Howard Dean cites GOP opposition as reason to pass Senate health bill

[Freddie Stubbs]

Howard Dean, who last week claimed the Senate healthcare reform bill would do more harm than good, is warming to the measure that is expected to clear the upper chamber on Thursday.

During a Tuesday interview on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Dean said, “Honestly, to see the Republicans up there carrying on the way they are, I basically concluded that maybe we should pass this thing … If the Republicans hate it, there must be some good to it.”

Dean’s softening position on the Senate bill started during an appearance on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, where he said he would not vote for the legislation “if this were the final product.”

On Tuesday, Dean reiterated his support for a public option, but acknowledged that the House-Senate conference bill is “unlikely” to include a government-run alternative.

more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/73485--howard-dean-cites-gop-opposition-as-reason-to-pass-senate-bill

[FrenchieCat]

1. Dr. Dean knows. Anyone siding with the 40 Republicans,

are de facto Republicans. Period.

Everything else is bullshit.

[democracy1st]

2. you forgot to add that Dean said the bill changed,and maybe about 5 items were added !

[pokercat999]

3. Guess this was said tongue in cheek, cause this makes no

sense at all. Dr. Dean appears to be a sensible person.

[Freddie Stubbs]

8. Whaterver the reason, he is now supporting the bill

[The Gunslinger]

4. Dr Dean needs to stop flip flopping.

He was right to say the bill will do more harm than good. I wonder what he got offered.

[Freddie Stubbs]

5. Or perhaps he has come to his senses

Either way, he is moving in the right direction.

[The Gunslinger]

9. Forcing the public to buy for profit health insurance is not the right direction period.

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. It works for car insurance

[pokercat999]

12. No it doesn't. Their are many driving without insurance. That's

why you buy uninsured motorist insurance.

[The Gunslinger]

13. humans aren't cars.

[Motown_Johnny]

6. Sen. Boxer has been using this argument also. It makes no sense at all.

The opponents of reform will always fight to have this bill move in their direction no matter how far it has already moved. The idea that they would get to a point and then stop fighting is clearly mistaken.



My crude analogy is....


After they have bent us over and had their way with us they now want us to go down on them too. Sen. Boxer and Gov. Dean are arguing that since they now want us to go down on them it means that they have not bent us over and had their way with us. (I cleaned that up as much as I could, feel free to use the vulgarities when quoting me if you like)



We need to ignore the opposition and focus on the bill itself. It is not a good bill but it is the best one that will pass right now. If the anti-trust exemption is dealt with in committee then it will be an acceptable bill, not a good one but an acceptable one.

[Kahuna]

7. I was never a Deaniac. But I have grown to love and respect him..

since he became DNC chair (I know he isn't still the chair). He has shown himself to be very thoughtful, wise and a good team player.

[billyoc]

10. Well, that simplifies things greatly for me. The R's will oppose EVERYTHING.

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