[Peace-discuss] Fw: Health Care Puts Progressives On the Verge of Changing the Power Dynamic

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From: "David Sirota" <ds at davidsirota.com>
To: <unionyes at ameritech.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:22 AM
Subject: Health Care Puts Progressives On the Verge of Changing the Power 
Dynamic


> Health Care Puts Progressives On the Verge of Changing the Power
> Dynamic
>
> By David Sirota
>
> OpenLeft, 8/25/09
>
> So, here's the deal, folks: Looking at the current state of play on
> health care through the multicolored lenses I acquired working on
> Capitol Hill and then working in politics out here in the West, I'd
> say it's a good bet that the House will pass a health care bill with
> a solid public option in it, and the Senate will pass a health care
> bill without a solid public option in it. I'd say it's also a good
> bet that the major reason - though probably not the only reason -
> Obama has gone back and forth on the public option is because the
> administration is solely focused on getting bills - any bills -
> passed through each chamber and into one conference committee for a
> final negotiation.
>
> Once that happens, the health care B.S. hits the legislative fan. We
> won't have to speculate anymore about whether the president is really
> committed to the public option, nor will we have to speculate about
> whether top senators and House members on the conference committee
> are committed to the public option. At that point, their actions will
> be far louder than their words.
>
> To read the full post, go to:
>
> http://www.openleft.com/diary/14778/health-care-puts-progressives-on-the-verge-of-changing-the-power-dynamic
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