OMG!!!! How excited should I get? I am freaking out: Senator Nelson of Florida said YES!

[Change Happens]

Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) became the 41st senator to say that he would back the public insurance option as part of a health care bill moved through reconciliation.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/10/public-option-support-now_n_493725.html

He is my Senator and I had no hope at all, I have called and called his office before, never got a real direct answer.

Just called about this on the HP, told the guy to let the Senator know that he has my full support and he makes me very proud!

Blood pressure is up, please tell me I am not going to be disappointed!!!

:bounce:

[Cha]

1. Wow..wonders never cease!

[lamp_shade]

2. Oh man I hope you're right. He's my Senator too and the last call I made was just this morning.

Please oh please oh please oh please

[ProSense]

3. Any nine from this list:

Sen. Max Baucus
Sen. Evan Bayh
Sen. Mark Begich
Sen. Robert Byrd
Sen. Thomas Carper
Sen. Kent Conrad
Sen. Kay Hagann
Sen. Tom Harkin
Sen. Herb Kohl
Sen. Mary Landrieu
Sen. Blanche Lincoln
Sen. Claire McCaskill
Sen. Ben Nelson
Sen. Mark Pryor
Sen. John Rockefeller
Sen. Mark Warner
Sen. Jim Webb

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. And of those 9, I can see 5, maybe 6 who might do it.

Sen. Robert Byrd (if he's healthy enough to show up for the vote)
Sen. Tom Harkin
Sen. Herb Kohl
Sen. Claire McCaskill
Sen. John Rockefeller
Sen. Jim Webb

The others mentioned are too invested in the corporatist sellout to allow any public alternative.

[catgirl]

10. Begich already said he'd consider it n/t

[dmr]

27. I'm hoping Begich can be convinced. n/t

[beac]

13. I've been calling Webb and Warner so much, I fear they might start blocking my number! n/t

[rhett o rick]

26. Send them a post card tomorrow. nt

[butterfly77]

39. I get tired of this shit..

every damn time the Dems need to pass a bill it seems we have to beg and plead with our own supposedly Dems to pass it.

[Dappleganger]

4. Has hell frozen over???

Like you I've emailed and called and never received even a reply from his office.
Wow, just W O W!

:D

[vaberella]

6. That's what I wondered about. n/t

[Dappleganger]

8. Well I just called his office again and left a message...

telling him 'Way to go, but keep up the public option support all the way!'

[Change Happens]

9. Did a live person answer?

[Dappleganger]

19. No, it said the lines were busy

but to please leave a message or to email. They do get their messages, however.

[vaberella]

7. Wow.....wow....wow!! n/t

[HughMoran]

11. Whaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaat???

Don't fuck wit' me like that!

[DevonRex]

12. And let's keep the calls and emails going until it's a done deal, folks.

Our calls must still outnumber the Republicans' calls to his office. So if you live in Florida, don't stop now.

I'll email and phone my in-laws in Florida telling them to keep it up from now until it's over just so Bill doesn't change his mind.

[Supersedeas]

21. Get Kay Hagan on this lists -- Hell, she owes her seat to Obama.

[Lifelong Protester]

14. Giving this a rec, and not giving up!

eom

[jgraz]

15. So THAT'S why these monkeys are flying out of my ass.

To which I'd like to add:... ouch.

[DevonRex]

16. How many monkeys were there?

:P

[jgraz]

17. Fewer than when B*sh accepted responsibility for Katrina

THAT was painful.

[tallahasseedem]

20. LOL!

I think a couple of pain pills are in order! ;)

Seriously...I can't believe this news! Wow!

[ShortnFiery]

18. Not excited at all. Nelson signed on because he KNOWs it will never pass the Senate.

If anything, it's a sign that the present Senate Bill is A SHIT SANDWICH and the House Democrats should NOT PASS IT if they want to retain power in Congress.

[Dr.Phool]

22. Bill Nelson.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

Shit sandwich is right. And Nelson is not going to quit being a piece of shit.

If he supports it, it's worse than I thought.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

23. Yup.

That was my first thought. With Nelson signing on it is looking like the Bennett Letter may be no more than window dressing. :(

[flpoljunkie]

24. Read the link. 'Leadership will urge all Dems to vote no, so as not to complicate reconciliation.'

Regardless of the support for a particular amendment, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Wednesday that leadership will urge all Democrats to vote no, so as not to complicate the reconciliation process.

If that is the case, the House still has the ability to put the public option in its version before it's sent to the Senate, but there is no indication that that is being contemplated, despite its broad support both inside Congress and with the public.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/10/public-option-support-now_n_493725.html

[PatSeg]

25. That is great news

I wouldn't have expected him to sign on. I guess some senators are really listening to their constituents.

[Sancho]

28. I've been calling every day...

maybe we got through...never got an answer either.



:toast:

[democracy1st]

29. K & R

[a kennedy]

30. OMG, this is huge!!!!

:woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[harun]

31. Wow, that is surprising.

[1776Forever]

32. I lived in Florida for 20 years and am now in Ohio - I am astounded! Thank God - Hope he means it!

O8)

[Divine Discontent]

33. uh, yeah! I am shocked. I have written 2 times this year to him saying Public Option if you want my

support and effort to helps get you re-elected.

Great news....

[1776Forever]

35. Good job - I am sure he heard from a lot of Florida residents!

:thumbsup:

[glowing]

34. His state, FL, is hurting for health care... The state has way too many jobs that

don't offer health care. AND with the recession on, the state budget is getting killed with medicaid payments.

[1776Forever]

36. So true! Chronic patients are being squeezed for care because of it. Let's hope this helps!

:hi:

[butterfly77]

37. Are you sure ...

something must be up..

[warm regards]

38. The Durbin effect...?

[AlinPA]

40. That means that the PO is dead. He know it will die and wants to look good. nt

[Raineyb]

41. I'm inclined to agree with you.

That ratfuck bastard wasn't at all interested in the PO when it might have had a chance in hell. His interest now can only signal that there's no way it'll actually pass. Typical of what the party does I'm afraid.