Lincoln is throwing P.O. and Democratic Party under bus - sounds like a Republican to me.

[ddeclue]

:eyes:

[Chipper Chat]

1. She just said she'll vote for cloture.

YEA

[Subdivisions]

2. I thought she just said that she will vote for cloture. What are you talking about? n/t

[ddeclue]

3. Yeah but at the same time she's made it very clear she opposes P.O. and is attacking liberal Dems!

[Subdivisions]

6. You're right. She just said she will not vote for PO. n/t

[backscatter712]

4. That's my impression.

Reid got assurance from her that she'll vote yes tonight for cloture, and the bill will come to the floor for debate.

[glowing]

5. Essentially she is .. She's fro AR.. Come on.. That place needs health care

like none other.. Shoot there's a free clinic there today. She's out of touch and hopefully booted out of any power positions.. Fuck her.. She shouldn't get any Progressive money.. She needs to be primaried. AND I hope MM is serious about going after the asshats.

[tridim]

7. She sounds like a flat-out dumbshit.

[Barack_America]

8. She represents BCBS and herself.

[Individualist]

9. She's a DLC member

"The Democratic Leadership Council's agenda is indistinguishable from the Republican Neoconservative agenda," - Dennis Kucinich

[debbierlus]

10. There is NO public option.

2% buy in to a 'government' program administrated by private insurance companies isn't a public option.

[ddeclue]

11. and she won't even support THAT.

:eyes:

[wisteria]

12. This is because she represents the people who voted her into office first

and many of them are going to be angry because she has decided to make this difficult decision.

Give her a break. She represents a very conservative state.

[roakes10190]

13. piling on Lincoln

I agree. Can't we just take it one step at a time? I'm reminded of something my husband once told me: Appreciate what you just got and don't jump in right away wanting something more. It's been very tough for Reid to get the bill this far, farther than anyone else since debate on health care began half a century ago. I'm a far left liberal but I can understand how compromises must be made. We seldom get all of what we want.

[ddeclue]

14. I will simply quote Edmund Burke to you on this one..

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion. - Edmund Burke

[DefenseLawyer]

15. Wal-Mart is a state?

I had no idea.

[BR_Parkway]

16. I thought WalMart was backing this so they could dump more of their people

unto it? When did that change?

[corkhead]

19. No, they stand to profit more from the "Dead Peasant" policies they have on their employees

keeping them healthy isn't good business.

[DefenseLawyer]

22. Wal-Mart spends almost nothing on insurance

relatively speaking. Most of their workers are part-time, they receive no direct benefits in most cases. At best they have the opportunity to buy insurance on the company plan.

[cilla4progress]

17. If she only reps Arkansas,

then why does she get to vote on a bill that affects the entire country!

[kelly1mm]

18. You do understand our form of representative government right?

All senators are elected only by voters in their respective states and all house members are elected only by voters in their districts. The only national election is for President/Vice President.

[cilla4progress]

20. Of course I do --

I think they covered that in my poli sci major classes at university. I'm making a point...maybe too subtle.

[kelly1mm]

21. OK - Sorry, I missed it! Sometimes you would be suprised though!

Ever seen Jay Leno interview people on the street? Have a great day!