If you wanna be like Lincoln.

[Jakes Progress]

Watched a National Geographic show about Lincoln tonight. It told of an interesting political masterstroke by Abe. In his first inaugural address he laid the groundwork for limiting slavery. He had been elected and the government would do as it should. The great line was "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war."

How about Obama going before both houses and saying words to the same effect. He was elected. A majority of Democrats were elected. That is the way the government of our country works. Just as Lincoln wanted America to join other developed countries and abandon slavery, Obama wants us to join all other developed countries and establish universal health care as a right for all Americans. The best method would be a single payer, universal Medicare. But in the name of bipartisanship, we have offered a huge compromise - a very strong and universally available public option. He could say he will veto any legislation that falls short of the full compromise. Therefore;"In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue." We will have health care for the people or not. But it will be up to republicans to tell the American people that they cannot have what citizens of every other developed nation have. He could say that he will send his bill to Congress, and members of Congress can vote whether they support the people of the United States or the international corporate structure.

Just saying.

[Laelth]

1. The Republicans are not the problem.

Members of our own Party are blocking real reform. Now what?

:shrug:

:dem:

-Laelth

[Jakes Progress]

2. Lincoln had the same problem.

His speech put the onus on any that would object. Every corporate-fed blue dog would have to go public with their addiction to the corporate teat. In effect the speech should tell all pseudo-dems that they better get in line or catch the same WH pulpit fire.

Yeah. I know. Timid is as timid does. But I can hope, can't I?

[Laelth]

6. That's better than any suggestion I have.

I hope someone is listening.

:dem:

-Laelth

[Clio the Leo]

3. Hurry! Email that in!!! Love it! NT

[sandnsea]

4. Where have you been?

He did that. He's been doing that all along, in every speech and town hall he's done.

Republicans told the country they would have "death panels".

The country freaked out and said no health care reform.

And so, now what??

[Jakes Progress]

7. Oh really.

I missed the speech where he said he would veto any bill that does not contain a strong public option.

I missed the speech where he said that the public option was the compromise that was offered when what he knows we need is single payer.

I missed the speech where he said that congress had to choose between voting for the public option and the people or voting to support insurance companies, that he and the Democrats were voting for people and those voting against the public option were voting for money.

Can you link me to where he has said that?

[peoli]

5. I watched it too. It reminded me of Obama alot.