David Brooks prefers single-payer to status quo

[democracy1st]

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Conservative columnist David Brooks expressed support for a system of health care that is most often demonized by the right wing. "I wouldn't mind a single-payer. I prefer it to what we have now," Brooks told ABC's Jake Tapper Sunday.

Brooks support for single-payer comes late in the health care reform debate. Both houses of Congress have passed reform bills which Brooks says he can't support. "I oppose it. It's a close call for me," said Brooks. "My preferred option is to give consumers choice."

In July, Brooks deflected a question about implementing a single-payer system. "There is no way something that big and complex and dynamic can be run out of Washington," he said.

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[laughingliberal]

1. Now he tells us. nt

[liberalmike27]

4. Exactly

My comment was "The ONLY reason he's saying that now is that he realizes there isn't a chance in hell of it happening." It just serves to make Obama look worse, and to try to reach out to those who are pissed at Obama, like myself, who wanted Single Payer, and think that forcing people to buy insurance is in no way the plan we expected, or wanted.

[FrenchieCat]

2. He's sooooo

what exactly?

Trying to bait more divisiness in the Democratic Party?

How much more can we take?

[pattmarty]

3. Brooks is a pompous, elitist, right wing pseudo intellectual like...........

...........that idiot George Will and that lying ass hole Gingrich.

[grahamhgreen]

5. If'n a conservative likes single-payer, it MUST gotta be bad!

:sarcasm: