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To: bentway who wrote (550332)	2/16/2010 2:13:44 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572604

The unfortunate result is, when an (R) is president, there are (D)'s that will cross and vote with him on whatever misguided crap they push, but the opposite is not the case. Yep...which puts the spotlight back on conservatives...truly one of the nastiest political movements to plague the nation in its history. Al

To: bentway who wrote (550332)	2/16/2010 4:33:42 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572604

I've called both my senators. The Public Option LIVES!!!! For months now D.C. insiders and T.V. blowhards have said the public option is dead, but Senator Michael Bennet from Colorado just proved them wrong and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Jeff Merkley (OR), and Sherrod Brown (OH) have already stood up to join him. These four Senate Healthcare Heroes are circulating a letter calling on Majority Leader Reid to use reconciliation to pass healthcare reform with the choice of a public option. Both Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell publicly stated last year that they would vote for a public option if it was in the final bill. Now it's time for them to prove it. Call and demand they sign on to Senator Bennet's Public Option letter right now.

To: bentway who wrote (550332)	2/16/2010 8:53:29 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572604

Bentway, you described the situation perfectly. However, I do believe something can be done within the Dem party to instill voting block discipline. The President and the House and Senate majority leaders have a hell of a lot of power to strong arm their caucus, including taking away privileges of seniority, threatening to withold campaign funds, and horse trading future legislation concessions for current legislative priorities. Of course, they can always buy them off with pork, but in this environment, the American people take a very dim view of pork, and rightly so. My chief complain with the Dems is that they have acted spineless despite the super majority. Pelosi did what she needed to do. Reid is a spineless dimwit and should be replaced. I place the biggest blame on Reid, who doesn't know how to lead. Let me put it this way. If I used only the carrot with my team at work, then I'd never get anything accomplished. I have to balance the carrot with the stick to maximize cost versus benefit and keep people on their toes. People simply don't respect leaders whom they can blackmail whenever they feel like it. Reid and Obama are both proving surprisingly easy to blackmail. They need to grow spines.