This is a great idea by Gov. Ed Rendell, who is in the GET SOMETHING DONE NOW CROWD...
Time to fight back!
DO SOMETHING!!!
BINGO!
Governor Rendell isn't the most optimistic, he twice mentions "going down in 2010."
He is in the Howard Fineman camp and advocates that they impliment the most popular single reforms for a stand alone bill, addressing:
- No Preexisting
- Noone can be dropped
- Eliminate the Anti-Trust exemptions
Passing this will push the insurance industry to buckle and beg Republicans to create univeral enrollement so they can broaden the pool enough to make the whole thing work finanacially...
Alternatively, he also suggests a "Game On" as the Democrats come out of committee with a solid 51 vote getting bill, which the Republicans would be forced to fillabuster, for 2, 4, 8, 10 days... They'll have the spotlight shined on them for their vacant policy prescriptions.
At the end, Rachel Maddow exclaims "Bingo" as they both say the answer to Healthcare... Getting things done will get us to win.
DO SOMETHING!!!