Strange... the Deficit Commission voted for a public option

MannyGoldstein

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Tue May-10-11 11:05 PM
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Strange... the Deficit Commission voted for a public option

for health insurance, but the "Dems" and Repubs are not even debating it. The Republicans are frothing like rabid skunks over the other recommendations of that fringe-right bipartisan commission - such as gutting Social Security and Medicare. And Obama has signaled his eagerness to follow the Commission's recommendations by gutting Social Security for those under 55.

But no mention of the public option.

I wonder why? Perhaps the public option recommendation was on the last page of the report and someone forgot to photocopy it?

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elleng

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Tue May-10-11 11:14 PM
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1. the Deficit Commission voted?

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MannyGoldstein

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Tue May-10-11 11:16 PM
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3. 11-7

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/12/02/obama-deficit-commission-plan-wont-win-14-votes/

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elleng

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Tue May-10-11 11:25 PM
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4. Oh, right.

'That fell short of the 14 votes that would formalize its recommendations . . .'

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MannyGoldstein

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Tue May-10-11 11:27 PM
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5. 14 votes would mean an automatic vote by Congress

But a majority recommendation is still a majority recommendation, no?

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PDJane

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Tue May-10-11 11:15 PM
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2. That's not on the corporatist agenda........

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Moral_Imagination

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Tue May-10-11 11:38 PM
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6. if its a fringe right commission

why did they recommend the public option? I think you have confused yourself again.

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