On Countdown, Sheldon Whitehouse’s announced his capitulation, from Robust Public Option to Trigger is shameful. As Nancy Pelosi said a Trigger is an excuse for doing nothing. Thus Whitehouse joins the ranks of do nothing Dems.

so when i’m not blogging, or trolling on other peoples blogs, i’m out talking to my friends and neighbors about medicare for all, in person, face-to-face [and generally one-on-one, so it's a slooooow business]. it’s not flashy like being on tv or influencing congresscritters, and it’s not nearly as much fun as making fun of people, and granted, it’s not even real organizing, but movements don’t grow without it.

and besides, talking, actual moving-your-mouth talking, none of this here keyboarding stuff, is what i’m best at. :)

Maybe some people just aren’t familiar with the negotiating process, but generally when you are going to give something up, you ask what you’re going to “get” for it before you start telling everyone you think it’s a great idea.

And yet there was no shortage of “liberals” who said that anyone who objected to it was “rigid” and “dogmatic,” the kind of “purists” that they just didn’t want to associate themselves with. Who should be very careful, you know, because if they just weren’t willing to compromise, they could kill health care reform period, and then where would all the poor suffering people be.

welcome to my world.