I am with Senator Bernie Sanders

[SHRED]

Sanders, who self-identifies as a democratic socialist, said that democracy should triumph in the Senate. "The overwhelming majority of Americans want to be able to choose between a strong public option and a private insurance plan. Without that competition, there is very little in this bill that would keep health insurance premiums from escalating rapidly," Sanders said. "This legislation cannot simply be a huge subsidy to private insurance companies that will get millions of new customers and be able to raise their rates as high as they want."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/22/bernie-sanders-pushes-bac_n_366955.html


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[pleah]

1. K&R

[malaise]

2. Of course he's correct

but the Senate is owned by corporate America. Take it back.

[Odin2005]

3. I love Bernie!

[glinda]

17. I know. Bernie is awesome. I want to move to Vermont.

[MannyGoldstein]

4. Is Passing What 70% Of Americans Want An Amazing Victory?

Or simply a failure to totally fuck up?

[Towlie]

6. Both.

[MannyGoldstein]

7. Good Point!

That's odd... I want to get high... hmm...

[democrank]

5. Wish all of our "leaders"

had Bernie`s courage.

[StarfarerBill]

8. Comrade Bernie is a shining example from whom all of our Congresspeople can learn.

Thanks, Bernie! :hi:

[BzaDem]

9. It would be nice if the rules allowed Democracy to triumph in the Senate.

Unfortunately, the rules of the Senate are anything but Democratic.

[madokie]

10. I'll always stand with Bernie Sanders

I would hope one day that we okies could be so fortunate to have a person of his convictions as a representative of our state.

[Cleita]

11. Let's hope President Obama sees it that way and sends the bill back to

Congress before he signs it until they get it right.

[katandmoon]

14. He'll sign it the first time - if it gets to him at all - and claim victory no matter how big a POS

It is. He won't care if it sucks or not. Why should he? He lives in privileged bubble and has for many years.

And "He passed the health care reform act" will be added to the mindless bullet points of his "successes."

[bvar22]

16. "I am a New Democrat"---Barack Obama

http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=254931&kaid=85&subid=900184



The DLC New Team
Republican-Lites ONLY!
Real Democrats Need NOT Apply

(Screen Capped from the DLC Website)

[Sebastian Doyle]

12. Bernie makes me believe in human cloning

About 59 more of him in the Senate would be just about right.

[stray cat]

13. Now if you can just talk at least 30 other states into electing representatives you approve of....

[G_j]

15. I trust him more on HCR than anyone else in the Senate. nt