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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:32 AM Original message |
How will we win the Congressional votes to pass universal healthcare? |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. To Quote John Adams: |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. Obama should expose those who won't vote for it and then we vote the bastards out and get others... |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. My partner had the same idea.... |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. That's what they all think going in, but it doesn't work that way. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. And ignoring the will of the people. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 01:08 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Which will? |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
3. Elect enough Dems to get the majority! With a Dem President & |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. We had a substantial Majority when clinton proposed Health Care |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Yes, but I think there was a completely different public opinion then. |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Clinton ran on the Health Care issue |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. On purpose? |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
4. Remind them that it was the mandate of the 2006 election. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
5. So far the plan seems to be to HOPE we get the votes. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. and "hope" they will bring us national health care and |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. As long as corporations, especially pharmaceutical and insurance corporations |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Publicly financed elections could help address the third obstacle presented |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:49 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Making the primaries shorter and having publicly financed |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. PLEASE read the article...there are three major obstacles presented...n/t |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Post number for that article please. |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. It's in the OP. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Globalists even regarding health care. |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
18. HR 676 has over 80 Cosponsors |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
19. Simple: bribe the lobbyists. |
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mac2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Our representatives are being bribed with good jobs at the |
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