia.

    The evil scumbags in DC don't see the tens of thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of bankruptcies. All they see is a thousand-fold return on investment.

    This bill must die. We need Single Payer which means it's time for the Green Party. The lesser of two weasels is nowhere near lesser enough.
    written by Mike5000 since 13 days 23 hours 41 minutesMike5000
  8. #8    Comment #5: AMEN, KnowNothing! For having a name like "KnowNothing," you clearly know MORE than the current majority in Congress who do not favor public financing.

    I would add this to your sage advice: go look at the 114 cosponsors of H.R.1826, Fair Elections Now Act (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR01826:@@@P). If your member of Congress isn't a cosponsor, HOUND 'EM until become one. If they abosolutely refuse, vote 'em OUT in 2010!
    written by hterrya since 13 days 20 hours 28 minuteshterrya
  9. #9    i'm glad to see that my representative is on the list for HR1826
    written by KnowNothing since 13 days 18 hours 45 minutesKnowNothing
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