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Pelosi: House HCR Bill Will Include Public Option

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Other Politics
Posted on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 01:44:32 PM EST
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Ryan Grim:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters at a Thursday briefing that she was glad to see the Senate making progress on its version of health care reform but she emphasized that the House plan would look markedly different - by including a public option. "I fully support the public option. The public option will be in the bill that passes the House," Pelosi (D-Calif.) said purposefully.

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    Pelosi: House HCR Bill Will Include Public Option | 23 comments (23 topical)

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    Good (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by lilburro on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 01:50:32 PM EST
    hopefully they can take advantage of all the bad press Baucus is getting.

    Sounds like he is being t-bagged. (none / 0) (#2)
    by oculus on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 02:04:23 PM EST
    If the t-baggers aren't too busy re DC Metro (WTF?).  

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    Really? (5.00 / 2) (#12)
    by Militarytracy on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 04:32:51 PM EST
    They are going after Baucus because of his liberal proposal?  If this is true....whoooo....that's a lot of crazy :)

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    OK (5.00 / 3) (#3)
    by TeresaInSnow2 on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 02:18:47 PM EST
    Nancy, now that you've told us we'll have a public option, show us what it is.

    Robust or crap?  that is the question.

    Yep (none / 0) (#4)
    by Ga6thDem on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 02:25:53 PM EST
    that's my next question. I guess we'll see soon.

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    Dems speaking "purposefully" (5.00 / 2) (#5)
    by ruffian on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 02:27:29 PM EST
    Be still my heart

    Best news in weeks!!! (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by Militarytracy on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 04:29:42 PM EST
    We've had to ride the donkeys and their caravan so damn hard though.  The most wicked of the blogosphere had to show up every single day and whip them to the wire, day after day after day or the donkeys would have begged the "mainstream" media to derail the discussion in the weeds to get stuck there.  I'm ticked about that.  They get put away wet.  I'm not going to reward Great Feats of Cowardice!

    As Yogi Berra once said (5.00 / 2) (#13)
    by MO Blue on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 04:36:06 PM EST
    It ain't over until it is over.

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    Do we dare sleep yet without someone (5.00 / 2) (#14)
    by Militarytracy on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 04:38:30 PM EST
    on watch?  Probably not, that's exactly what certain components of the "we are for the public option brigade" are hoping we would do.  Am I paranoid yet?

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    Public option brigade must remain (5.00 / 1) (#15)
    by MO Blue on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 04:58:22 PM EST
    on duty and ever vigilant. No leave until a bill is passed or a Insurance Industry Profit Protection and Enhancement Act is pronounced dead.

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    Oooooh, I like that (none / 0) (#17)
    by Militarytracy on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 05:10:47 PM EST
    Insurance Industry Profit Protection and Enhancement Act

    Is this your truthy word invention or is the HCR bucket brigade passing this around?

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    The credit goes to Wendell Potter, (5.00 / 2) (#19)
    by MO Blue on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 05:19:21 PM EST
    ex CIGNA CEO. He used that description when testifying before a House Committee on health care. I thought it was very accurate and have adopted it when discussing the Baucus plan.

    I really like your invention of  the public option brigade.

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    Wendell's the whistle blower I've been reading (none / 0) (#20)
    by Militarytracy on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 05:22:21 PM EST
    about...right?

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    Yep (none / 0) (#21)
    by MO Blue on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 05:59:22 PM EST


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    Methinks (none / 0) (#6)
    by DancingOpossum on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 02:40:52 PM EST
    The smart Dems are looking to distance themselves from Obama at this point. It's very likely that linking one's name to Obama could be a disadvantage in the mid-terms. Crazy, eh? Who'd 'a thunk it six months ago?

    Uh (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by TeresaInSnow2 on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 04:03:18 PM EST
    waving hands wildly....ME!!!!

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    Those many (5.00 / 1) (#8)
    by cal1942 on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 04:05:07 PM EST
    of us who, during the primaries, knew he was weak tea, no help for the nation and probably harmful to the future of the Democratic Party.

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    No (5.00 / 5) (#9)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 04:12:41 PM EST
    Smart Dems are pretending that Obama is on their side.

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    Oh, millions -- but (5.00 / 3) (#10)
    by Cream City on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 04:18:37 PM EST
    that some were super-delegates at the convention who now may be acting differently in Congress is, frankly, fairly unconscionable of them.  They will look more the fools if they try to pretend they weren't the ones who gave us Obama as president.  It is their responsibility now to bring him around if need be -- as much as it is his to bring them around -- to live up to all their promises to serve the people who are the core of the party and this country, which doesn't mean the big donors.

    Yeh, as if unconscionable behavior by politicians  is news.

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    But will the sell out come . . . (none / 0) (#16)
    by Doc Rock on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 05:00:15 PM EST
    . . .  in conference?

    Who will propose it? (none / 0) (#18)
    by Militarytracy on Thu Sep 17, 2009 at 05:11:44 PM EST
    And who will deliver it?

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    So, where's the bill? (none / 0) (#22)
    by BrassTacks on Fri Sep 18, 2009 at 02:26:35 AM EST
     Or should I say, where's the beef?  

    Talk is cheap.  Let's see the bill.  It's time to produce.  

    What a sad loss (none / 0) (#23)
    by Cream City on Fri Sep 18, 2009 at 08:50:10 AM EST
    I fear that even Krugman has been bought by that visit with Obama at the White House.  And not bought by money.  (An economist ought to know better.)

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