Category Archives: public option

Last Word on the Public Option

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Last Word on the Public Option”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Congress did it. Jonathan Chait: There was always a slightly puzzling dynamic at work in the fight over the public option. It polled extremely well, but key Democrats in the Senate … Continue reading →

Let’s Have This Debate Another 50,000 Goddamn Times

Posted on November 29, 2011 by MagicLoveHose

Share the post “Let’s Have This Debate Another 50,000 Goddamn Times”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail If a bill or a law is worth defending even without a provision you wanted, it’s worth defending regardless of why that provision isn’t there. By Magic Love Hose. … Continue reading →

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True Stories Of The Health Care Patrol

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “True Stories Of The Health Care Patrol”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailLast Thursday, I arrived at the VA clinic precisely on time and waited exactly forty-five seconds before being called to the back. As a nurse drew four small vials of blood … Continue reading →

Posted in health care reform, public option | Tagged affairs, clinic, donation, hospital, plasma, VA, veterans | 2 Comments

Exploiting the Gap

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Exploiting the Gap”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The Grand Old Party held a Waterloo for Obama and then took on the role of Napoleon. Indeed, the “Battle of Health Care” ended more like a protracted siege. The question now is whether … Continue reading →

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Dead Again

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Dead Again”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI feel Bob Cesca’s pain: Speaking of which, I trust that following passage of reform the kill-billers will be immediately launching their campaign to pass a public option bill, along with additional legislation to improve the … Continue reading →

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Firebaggers and the Public Option

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Firebaggers and the Public Option”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe newest meme among firebaggers? Obama and the Democrats never wanted the public option and are actively working against it. Glenn Greenwald leads the charge, claiming that all year long, they insisted that … Continue reading →

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Last Stands and the Public Option

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Last Stands and the Public Option”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Ryan Grim describes the prospect of a public option via reconciliation as a “last stand.” I resubmit that this was always inevitable; that its introduction to the Senate Bill process by … Continue reading →

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The 1st Dimension of 11-D Chess

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The 1st Dimension of 11-D Chess”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailis you. Which is why the president has left Washington (and the debate there) to campaign for reform in 17 states home to moderate and conservative Democrats. Their votes are critical to … Continue reading →

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Nonviolent Reform

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Nonviolent Reform”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail A few months ago, Booman noted the difficulties and complexities of getting health care reform passed. In doing so, he pointed out some inconvenient truths about the process — truths that, upon annoying the lefty … Continue reading →

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On The Record

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “On The Record”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe CFPA still isn’t dead, either: The Consumer Financial Protection Agency, a cornerstone of banking reform, won’t go down without a floor flight. Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the third-ranking Democrat on the Banking … Continue reading →

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Public Option Thriving

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Public Option Thriving”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailAs of last night the whip count was 36. The public option won’t die — even when Robert Gibbs deflects the issue — because it is the strongest piece on the 11-Dimensional Chess board. What’s … Continue reading →

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