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We watched most
of Obama's Health Care Reform hearing with the Republicans yesterday, 2/25/10, and
were very heartened by his handling of the
basic issues, especially his very reasoned and lucid closing statements, that put the
ball squarely back in the Repug naysayers' court, reminding them that it's
the uninsured people who are hurting and dying that they (should
be)working for.
He made them admit they agreed on a lot of issues with the
insurance companies with grudging agreement on regulation(Of course, everyone
tippy-toed around the elephant in the room..that every one of their gripes and
sad stories pointed to the need for Single-payer, that would kick these
racketeers out completely!).
Kudos also to Pelosi for mentioning the forbidden words (no, now they're
not "Single
Payer" anymore..now it's merely "Public Option".) And she corrected, immediately and on record,
Payer" anymore..now it's merely "Public Option".) And she corrected, immediately and on record,
some of those Repug lies that fall under the "You can have your own
Opinion, but you CAN'T have
your own FACTS!" rubric.
We agreed , we couldn't even imagine Bush doing this sort of thing!
We agreed , we couldn't even imagine Bush doing this sort of thing!
(And Obama basically sent them packing with their tails between their
legs).
I just wish he'd insisted on a Public Option, and done this a lot SOONER!
I just wish he'd insisted on a Public Option, and done this a lot SOONER!
