Comments on: This is exactly what I was worried would happen with health care reform http://www.democraticdiva.com/2009/08/19/this-is-exactly-what-i-was-worried-would-happen-with-health-care-reform/ because a well-behaved diva rarely makes history Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:56:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eli_Blake http://www.democraticdiva.com/2009/08/19/this-is-exactly-what-i-was-worried-would-happen-with-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-37711 Eli_Blake Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:04:33 +0000 http://www.democraticdiva.com/?p=767#comment-37711 Mandates without a public option. Sounds like Mittcare, which is proving a dreadful failure in Massachusetts. And Katie, you are right. Remember on the stimulus the President even went to capitol hill to negotiate with the Republicans and they got him to cut out over 20% of the bill, including all construction for schools, and end up with a bill that was 43% tax cuts, and he STILL only got a total of three GOP votes between both chambers. Mandates without a public option. Sounds like Mittcare, which is proving a dreadful failure in Massachusetts.

And Katie, you are right.

Remember on the stimulus the President even went to capitol hill to negotiate with the Republicans and they got him to cut out over 20% of the bill, including all construction for schools, and end up with a bill that was 43% tax cuts, and he STILL only got a total of three GOP votes between both chambers.

]]> By: Katie http://www.democraticdiva.com/2009/08/19/this-is-exactly-what-i-was-worried-would-happen-with-health-care-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-37631 Katie Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:47:12 +0000 http://www.democraticdiva.com/?p=767#comment-37631 This is my new mantra re: healthcare reform. The Republicans have made it clear that they do not intend to support any kind of reform bill, no matter how much it is watered down. So, we need to stop with the watering down (I mean, compromising) and produce a plan that gives liberals everything we want. If we're going to do this, we need to do it right, not try to give the Republicans what we think they might want, when they aren't going to vote for it anyway. I guess that's a little long for a mantra. This is my new mantra re: healthcare reform.

The Republicans have made it clear that they do not intend to support any kind of reform bill, no matter how much it is watered down. So, we need to stop with the watering down (I mean, compromising) and produce a plan that gives liberals everything we want. If we’re going to do this, we need to do it right, not try to give the Republicans what we think they might want, when they aren’t going to vote for it anyway.

I guess that’s a little long for a mantra.

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