Baucus plays the fear card

Fri, 05/29/2009 - 10:53am — DCblogger

Single-payer advocates not giving up the fight

John Selib, Baucus' chief of staff, said his boss' goal of making sure everyone has health care coverage could be undermined by opening a potentially divisive debate on single-payer.

Selib said it's been 16 years since Congress' last attempt at health care reform, and insurance companies continue to discriminate against patients and raise premiums.

Hear that peasants? Be grateful for any crumbs we choose to toss you or you might not get anything.

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Did you see Baucus's appalling framing...

By lambert on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 11:10am

... of paying for the uninsured as a tax? Talk about divisive!

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pardon

By ralphb on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 3:31pm

bur i would rather have no reform than a larger screw up than we have now. from what i've read that's what we'd get from these douchebags.

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