Josh Marshall breaks down some of the static and pushback emanating from centrist Senate Dems and Joe Lieberman:
And expect the rest of the conservative Democrats to hold out until pretty much the last minute too because it’s in their interests to do so, both to maximize their leverage and to wait as long as possible [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Public option'
How Conservative Dems (and Joe Lieberman) Can Advance a Public Option Plan They’ll Vote Against
October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Health care reform
Tags: Harry Reid·Joe Lieberman·Josh Marshall·Public option·Senate Health Care Reform Bill
Loneliest Man in the Senate
September 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Health care reform
From the opening line, Carolyn Lochhead paints a sorrowful picture of Max Baucus’ less-than-triumphant moment as he unveiled his committee’s long-awaited health care reform plan yesterday in the Capitol. “Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus stood alone Wednesday, delivering his long-awaited health care plan without one Republican at his side and a chilly welcome from [...]
Tags: Carolyn Locchead·Health Care Reform Plan·Max Baucus·Public option·Senate Finance Committee
Lillis Advocates Starting Strong with Single Payer (alternately titled “What Could Have Been”)
September 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Health care reform
The Washington Independent’s Mike Lillis makes a compelling case for single-payer health care, but not like you might expect. It’s an article to which I found myself nodding throughout and thinking “Huh. Never thought of it like that.” And it’s strikingly simple. Read it here.
Lillis argues that single-payer health care should have been Democrats’ starting [...]
Tags: Health Care Negotiation·Mike LIllis·Public option·Single Payer
Pushed Left: Romanoff Challenge = Bennet Hearts Public Option
September 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Elections, Health care reform
Yglesias has it about right here. There are other ways to get your elected officials to embrace the party leadership’s (ie the president’s) policy positions, but at the end of the day nothing fires a sitting politician to act quite like a credible opponent.
Tags: 2010 Senate Race·Andrew Romanoff·Michael Bennet·Public option
Denver Post Comes on Strong in Favor of Public Option
August 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Health care reform
The Denver Post comes out today with a strong stand on the importance of the public option to meaningful health care reform. Perhaps the most surprising part? A substantial media outlet shrugs off the importance of false bipartisanship on this issue:
The Obama administration and congressional Democrats need to push forward with their plan to pass [...]
Is Reform Without a Public Option still Reform?
August 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Health care reform
Last night I spoke with a Democrat named Marla, a mother of a friend. She told me that she writes to the president once a week, and that she’s been writing to Sens. Bennet and Udall as well recently in strong favor of a public option. That’s great, I told her. She went on.
“I told [...]
