I watched the Health Care Summit live on Facebook today and participated in a forum where other viewers were able to discuss the summit live. The vast majority of people posting there today appeared to be in favor of both a public option and reconciliation. Here are just a few of the remarks:3:54pm
they will not pass Health Care Reform, perhaps they will provide coffins.
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CBO.
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Paying for health care IS a budget item.
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we are not by of and for the people, havent been for quite awhile.
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Oh no! No John!
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Get it done with 51!
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Budget neutral good for Dingle.
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Do you suppose people like Sean Hannity, Keith Olbermann, Glenn Beck, Rachel Maddow and Chris Mathews hang out in here under pseudonyms.
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"After all, including legal fees, insurance costs, and payouts, the cost of the suits comes to less than one-half of 1 percent of health-care spending."
http://www.slate.com/id/2145400/.3:55pm
USA only 1st world nation without national healthcare. Shame on you politicians. We should vote you all out.
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Long Live Nancy Pelosi!!!
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RECONCILIATE.
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Give em Hell Nancy.
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Argh, I can't stand Pelosi. She needs to get off her high horse.
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"Get it done with 51!" I like that!
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President Obama exhibited leadership that we can be proud of.
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Lets just get the 51 votes!!
health care is not a right.
Good bumpersticker: Get 'er done with 51!
You can read the rest at the link above. This was only about 20 minutes of the discussion and it's long, even though I left out the rambling Walmart discussion that populated the forum for most of the summit.