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Bernie on health care: "As of this point, I'm not voting for the bill"

by: odum

Thu Dec 17, 2009 at 08:50:02 AM EST


Bernie says it below. What's unclear is whether he's simply talking about his vote on the legislation itself, or his vote for cloture against the filibuster. Obviously Sanders has been a leading voice demanding that every member of the Democratic caucus at the least allow an up or down vote and refuse to take part in a Republican filibuster, but its precisely because the so-called "centrists" ignored that voice that the bill has been made into the worst-of-all-possible-worlds bill. Will Bernie feel the need to unilaterally disarm in this manner, given how its played out?

TPM reporting seems to suggest that Sanders is referring to cloture, but I haven't heard that definitively in his own words. I'll see what I can find out.

Be sure and call Bernie and tell him you support him on this: 1-802-862-0697 - or - 1-800-339-9834 (In State Only)

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support him and let him know he isn't part of the problem.

No Single Payer Amendment (0.00 / 0)
Before going all gooey over Bernie, note that he has withdrawn his single payer amendment, saying he knew it wouldn't pass. But it was one of the rationales for the "any health care bill is a victory" folks as to why it was okay to support the Liberman-Aetna-Cigna-etc. Senate healthcare bill in the Senate. That's now gone. But, of course, the final argument is the "Conference Committee" fight. And then you've got to get the Conference bill through the same Senate Liebermaniac Roadblock. Just remember, he's NOT a Democrat.

Sigh.

NanuqFC
Don't take a nickel, just hand them your business card. ~ Richard J. Daley


and your point? (0.00 / 0)
it is getting really hard to identify most of them as Democrats.... other than in name only.

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It was a symbolic vote in the first place (0.00 / 0)
Although I would have liked to have seen Bernie keep the amendment alive, we all know there is a double standard in how the media portrays stalling from the right and stalling from the left. Bernie doesn't want to look like he is stooping to the level of obstructionist since the Republicans have happily come to own that label...

The House of Lords/millionare's club knows they have a stranglehold on congress and I think they intend to squeeze as hard as they can...  

Agitate.Liberate.Create.


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squeezing (0.00 / 0)
Yep, their corporate bosses are really squeezing all of them hard now to block reform.  We will have to do it on the state level.  To hell with the feds.

When you wake up each morning look around you.  It might be the last time you get to do it.  

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