Reply #32: We did grab a mop. And we got called, "fucking retards," for doing it [View All]

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"Never mind, health care, at least people wouldn't have been demoralized."

I don't think the point here was that health care was not important. I think the point was that if the grass roots on our side had been unleashed on the Senators who were holding health care reform hostage and on the town halls in August to oppose the teabaggers, we very likely would have gotten some real reform. Instead, they muzzled us and we wound up with a corporate blow job bill that inspires very few. I believe the point was a fight for real reform probably would have succeeded and would not have demoralized those who thought they were supporting Obama's agenda. Remember, this happened in August when Obama was still claiming he wanted a public option. So, the left wing grass roots goes out, raises the money to run the ads to call out those who were opposing it and the CofS calls them, "fucking retards." Brilliant!