Ablogination

Congressional Democrats have indicated that they may side step Republicans completely in the final push for new health care legislation. That would be both wise and appropriate.

But if you’re willing to completely shaft the Republicans, you should be equally as willing to shaft the Conservative Democraps that serve them.

The Republicans are not the real culprits when it comes to watering down what used to be respectable legislation. The blame rests solely on the heads of Blue Dog Democraps and one son-of-a-whore Indi named Lieberman. Republicans haven’t the power to obstruct this legislation. Only the Conservative Blue Dogshits that crawl before the Right Wing’s cloven hoofs have that power.
So why bypass Republicans and not their Democrapic minions?

Democrats my well avoid a Conference Committee and use procedures (ping pong) to make it difficult for Republicans to throw temper tantrums and gain headlines, which is about all they can do. But if the Democratic leadership, especially the White House, doesn’t hold Blue Dogshits to the same punishment Senate passage will still require 60 votes.
Now personally, I think Lieberman and the Blue Dogshits are bluffing. I really don’t think they want to be the few that prevented Americans from getting their will in the end. But you never know. Money is their first priority after all.
The House should re-install the Public Option (by name) and call the bluff. They could still force it as a budget item and reconcile with 51 votes. But they don’t seem to have their priorities right when it comes to bypassing obstructionists. They focus on powerless Republicans when the enemy is a handful of greed-driven Centrists in our own party.

Of course, the “Public Option” doesn’t have to be called the “Public Option". The principals of the option are what’s important, not the name.
A mandate to purchase insurance is pure Fascism if there’s no gov’t program to fall back on if one cannot afford to meet the mandate. Insurance companies must have their tails tied together, very tightly, if we the people are to have any kind of a “choice” in the coverage we’re forced to buy.
And of course, every single American citizen must be afforded coverage.
The present bill falls far short of that goal.
There is talk, from Pelosi, that removing the insurance industry’s antitrust exemption is a possibility. That would cover one aspect of what the PO was intended to do.

Those are the reasons the “Public Option” was included in the first place. To give that up leaves us with a joke of a bill and total Obama/Democratic failure regardless of any of the legislation’s helpful assets.
Incomplete reform is failed reform. Any way you fucking slice it.

All in all this comes down to President Obama. So far he has failed to lead the health reform movement. I do hope he finds his intestinal fortitude before it’s too late.
He has allowed Centrist scum to turn this legislation into Fool’s Gold. He had better man up. Because the chances of the Democratic party being abandoned by a significant portion of their base is very real and very close at hand.

And of course, Obama himself must not be allowed to get away with any Bushisms. Meaning lying through his teeth to our faces, then doing the exact opposite as though that was what he intended in the first place.

You said it, Mr. President. Whatchya gonna do? Gonna be a man and bring the change you promised? Or are you going to be the black George Bush and just talk shit that sounds good for the benefit of the moment?
You said it. And believe it or not, we expect you to back up your mouth. If not, don’t expect me to leave the warm confines of my home in November of 2010, or 2012 for that matter, and stand in line to vote for failure and lies.
This Democratic voter has been stabbed in the back for the very last time.