President Obama: You Promised Healthcare, Not Futile Wooing of GOP Obstructionists

[keep_it_real]

I hate to sound like a betrayed 7-year-old, but you said. And we believed you. Now you seem to have abandoned the dream. That is why moderates and liberals and progressives like myself all seem a little tense this summer. It is time to call your spirit back. We will be here to help when you get back from vacation. We want to help you get over the disappointment of Mr. Grassley's cold shoulder, of Mr. Enzi blowing you off, even that nice Olympia Snowe standing you up. We can and will take to the streets again, march and hold peaceful rallies, go door to door, donate to any causes that will help get out the truth of what a public option would mean. But we need you to shake off the dust of the journey and remember the promises of Dr. King, and we need you to lead us toward what is no longer so distant a shore.

http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/142306/president_obama%3A_you_promised_healthcare%2C_not_futile_wooing_of_gop_obstructionists/

[Thrill]

1. Its not about Republicans. Its about the conservative Democrats

People still can't see that

[Captain Hilts]

2. He spent a chunk of yesterday negotiating with Ollie Snowe. But you are right. We should

ignore the Rs.

[stevietheman]

3. Was it futile?

Imagine if there was no wooing, if Republicans were kept outside of the process the entire time.

I imagine that we would be nowhere near as far as we've come. The Republican infrastructure would be rocking this thing far worse than what we're seeing now.