Pass broad Medicare For All with Budget Reconciliation

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Monday December 14, 2009 · 9:05 AM PST

2009/12/14 · 09:05

Joe Lieberman went and did what we all knew that he would do: rejected the Medicare buy-in compromise offered this week. So where does that leave us? Sam Stein at HuffPo lays out the options:

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What do you think?

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What do you think?

Great idea!

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Meh.

3 votes

7 votes

A story of courage

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Saturday November 14, 2009 · 4:42 PM PST

2009/11/14 · 16:42

Here's a unique, almost shocking, story coming out of a small farm town in Illinois:

News that the federal government seems interested in transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Thomson Correctional Center was greeted warmly in this small, rural farm town along the Iowa border. PHOTOS

After holding out hope that the sprawling $145 million prison might improve the economic conditions in this remote area of the state, residents say any prisoners would be a welcomed sight.
"It would help the businesses here, and God knows we could use that," said Kay Lawton, 59, a Thomson resident. "It doesn't matter to me who they bring here."

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Monday November 09, 2009 · 7:29 AM PST

2009/11/09 · 07:29

Everybody should go read this bill that was just introduced by Bernie Sanders. I know, bills are confusing and boring to read, with all the legislative language, but trust me, you'll like reading this one.

Heck, I'll even include the whole text of the bill after the fold.

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Saturday November 07, 2009 · 9:37 AM PST

2009/11/07 · 09:37

Don't recommend this diary, recommend the PARENT diary!

If you want to volunteer to do another diary, let CITIZENX know on the parent diary please.

UPDATE: Live Blog #4 is now up here. For further updates, make sure to check the mothership diary.

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Friday October 23, 2009 · 9:27 AM PDT

2009/10/23 · 09:27

OK, I'm burning my diary for the day to second this call by Chris Bowers:

House whip count update, from sources very close to the process (yeah, take anonymous sources as you will):
First, we are making progress. All of the "lean yes" votes on the whip count chart have become solid yes votes.

Second, don't bother with Boyd, Berry, Ellsworth, Hill, Gordon or Tanner.
Most importantly, put heavy pressure on the following seven members:

Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8): 202-225-2542, 520-459-3115, 520-881-3588
Dennis Cardoza (CA-18): 202-225-6131; 209-383-4455, 209-527-1914
Joe Donnelly (IN-2): 202-225-3915, 574-288-2780
Curt Schraeder (OR-05): 202-225-5711, 503-588-9100
Lincoln Davis (TN-04): 202-225-6831, 931-490-8699, 931-473-7251
Glenn Nye (VA-2): 202-225-4215 757-326-6201
Jim Costa (CA-20): 202-225-3341, 661-869-1620, 559-495-1620
Rick Boucher (VA-9): 202-225-3861, 276-628-1145
We still have time. Decision down to just a few members now. Wherever you live, put in a call now.

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Wednesday October 21, 2009 · 4:17 PM PDT

2009/10/21 · 16:17

Now this is welcome news:

Roland Burris, the junior Democratic senator from Illinois, has been the Senate's most forceful defender of adding a public option to health care reform, stating clearly that he will not vote for a bill without a government-run insurance option.

Burris went one step further this morning in an appearance on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," refusing to rule out a filibuster on the Senate floor if the public option is not included in a final health reform bill.

"I'm not getting into the process at this point or telegraphing my moves on the procedural matters," Burris told host Greta Wodele Brawner when she asked if he would block the bill from a final vote. "I have stated unequivocally that if the final bill does not have a strong public option that would allow individuals to have competition and to acquire health insurance, then I would not vote for that legislation."

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Thursday October 08, 2009 · 4:53 PM PDT

2009/10/08 · 16:53

Just out of curiosity, I'd like to find out what everyone here is thinking about the opt-out proposal that's been the hot topic today. I won't go into advocating the pros or cons - there's plenty of analysis here both ways for anyone who wants to check the diary list.

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Do you support the opt-out compromise for the public option?

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Do you support the opt-out compromise for the public option?

Yes

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159 votes

Unsure

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Dem leaders would revoke chairmanships if they join GOP filibuster

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Wednesday October 07, 2009 · 8:00 PM PDT

2009/10/07 · 20:00

This is a must-watch, from Rachel Maddow:

The Political Carnival

So any Dem senator that refuses to vote for cloture would see their chairmanships disappear (are you listening, Lieberman and Baucus?) As Rachel says, "This is cracking heads time."

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Will threatening to take away chairmanships work?

216 votes Vote Now!

Will threatening to take away chairmanships work?

Yes

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29 votes

Pie

16 votes

Hoyer: WTF?

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Friday August 21, 2009 · 10:09 AM PDT

2009/08/21 · 10:09

I mean, seriously:

A day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that health

reform won’t get through the House without a public option, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Friday that the public option may have to go in order to get a bill passed.

"I’m for a public option but I’m also for passing a bill," Hoyer told reporters on a conference call

. "We believe the public option is a necessary useful and very important aspect of this, but we’ll have to see because there are many other important aspects of the bill as well."

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Wednesday August 19, 2009 · 7:26 PM PDT

2009/08/19 · 19:26

Well, this is refreshing:

WASHINGTON (CNN) – A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid insists to CNN that a decision to go it alone on health care has not been made, but Jim Manley also warned that Democrats are ready to use "any legislative means necessary" to pass health care.

"The White House still prefers a bipartisan bill, and neither the White House nor the Democratic leadership has made a decision to pursue reconciliation," he said Wednesday. "We will not make a decision to pursue reconciliation until we have exhausted efforts to produce a bipartisan bill. However, patience is not unlimited and we are determined to get something done this year by any legislative means necessary."

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Saturday August 15, 2009 · 10:07 AM PDT

2009/08/15 · 10:07

I don't want to be an alarmist, but I'm getting the feeling that Twitter has been brought down. I'm getting a time out error every time I try to access via TweetDeck or even the Twitter home page.

All other websites are working just fine.

Please try Twitter and let me know if it's working for you, or if there's some known issue floating around out there? If it turns out to be just me, I'll gladly delete this diary.

Why is Obama signing the omnibus spending bill?

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Thursday March 05, 2009 · 1:21 PM PST

2009/03/05 · 13:21

Can someone answer this for me? This is a $410 bill with $8 billion in earmarks. And the earmarks are for really ridiculous things, like pig odor research. I understand that not all the earmarks are bad, but it totally violates Obama's campaign pledge to cut out wasteful spending. Why can't Obama send it back to Congress and tell them to cut out all the earmarks?

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