tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862193417692297175.post4111556413187902404..comments2023-12-19T08:35:25.485-08:00Comments on chessart's retirement diaries: The Public Option Bites the Dustchessarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05265192960662246841noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862193417692297175.post-61998034763707128762009-12-19T13:13:36.126-08:002009-12-19T13:13:36.126-08:00Basically the Republican part (aided by the Blue D...Basically the Republican part (aided by the Blue Dogs) played Obama for a chump. They used his obsession with negotiating with a party that have whose only interest is to eviscerate him against him. The Republicans can count the Health Care as a victory even if it passes.carlhttp://www.myhumbleopinion.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862193417692297175.post-7895632454188502722009-12-13T11:52:35.542-08:002009-12-13T11:52:35.542-08:00Yeah, if ever there were a time to move to a simpl...Yeah, if ever there were a time to move to a simply majority vote in the Senate, it woud be now. <br /><br />On the bright side, I did hear Bernie Sanders' analysis of the new bill. He supports universal single-payer and supported the pubic option as an alternative, and he is a very trusted source for policy analysis for me. He is always honest and clear. He said it would be no worse than the previous public option bill.<br /><br />As for the more depressing side, another trusted source of mine, Ted Rall, gives a summary of current scientific evidence, which points to a low survivability of human civilization right now due to global warming. http://www.uexpress.com/tedrall/MakeCulturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105488999424701564noreply@blogger.com