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No Public Option? Then Kill It

By oleeb on Sun, 08/16/2009 - 7:39pm |
I just saw on Yahoo news that the AP is running a story saying Obama is going to abandon the public option which is the only really decent aspect of his health insurance reform plan.  Here is how the article...
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Do DC Dems Ever Get Tired Of Being Beaten UP?

By oleeb on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 5:08pm |
As the Republicans and their corporate buddies have rolled out a slight twist on the now age-old "Bitch Slap the Democrats" routine on healthcare, our friends the DC Dems once again find themselves standing there, mouths agape at the atrocious...
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How Can Obama Get The Momentum Back on Healthcare?

By oleeb on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 3:10am |
As a purely strategic proposition, it is pretty well agreed by most people the President has lost the momentum on the issue of healthcare and is no longer driving the public debate or the agenda.  As a practical matter, how...
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Combating And Neutralizing Republican Authoritarianism In America

By oleeb on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 4:22pm |
Anyone who has been paying attention over the past 40 years has noticed the regrettable and extremist reactionary trend in the political life of the United States.  Certainly no one could have missed the anti-democratic authoritarianism of the Republican Party...
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I'm Glad Prof. Gates Got Arrested!

By oleeb on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 12:46am |
The airwaves are filled with the news that the esteemed Dr. Gates, a Professor at Hahvad don't ya know, was arrested for entering his own house and then having the gall to be put out when a cop hassled him...
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"Public Option" Would Only Be Available To The Otherwise Uninsured

By oleeb on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 2:42pm |
I'm not sure thatpeople really understand how the "public option" would work, given the rhetoric of the adminstration that people could "keep" their current insurance if they want to or choose a public option.  Last night on The Daily Show,...
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Midlife Crises Are Bad Enough In Private: In Public The Shameful Ugliness Is All Too Apparent

By oleeb on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 2:40pm |
By now I think anyone paying attention understands that Gov. Sanford's life is in full meltdown.  Clearly, here is a man in the midst of a midlife crisis that he is handling very, very badly to say the least.  I've...
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Democrats Now Have 60 Votes In The Senate What Excuses Will They Pawn Off On The Public Now When They Fail To Do What They Were Elected To Do?

By oleeb on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 4:54am |
With Al Franken now ready to take his place in the Senate, the Democrats will have 60 votes, but who expects that to make any real difference?  I don't think anyone thinks it will make much difference at all.  So...
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"Health Reform" Proposals in Congress: No Connection to Reality The Time for Single Payer is NOW!

By oleeb on Mon, 06/29/2009 - 7:11pm |
Why are we even discussing the "Public Option" that our President has proposed and that is being ground to dust by the likes of Max Baucus and other DINO's in Congress?  Yes, the public option provides for at least the...
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Things That Ought To Be Done Right Now... the first in a series... Ban Prescription Drug Advertising

By oleeb on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 1:00pm |
I think we can get a broad consensus on the question of whether or not there are a number of things that are unnecessary or just downright stupid that go on in this country and that ought to be...

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