Comments on: Vote: Which Democrat Doesn’t “Walk the Talk” On the Public Option?

By: rosalind

rosalind — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:27:01 +0000

and DWS it is! she was just on Rachel’s show this morning doing the whole “I believe in a strong public option, BUT…” crap. “The important thing is A bill gets passed, can’t get hung up on the perfect, blah da blah blah…”

she says a bill will ready to go to Obama just before the December Holiday break.

By: justanut

justanut — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:57:40 +0000

I find it especially hypocritical of Debbie Wasserman Schultz to push a health care plan on the rest of the American people which she knows full well would have killed her a year ago with her battle with cancer. She NEVER would have gotten the expensive testing and the large number of surgical procedures under the public option and her chances of being cancer free today would be far less than they are. Her ability to take from her generous Congressional health care paid for by the American people and then turn around and push a far inferior public option on her constituents is beyond contempt.

By: Leen

Leen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:10:45 +0000

Jane “Despite all the noise in the Senate, the only true firewall that will keep a bill from passing without a public plan is a 40 vote block in the House.’

thank you Jane

By: paz3

paz3 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:26:30 +0000

So why am I getting a “404″ Page Not Found error???

I filled in all the fields…

By: Teddy Partridge

Teddy Partridge — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:06:51 +0000

Rahm and Nancy put her in charge of the Red-to-Blue program even though she’s never faced a competitive Congressional election herself, primary or general. She’s not qualified to hold that job, and she’s been getting lots of exposure lately. Undercutting her in her own district could pay real dividends down the road.

By: Jo Fish

Jo Fish — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:36:55 +0000

Is there a time limit to this vote? I keep getting a 404 error, voted for Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, or tried to.

By: Cujo359

Cujo359 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:43:42 +0000

Yes, she’s another fine example of leading from the rear. Plus, she’s the only one of these people I’ve heard of. I could get all intellectual and analyze who’s been doing the worst job and being the biggest whore to special interests, but you know, name recognition is really important in politics.

By: Cujo359

Cujo359 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:40:19 +0000

I think after not having changed the direction of any of the things you mention it’s fair to say he owns those things now. If he’d been pushing an agenda on any of these items that said “Look, what we’re doing is crazy, we need to change”, I’d be disagreeing with you. The sad truth is, though, that he hasn’t.

No one rides for free.

By: brendanscalling

brendanscalling — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:36:43 +0000

i went with debbie. she’s got leadership ambitions, but clearly she’s not leadership material. After all, universal health care is a plank of the party platform: if she can’t lead on this, she can’t (and shouldn’t) lead on anything.

Besides, i’m still angry about the refusal to support fellow democrat Anette Taddeo in favor of Debbie’s BFF the awful republican.

so over the side with you debbie!

By: wmd1961

wmd1961 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:34:28 +0000

I have indeed mentioned it several times.

You’re absolutely correct in both of your points - more research is needed and a ongoing thread are good ideas. I’ve been throwing the idea out because I think it deserves consideration soon.

I hope that no one is offended by my predicting 2010 primaries are going to be unsuccessful - I hope that they are and we can get some decent democratic party candidates in the 2010 general elections.

necessary conditions for impact on redistricting:
Democratic governor.
existing progressive caucus among state legislative democrats.
state houses in democratic control or close to it.
legislature controls redistricting.

There’s the potential for increasing the size of the House gumming up the works.