Comments on: Whipping the Public Option: Senator Klobuchar, Are You Listening?

By: MarkH

MarkH — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:42:53 +0000

Don’t be so harsh on Amy. She’s following the Obama gameplan, keeping the goals fixed, but how to achieve them flexible.

As the fight has clarified we now know the Republicans won’t vote for anything, so we just need the best set of features in the legislation to achieve the goals. I think that’s what we’re dedicated to just now.

The public option seems like an obvious solution to covering more people, at least in the short-run. In the longer-run there may be other possibilities which may become apparent.

By: TheBigE

TheBigE — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:17:44 +0000

Thanks for the linkey luv, PW. Please call Amy all you Minnesotans out there.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:42:01 +0000

I still don’t see Lloydd Doggett on the whip tool…

By: spacefish

spacefish — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:24:51 +0000

NPR has an interesting take (via TPM) on a Congressional hearing on healthcare. They photographed the audience and are asking people to help identify the lobbyists. They have a few noted, already.

NPR link

By: egregious

egregious — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:18:50 +0000

Thanks PW!