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Armstead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 01:45 PM
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True to form...Congressional Democrats achieving Unity -- United for Failure
Edited on Wed Dec-16-09 01:55 PM by Armstead
A major snafu in the health care debate has been a lack of unity.

Well we appear to be moving towards a united front in Congress and the White House is finally leading, under the heavy hand of Rahm. So we are getting unity.

But naturally it is unity in the wrong direction. "Lets all just support this shitty bill, even though we know it's a shitty bill."

Staunch advocates and fighters for single-payer or public option are trotted out before the cameras like victims of Stockholm Syndrome, or to recant like rehabilitated political prisoners in North Korea.

"The public option wasn't really important. I believe this is a really good bill and the best we can get. We should unite and pass it.... The public option wasn't really important. I believe this is a really good bill....."

No more fighting over trivia like a public option, Medicare expansion, drug importation or mandates. Those are so Yesterday.

Nope. they're all getting on the same page. "Lets pass this shit for the sake of passing something, even if its shit."

I love Tom Harkin and Sherrod Brown and really respect how staunchly honest Jay Rockefeller has been. I will continue to love and respect these guys and other great democrats who tried really hard in an uphill fight.

But it's really sad and I feel really sorry for them.

Sigh





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BlueIdaho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 01:49 PM
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1. There are no more terrifying words than "The President needs a win." nt.
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Armstead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 02:08 PM
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2. So they should pass a Resolution praising his childfren as role models
and then go back and take the time to give him a win that means something
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BlueIdaho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 02:12 PM
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3. If he were a real leader he would never sign this travesty. nt.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-16-09 03:18 PM
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4. It seems to be the only type of unity the Party knows.
nuff said
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