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GOP to Force Obama to Use Public Option; HUBRIS,..."What is it Good For"?

source: http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/12/07/gop_amendment/index.html

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Tyrants and Plutocrats and Their Hubris,...What is It Good For?
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Republicans introduce an amendment that would compel the president and the cabinet to enroll in the government plan
By Alex Koppelman

Senate Republicans had what seemed like a pretty good idea when it comes to the fight over healthcare reform: Propose an amendment that would force all members of Congress to enroll in whatever form of public option is included in the final bill. That plan backfired, though, when their Democratic counterparts decided to actually support the amendment. So now the GOP's going further.

The latest version of the amendment is broader; beyond members of Congress, it also includes staff members, something that had been a sticking point for Democrats before. More than that, though, it would force President Obama and his cabinet into the public option.

"The White House and cabinet secretaries are working very hard for this massive overhaul of America's health care system," Grassley said in a statement reported by the Huffington Post's Ryan Grim. "It's only fair that if this bill becomes law, these individuals should themselves be subject to the reforms. The same is true for congressional staff. Quietly carving out leadership staff and committee staff behind closed doors is unacceptable. If the reforms are as good as their supporters say, the reforms should be good enough for everybody."

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/12/07/gop_amendment/index.html
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8 comments // GOP to Force Obama to Use Public Option; HUBRIS,..."What is it Good For"?

  • artemis6
  • Progresshiv
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      Progresshiv  

    • Every U.S. citizen should be compelled to enroll in an affordable, government-run health insurance program that covers pre-existing conditions, does not deny coverage when a citizen is ill or injured, and which has fees tailored to a person's ability to pay. No one should be able to buy health care coverage which is any better or any worse than that of his or her neighbor. This will ensure that the market will force the creation of an excellent product that does not create a de facto caste system when it comes to health.

    • 2 years ago
  • rondotron
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      rondotron  

    • Ron Paul is a republican so quit bashing the party like being a Republican is garbage. Being Republican is not about forcing anything, let alone a public option. The pseudos and neo-cons are the ones to single out, as they exist within all parties.

    • 2 years ago
  • MilchMann
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      MilchMann  
    • rondotron:

      Dude, Ron Paul, the man that wants to go back on to the Gold Standard? I mean, it would have been nice to have not gone off the of the Gold Standard, but going back is what one calls completely impossible. We would have to literally seize money from peoples bank accounts... no, I will lump Ron Paul into the idiot republican group.

    • 2 years ago
  • wayseeker
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      wayseeker  

    • Folks, may I introduce too you our Republican Senators. These are the guys that were voted into office to make rational decisions on our part. LOL

    • 2 years ago
  • MilchMann
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      MilchMann  

    • LOL, the republicans have elected the biggest bunch of idiots into office this country has ever seen. Go ahead, chalk the bill up with all kind of riders that directly effect you to an even greater extent, jokes just on you kids!

      I am reminded of a song... "Jolly Green Dumbass" by Fenix*TX

      Lyrics:

      Well all the things I've said
      To try to make it work
      Have all been bent or misunderstood
      Everything was taken the wrong way
      Now you're making things so hard

      Now when you think of me
      You get bent outta shape
      Pissed off at all the choices that you've made
      Everything is going the wrong way
      And it's making things so hard

      You always kick and scream so hard
      What can I do to calm you down
      Why do you make things so hard
      You gotta stop sneaking around
      I guess for you a new life has begun
      I'll sit at home and watch reruns

      So I'm gone all the time
      What difference does it make
      Togetherness doesn't seem to amount to anything
      Everything is all screwed up and now
      I'm making things so hard

      Sometimes I think about
      The way it used to be
      You're not the same person that you started out to be
      I haven't talked to you in days
      And I guess it's not so hard

      You always kick and scream so hard
      What can I do to calm you down
      Why do you make things so hard
      You gotta stop sneaking around
      I guess for you a new life has begun
      I'll sit at home and watch reruns

      You always kick and scream so hard
      What can I do to calm you down
      Why do you make things so hard
      You gotta stop sneaking around
      I guess for you a new life has begun
      I'll sit at home and watch reruns

    • 2 years ago
  • remanns
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