Obama just said he was partnering with Elizabeth Edwards to work on Health Care

[peacebaby3]

during his live speech in NC!

[Waya]

1. YUP.......

...heard that..... good choice.....

[AndyA]

2. Great news!

Elizabeth Edwards is exactly who he should be talking to about health care.

[wndycty]

3. The party is defintely coming together. . .

. . I know Elizabeth had her concerns about Obama on health care, if she is going to stump with him this is huge. Actually to me its bigger than Hillary. When you think about Hillary, as a former candidate and current Senator, has more of reason to work with Obama, where as Elizabeth has no such reason so her coming out with him is excellent news.

[Shakespeare]

4. EXCELLENT!!!

This former Edwards supporter is VERY happy to hear that! :woohoo:

[endarkenment]

5. good news

the addition of a public alternative to private insurance was a key feature of the Edwards plan.

[peacebaby3]

6. He's taking on the credit card industry now!!! GObama!!!! n/t

[Bluerthanblue]

7. now THAT is something to feel encouraged about-

I'm glad to hear this!

peace~

[BklynChick]

8. I caught that... great news!

[BlooInBloo]

9. WOOT!!!

[libnnc]

10. kick

[TexasObserver]

11. Great news!! Elizabeth Edwards rocks!!

[peacebaby3]

12. That'll be a great team! As an Obama supporter, I was thrilled to hear it also. n/t

[TahitiNut]

13. Nice. A DUer partnered with Obama on Health Care! Yes.

(Yes, newbies ... Elizabeth Edwards is a DUer.)

[Indenturedebtor]

17. Well I would like to give her a hug

:hug:

[Cleita]

14. That's a step in the right direction.

However, let's hope we take the House and Senate in November as well as the White House. Congressman John Conyers has a fine health care bill HR676, extending an expanded and well funded Medicare for all, sitting in committee waiting for the House and Senate to pass it. All it then needs is our new Democratic President to pass it into law.

[suffragette]

26. Thata's what I've been hoping for as well

Enough new Dems to sign on to HR 676 to place it on Obama's desk to sign.
I see this as a positive step in that direction.

[DevonRex]

15. Fantastic. nt

[City Lights]

16. That news is most excellent!

:bounce:

[Bluenorthwest]

18. John and Elizabeth...

I lost a very dear friend to breast cancer last year. A few months back I heard John on the radio when her health was an issue. I sat at the red light waiting to hear him, thinking 'yeah, it is sad for them, but they have so much money and insurance and for the others, for my friend, it is so much worse' ...they introduced John and the first thing out of his mouth was almost exactly what I had been thinking. Yes he even said 'we are lucky compared to others' when talking about his wife's cancer. He knew and talked about how hard it is for those without the great advantages, strongly and prior to any speaking about their own situation. I cried in the intesection. I really wanted to vote for him because of that.
I'm so glad she is on the job. She really knows, and is one of my favorite political people of my lifetime. Same for John.

[vaberella]

19. Oh that's fantastic. Great job!! Does this eleminate Hillary from VP? Guess that was the last

bit gone.

[Unsane]

21. no

[vaberella]

29. Crap, one can still hope.

[FloridaJudy]

20. Great choice

I'm liking this guy better and better every day.

[LowerManhattanite]

22. Fantastic NEWS!!!

for America as it indicates Obama's willingness to deal with his own plan's deficiencies, and an embrace of the ideas of a real champion for reform.

However, you do understand that this news will probably piss off the griefer brigade who'll find some way to now throw Ms. Edwards under the bus for daring to work with the Senator from Chicago... :(

[Cha]

23. This surreal..I'm thrilled that Obama

is getting Elizabeth Edwards' help with his Health Care for our country.

[SeaLyons]

24. It means he is endorsing Hillary's Health Care Plan...

which is a very good thing.

[DerekJ]

27. Yes and No. Yes when he starts governing, and No as a GE strategy because it can be easily attacked.

[vaberella]

31. No, I thought that was incorrect. I think you're assuming EE's plan is HC's plan,

I figured she thought it was the best one available out of the Dem's running. I figured Elizabeth Edwards has her own plans and ideas on healthcare. Hence the reason Edwards was running. This was a big thing for Edwards and they had their own plan when they were running, so this weird idea that they had equal plans is a bit off.

[SeaLyons]

34. whatever, HRC's plan and/or EE's plan

...Obama's statement assures that health care is a mandate and will get passed - and that's a very good thing.

[crankychatter]

25. fuckin guy is a genius - nt

.

[Eurobabe]

28. Good move!

Nice partnership. :hug:

[Heather MC]

30. Not to be a Debbie Downer

But the Reason Mrs. Edwards supported Clinton's HCplan is because it was manditory, with penalties for non participation.

So does this mean Obama's plan may move to the manditory or else plan?

[vaberella]

32. I hope not. That's one of the reasons I was AGAINST Clinton's health care.

It's completely and utterly unfair. I think/hope he will have EE just look and work out the kinks excluding this whole change of option to mandatory (with penality). I really hated that aspec of her healthcare. This is coming from someone without Health Insurance and one who has several health conditions.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

33. It doesn't matter whose plan we like

By the time a plan becomes "real" it will have been beaten "beyond all recognition" by Congress, its committees, the lobbies of pharmaceuticals, medical (& hospital), and insurance.

There are a bunch of hurdles to cross before we need to worry about "mandatory vs voluntary".

I'd like to see some progress, but I'm skeptical. I think too many in congress are in the medical/industrial pockets.

[TahitiNut]

41. The only "mandatory" plan I can support is HR 676 ...

... or, depending on the details, something like John Edwards' plan to offer an up-to=100% subsidized federal insurance program like "super-Medicare."

[dana_b]

46. me too.

otherwise I think "mandatory" for all could hurt some more than help.

[PoliticalAmazon]

35. That is so cool. Elizabeth Edwards has gone to the mat on health-care....

and not just when it was politically expedient.

[Mike L]

36. Why is Obama dissing Hillary? em

[anonymous171]

37. lol wut?

[ulysses]

38. superb news. much admiration,

nay more, to EE.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

39. Last week I finally changed my avatar from Elizabeth to Barak

I need one of the two of them together!

[PresidentObama]

40. Partnering with John on poverty and Elizabeth on Healthcare. GOBAMA!

[FrenchieCat]

42. Superbly genius!

That's what I'll say about that.

He's a smart one, that's what I know.

Elizabeth too.

Great deal!

[Tinksrival]

43. Here is a link to TPM

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/obama_to_partner_with_elizabet.php

:thumbsup:

[Tinksrival]

44. kick!

[McCamy Taylor]

45. Great news!