"Obama is telling America, 'No, we can’t.'"

[kpete]

Adam Green: "Obama is telling America, 'No, we can’t.'"

by Turkana

Greg Sargent received a pointed email from Adam Green, of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee:

Obama is telling America, “No, we can’t.” But we’ve been showing more and more each day, “Yes, we can” pass the public option. If President Obama doesn’t think the votes exist in the Senate, he needs to name which senators would oppose it. If he can’t or won’t, there’s no reason for House progressives to be part of the White House’s loser mentality.

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/terrorism/obama-tells-liberals-public-option-doesnt-have-votes/

[NJmaverick]

1. Promising to pursue it later is saying you can't do it?!?!

:shrug:

[JuniperLea]

3. Some don't want him to put a foot in the door...

They want him to jump inside, screaming, and acting like some idiot.

The press is on my last, raggity, raw nerve... as are 99.9% of the GOP.

[bluethruandthru]

4. Why not pursue it now?

Why hasn't he been pursuing it all along?

[flyarm]

11. and you have "NEVER SEEN THOSE PROMISES BEFORE?" YEAH RIGHT!

If you are too young to have witnessed it over and over and over and over again..TRUST US THAT ARE OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE SEEN THIS SHIT PLAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN!

When they take something away for economic or what ever reasons..you never get it back again..

When a price goes up for any reason..fuel prices go up and the grocery store charges more for food..have you ever seen the prices go down again????? NOOOOOOOOOOOO

When they tell you they are "just testing something" ..they never turn it back no matter what the test results are...ever


When taxes go up for the middle class..have you ever seen them come back down? no

For the very richest ..yes ..but for the middle class..noooooooooo

This is no different then the saying..the check is in the bank..it isn't...unless you count it first and you deposit it yourself...and see it with your own eyes..don't count on it being there..

for many years as a flight crew i used to walk my wheelie through the airport whenever so called "TESTS" were being done..with a sign on my wheelie..

"Today it is my rights..tommorrow it will be yours ..what right are you willing to give up?"

no one ever told me what right they were willing to give up..not one person!!

I am not willing to give up what i worked my entire adult life for and that is my health coverage..it is good coverage but it will now be considered a Cadillac Plan..well i am here to tell you it isn't a damn cadillac..but it is good...and i damn sure worked for it !..Oh and I gave up income for it..so unless you want to give me back the income i lost for it ....someone can shove up their ..you know what..this new promise!

Either do it now..or pay the consequences in Nov...because i will sit my ass home in Nov..and That promise you can take to the bank!

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[northernlights]

16. healthcare delayed is healthcare denied

to paraphrase a very famous person

[David Zephyr]

2. It' not "no we can't", it's "no, he won't"

Big difference.

[Greyhound]

6. Bingo!

[Coyote_Bandit]

7. Exactly

I'm convinced he doesn't give a shit about actually achieving meaningful healthcare reform.

All he wants is to be able to exploit the effort for political purposes without actually delivering the goods. That way he can keep his corporate financiers happy while simultaneously getting votes from Amerikkkans who fall for his spin story.

[LWolf]

10. You nailed that one. nt

[Bicoastal]

5. I think that phrase is getting as old as the line it's parodying.

Give it a rest, people.

[Bluenorthwest]

8. It is "we could, but I got paid not to"

The most cynical man on Earth, our President.

[Union Yes]

9. Yes we can boycott in November.

[dysfunctional press]

12. oops

wrong place.

[lib2DaBone]

14. I'm not sure what message Obama is sending.. I do know we need leadership..

We need someone to grab the wheel... and say NO to NAFTA. Say YES to American Workers.

When I read that that the biggest portions of wind turbine green energy is going to be made in CHINA... my stomach drops and my heart aches.

The answer is so frigging simple.. American Jobs for American People.

[WonderGrunion]

15. Here is the list Adam Green wants

Sen Lamar Alexander R TN
Sen John Barrasso R WY
Sen Robert Bennett R UT
Sen Christopher Bond R MO
Sen Samuel Brownback R KS
Sen Jim Bunning R KY
Sen Richard Burr R NC
Sen C. Saxby Chambliss R GA
Sen Thomas Coburn R OK
Sen Thad Cochran R MS
Sen Susan Collins R ME
Sen Bob Corker R TN
Sen John Cornyn R TX
Sen Michael Crapo R ID
Sen Jim DeMint R SC
Sen John Ensign R NV
Sen Michael Enzi R WY
Sen Lindsey Graham R SC
Sen Charles Grassley R IA
Sen Judd Gregg R NH
Sen Orrin Hatch R UT
Sen Kay Hutchison R TX
Sen James Inhofe R OK
Sen Mike Johanns R NE
Sen Jon Kyl R AZ
Sen Joseph Lieberman I CT
Sen Richard Lugar R IN
Sen Melquiades Martinez R FL
Sen John McCain R AZ
Sen Mitch McConnell R KY
Sen Lisa Murkowski R AK
Sen James Risch R ID
Sen Pat Roberts R KS
Sen Jefferson Sessions R AL
Sen Richard Shelby R AL
Sen John Thune R SD
Sen David Vitter R LA
Sen George Voinovich R OH
Sen Roger Wicker R MS
Sen Max Baucus D MT
Sen Evan Bayh D IN
Sen Mark Begich D AK
Sen Michael Bennet D CO
Sen Robert Byrd D WV
Sen Thomas Carper D DE
Sen Kent Conrad D ND
Sen Dianne Feinstein D CA
Sen Blanche Lincoln D AR
Sen Bill Nelson D FL
Sen E. Benjamin Nelson D NE
Sen Mark Pryor D AR
Sen Jon Tester D MT
Sen Mark Warner D VA
Sen Ron Wyden D OR

I get my information from Google, I don't need to wait for President Obama to tell me.