RNC Won't Support Co-Ops Either

[babylonsister]

Edit to add: I'm not surprised at all, so Dems shouldn't even bother. They will garner no support, so what would be the point? Someone needs to tell Conrad and Baucus, STAT! :grr:


http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/rnc-think-the-gop-will-support-co-ops-think-again.php

RNC: Think The GOP Will Support Co-ops? Think Again!
By Brian Beutler - August 17, 2009, 4:50PM


The very basic logic of the public option is this: Most Democrats support a strong public option, most Republicans oppose Democratic health care reform period, so perhaps Democrats can win over a few Republicans if they keep government out of the insurance industry and create a system of privately-held health-care co-operatives instead. Simple right?

Not if the RNC has anything to say about it.

They're out today with a new release, attacking the co-op idea and charging that the the "reports of the public option's demise" are "greatly exaggerated."

So if at the very least you thought that the Democrats could escape the "government run health care" canard by, say, dropping their plans to create a government run health insurance system, you were mistaken. As the RNC makes clear, in their eyes, "Public option by any other name is still government-run health care."

[Horse with no Name]

They are NOT going to support anything

it is evident that their plan is to simply obstruct anything that Obama does.
I thought the US policy was that we didn't negotiate with terrorists and republicans ARE terrorists.

[liberal N proud]

1. They will not support anything that the Democrats or Obama suggest

[jaxx]

2. They won't support anything.

Which makes them just obstructionists. Same as they started out before the health care going got tough. Override them and get it done.

[BlooInBloo]

3. I think the first 3 repsponses pretty much covered it.

[malaise]

4. Fuck the fucking RNC

Democrats won the elections and the voters want health care.

[global1]

5. Ok - We Got Three Responses That Echo The Same ........

'the Repugs will not support anything the Dems do'.

I would have said the same - and I'm sure just about everyone here at DU would have said the samething.

Why is it - we know this but the Dems and the President just can't get it through their heads that the Repugs will not support anything. Why are they still pushing for a bipartisan effort?

The only thing that the Repugs will do is to weaken anything the Dems put up by amendments and then they will not vote for it even with their own amendments.

Screw the Repugs. Just do this. Get this passed even if only the Dems will vote for it - but get it done.

Obama needs to sit on the Blue Dogs and twist their arms to make this happen.

[DebbieCDC]

6. I keep saying this again and again: The pukes will NOT support any health insurance reform

Or "health care reform" or whatever you want to call it. They have NO REASON to support any reform. The Dems are idiots if they think they'll get any puke support for any kind of reform.

[Critters2]

7. If they had wanted ANY reform, they'd have done it when they were in power.

They're just shills for the insurance industry!

[OHdem10]

8. When is this party going to realize they are being played by the GOP.

The GOP is looking out for their own interest and trying
to take back Congress.

They will be laughing their sides off as Conrad and Baucus
and company twist into Pretzels trying to bring Republicans
on board. The Republicans believe the Angy Mobs are succeeding
in bringing Dems under control and they will acquiese.

Since they no CO-OPs will not work, do not expect many
Republicans on board. I will be surprised.

[spanone]

9. when will they ever learn, when will they ever learn.

[GrantDem]

10. Dems are trying to seek bi-partisanship with those that have no interest in being bi-partisan.

[Motown_Johnny]

11. Good, that way there is no way we get a co-op. this makes it a public option or nothing

and President Obama that getting nothing is to big a loss for his administration to endure.

[DailyGrind51]

12. Maybe, this will FINALLY get through to Dems that Reps. will not compromise?

[TahitiNut]

13. The GOP does not play "win-win" ... their demands are insatiable. Greed is unending.

Absolutely EVERY 'accommodation' for the health insurance industry is about lower THEIR costs and increasing THEIR revenues. They'd LOVE mandatory insurance -- as long as THEY get the (healthy) customers. They continue to talk about 'malpractice (tort) reform' that fucks over the victim, neuters the jury system (there's their faith in 'Americans' again), and keeps incompetents in the health business. There is absolutely NO end to the 'accommodations' ... even after over 130 changes to sate them.