Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Neb, talks to the press.
Now that the Senate has passed their version of “Healthcare Reform”, it seems the House is our only hope in receiving real reform. The Senate bill is substantially different from that which was passed by the House. No more public option and a bunch of sweatheart concessions to the turncoat Democrats in the Senate. For example, Sen. Bill Nelson of Nebraska managed a deal that allows his state to no longer have to share the burden of Medicaid with the federal government. Great for Nebraska, but what about the rest of us? This is disgusting.
We finally get a chance to pass our agenda and Obama and the spineless Democrats in D.C. have waffled so bad that they look like fools. 58% of the country wants a public option!
I don’t get it. Bush had, at most, 55 Senators during his eight years, yet he was able to pass everything on his agenda with the exception of privatizing social security. Why can’t the Democrats get anything done with 60 Senators and a super majority in the House?
At this point, this lifetime Democrat will not be voting for a single Democrat for federal office unless we get a public option. And, I fear, neither will many other progressive Democrats.
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