Wednesday September 16, 2009, 5:09 am
thanks tom

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 9:48 am
Good description of the proper name for the bill even with the public option.

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 4:59 pm
Spot on Tom...this proposal is so watered down ,from what has been dangled in front of the people.At present Obama looks like he is missing the opportuity to 1)Take a huge step forward in dealing with America's health crisis..2)Ensuring Democratic Party ascendancy over the right wing chaotic rump that is the GOP ..for a generation.3)Begin to create the great society that America is moving further and further away.4)Show the big corporate insurance interests "who is boss".
Maybe he can't do what he would like to...and if that is the case...does radical and progressive America need anymore indications that democracy is dead..The needs and will of millions of people vs the greed of a remorseless clique,(acting within a remorsless system)...as the latter may have won again..isn't it time for creating a system capable of representing the will of the people?..ie democracy.

Wednesday September 16, 2009, 6:29 pm
I'm liking this post.
Tx dear Tom

Thursday September 17, 2009, 7:20 am
Thank you Tom.

Thursday September 17, 2009, 7:37 am
The 'public option' is a poor substitute for single payer!

There are still single-payer events & rallies taking place, scheduled around the country -- The activists haven't given up -- Why should we ! ? !

Healthcare Justice Week
September 20th – 30th, 2009

The following contains active links @ http://www.healthcare-now.org/

Join us in Washington D.C. September 24th, 4:30pm at Upper Senate Park for the 3rd Annual Health Care Justice Vigil.

Join the Mad as Hell Doctors for their Washington D.C. Rally on September 30th in Lafayette Square Park from 4pm - 7pm.

Don't forget to call Congress! Ask your Rep. to support Rep. Weiner's single-payer healthcare amendment, and to retain Rep. Kucinich's state single-payer amendment. Ask your Senators to support S. 703.

■Call your congressional representatives and ask that they cosponsor and actively advocate for HR 676. Call toll free 1-866-338-1015

Mark your calendars for Healthcare-NOW!'s National Strategy Conference on November 14th and 15th. Location and information to be announced soon!


The number of medical, faith, union, political, state, county & local organizations who Endorse HR 676 is enormous ! See them all !!


Please check out these sites and sign the petitions if you haven't yet:

HEALTHCARE - NOW! -- I Support HR 676

Physicians for a National Health Program: PNHP is at the forefront of research and action for a Single-Payer National Health Insurance


Keep Alive the Legacy of a Single-Payer Warrior - Nicholas Skala, 27, Died of Unknown Causes :
Northwestern U law student, senior researcher for Physicians for a National Health Program, 'air-lifted' to DC this summer to see if he could help move the single-payer agenda forward - and to work with J Conyers in the House Judiciary. Wrote "'Public Option' Pales Next to Single Payer" for CommonDreams. See the 'SinglePayerAction' video on his Congressional Progressive Caucus presentation.

His death is considered a devastating loss to everyone who knew him in the Single-Payer healthcare movement, and the author of my post, Donna Smith of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, writes: "Nick's influence reached far beyond what most of us will ever achieve."

Thursday September 17, 2009, 3:06 pm
The thing is, we put this train wreck in power,
And yes, I voted for him too.
DO WE HAVE A WAY TO STOP IT?
Historically democratic candidates do not challenge a sitting president, so if Obama just crumples and gives everything away, we are looking at a repulican president in three years!!!!!!!
NEWS FLASH, FORCING EVERYONE TO BUY INSURANCE WILL MAKE THE PRICE GO UP NOT DOWN!
The reason for preexisting condition exclusion and lifetime caps on benefits is to keep costs down for everyone but the very sick. If you eliminate them and force everyone to buy,
THE PRICE IS GOING TO SKYROCKET!