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C’mon Dennis, Don’t Be Another George Voinovich
Posted by Roldo Bartimole in Politicians on March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010… Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich is being singled out to change his vote on President Barack Obama’s health reform measure. President Obama himself pitched to Kucinich, telling him a form of single-payer option – Kucinich’s desire – is in the reform bill.
Kucinich was a no vote on the measure that passed the House. He has been pressing for an ideal single-payer measure.
Kucinich has the reputation of being a politician with strong beliefs. He has also been a rather selfish politician who thinks of his standing when making his decisions.
His intransigence not only endangers health reform – weakened as it is – but damages the Obama administration and possibly Democrats in general for the coming election.
The delayed health reform battle has set back President Obama’s ability to deal with the jobs and other issues. Republicans have denied Obama a single vote in the U. S. Senate in an attempt to fatally damage his presidency.
Rep. Bernie Sanders told the Huffington Post that he had talked to Kucinich, albeit “a while back,” about his provision that gives states the ability to provide a single-payer option using federal funds to do so.
The article said that President Obama directly addressed Kucinich’s concern about lack of a single-payer aspect, telling him a form was in the bill and that the Congressman “wrote it down.”
Dennis and a few other Democrats – mostly more conservative ones – are holding up health insurance for some 40 million people and many others facing a jobless future without health insurance.
Democrats want to pass a revised health bill under circumstances that allow the U. S. Senate, which has already passed a bill (as has the House) to dodge a Republican filibuster. A revised Senate bill from the House would require only 50 Senate votes. Democrats believe they can produce 50 votes.
C’mon Dennis, let’s not be your usual selfish self and think about the general good.
The full Huffington article can be accessed here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/kucinich-becomes-target-o_n_490280.html
Listen to the Sane Voices on Health Care
Posted by Roldo Bartimole in Media, People, Politicians on December 17, 2009
December 17, 2009… There are some sane voices around. Better we listen to them or wait another 40 years for some kind of health care reform. Listen to the sane voices for a change.
Read Paul Krugman’s take on the health care bill today.
What is it about people, even well-meaning, that they jump all over Democrats – who are at least trying to pass a bill – and leave the Republican, or as I like to call them the Repugnant Party, alone and happy with their obstructionist policies.
It’s a disgrace that EVERY Repugnant is voting NO on health care and other matters. It’s obstructionist to the nth degree.
We’re also getting a terrible example of how the main stream media work in the reporting about the health bill.
Please read my post lower down which links to two articles that have some sanity in their assessments of the health bill, even without a public option.
Allowing this opportunity to pass will set us back decades and allow the wealthy to laugh at our fighting among ourselves.
It’s not about President Barack Obama, as some try to position it. It’s about getting direly needed health care to people who need it. Please read Krugman. He tells you why.
Here’s Krugman:
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/illusions-and-bitterness/