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Ohio U.S. Senate Candidates Lee Fisher, Jennifer Brunner
On the eve of Barack Obama’s appearance in Ohio at the AFL-CIO’s Labor Day rally where he will discuss his plans for health care reform, both of the Democratic candidates vying for the U.S. Senate seat will be on FDL discussing their support for a public option.
Here is the press release:
Ohio Democratic US Senate Candidates to Hold Online Health Care Townhalls, Highlight Support For Public Option
Candidates Will Urge President Barack Obama and Members of Congress to Back Public Option In Advance of His Labor Day Visit to Cincinnati
Both Appear on Firedoglake.com this Sunday Afternoon at 3:00 PM EDT and 7:00 PM EDT
Washington DC — On the eve of President Barack Obama’s Labor Day visit to Cincinnati, both Ohio statewide officials running for the Democratic nomination for US Senate will host live online town hall meetings on www.FireDogLake.com to explain why health insurance reform is critical and urge President Obama and Congress to support a public option. The online town halls will be held on Sunday, September 6, 2009.3 PM EDT – Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner
7 PM EDT – Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher
Today it’s being reported that low-level White House staff have been dispatched to tell liberal interest groups that the President will not being including a public option in his final proposal, and that they should not spend any more money advocating for one because it’s "just not worth it."
Electoral prospects for 2010 have been much on the mind of those in the White House crafting the President’s health care reform plan. We are excited to have the two Democratic candidates who will be competing for an open seat in a swing state which would increase the party’s majority in the Senate as they talk about their experience running for office on a platform that includes support for a public option.
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As Greg Sargent (via Marcy) informs us, it looks like the public option is a lot more popular than Obama may be willing to admit:
Great to see us focused on the next move. getting freinds elected will be what “makes it worth” whatever the wh delivery boys and girls “have been dispatched” to enlighten us with. I guess they think we dont already KNOW! i dont know whether to laugh, cry, or puke.
WH writing a new bill?
from your cited article:
The bottom line, said the source, is that the president would have to “move to the center” on the issue eventually, “and it’s not a bad thing to have liberals screaming at him” — that development will help sell the deal to Americans, “convince them it’s a good, moderate deal, if liberals are mad.”
So now the ultimate goal is to make sure that the people who got him elected, contributed hard-earned money and their time and efforts – are pissed. That will be the sign of a good bill.
Mother.
Fuckers.
On Chris Matthews show, the “Democratic strategist” came out saying that the people in this country do not support the public option, which is a completely false statement.
I’ve seen this guest many times but I can’t remember his name. Matthews let that go and did not correct it. Matthews is flogging the progressives every chance he gets and keeps saying he just wants a bill. He tried to stare down Richard Trumka who did not buckle.
Great news, thanks, Jane.
I can’t be here tomorrow, so let me suggest a question now…
Here are two questions for Jennifer Brunner:
1. As you know, insurance companies take 30 cents out of each health care dollar.
Can you explain what value, if any, insurance companies bring to health care transactions?
2. As you know, US health care costs are $7290 per capita (in 2007). France’s health care costs were half ours (at $3601) and they have better health care outcomes (their life expectancy is two years longer than ours). France uses a single payer system. Canada, which also uses a single payer system, has similar advantages.
Since single payer systems can be shown by evidence to save both money and lives, will you advocate for a single payer system in this country? If not, why not?