Why I’m Fed Up
March 17th, 2010at 07:25am Posted by Eli
As Gregg very effectively points out, it’s funny how Obama and the Democrats couldn’t be bothered to make an effort on behalf of the public option, much less single payer, dithering endlessly and fruitlessly with Republicans and immediately capitulating when conservative wankers like Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson say they’ll vote no… yet now that the healthcare reform bill has transformed into a huge windfall for the insurance industry (and antichoice fanatics), they’ve pulled out all the stops to push for its passage and aggressively (and apparently effectively) attack any Democrats who hold out. They’re even getting creative with arcane procedural workarounds.
So, to sum up: Public option/single payer? Not worth the slightest effort to defend. Gutting abortion rights and forcing people to buy insurance from the private companies who made healthcare suck in the first place? The most important bill ever, and woe unto any Democrat who votes against it.
I guess it’s all just a matter of priorities, and Obama and the Democrats clearly have the wrong ones.
Entry Filed under: Corruption/Cronyism,Democrats,Healthcare,Obama,Politics,Wankers
