Comments on: Rahm: White House Open to Triggers

By: gdebs

gdebs — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:39:48 +0000

Rahm only made a few million during the time between Clinton and Obama
How can you say he loves money.

By: sporkovat

sporkovat — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:15:10 +0000

cheers to you and james!

more and more folks are beyond disgusted with the Hope-n-Change bait-n-switch the Democrats pull every election cycle.

By: ProgThis

ProgThis — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:55:15 +0000

no - that isn’t a repudiation. Those are weasel words designed to confuse. Please notice how they are open to interpretation, and those who interpret this as a “walkback” are interpreting in the most favorable light.

Rahm’s and Obama’s statements are quite similar about the need for competition. Obama’s is phrased more politely, but it does not expressly reject the idea of a trigger.

By: JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin

JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:52:50 +0000

It isn’t demoralising the left. It’s pissing them off and getting them really riled. It’s actually having the opposite effect.

Seriously, President Obama really needs to sharpen his message. Biden and Rahm are such loose cannons.

By: ProgThis

ProgThis — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:48:27 +0000

MoveOn is captive to the Obama administration. Don’t want to get disinvited from those cocktail parties after all.

By: tbau

tbau — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:46:06 +0000

wouldn’t be surprised if he’s just giving obama cover for what the latter wanted all along.

By: ProgThis

ProgThis — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:45:07 +0000

I’m sure Rahm knows how far his leash extends. Obama did issue a statement that could be interpreted as walking back Rahm’s statement, but Obama’s statement contains enough weasel words that he could also be endorsing Rahm’s words. Being unequivocal is not Obama’s strong suit.

By: nahant

nahant — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:44:13 +0000

We Must have Single Payer public option as you said so well Jane these bastards, repukes, big Pharma & Health insurance have milked the public for enough profits! Time they have actual competition from a Public Option, of course they will fail and I think they should!! I would like nothing better than to see all the Health care insurance worker bees brought into the public plan to administer it at 1/10th the cost of the current system of huge profits and bonuses for the top executives!!

Single Payer or Bust!!

By: DanRockridge

DanRockridge — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:37:14 +0000

If this pattern of RINO (reform in name only) continues, I’m bailing on Obama in 2012. No money, no volunteering, no vote.

By: greenwarrior

greenwarrior — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:27:42 +0000

ot – franken was sworn in!!!!! there’s a post on fdl running about it.