15 v 8 PO fails in committee. Baucus voted no. .

[Parker CA]

[armyowalgreens]

1. Fuck. This. Shit.

[Parker CA]

4. Half of those fucking pukes voted no by proxy and didn't even show up.

Disgusting. Rockefeller made a very compelling statement for the PO. The people in that room are scum for voting against this. Absolutely disgusting.

[ddeclue]

2. who else voted no?

Did Bill Nelson?

[Dawgs]

3. Nelson voted no.

:(

[Parker CA]

6. Snowe, Hatch, Ensign, Enzi, Baucus....

[armyowalgreens]

5. Does this mean we lose the public option for good?

[dhpgetsit]

7. No.

From what I have been hearing.

[Gwereeya]

8. No

It just means that it goes to the floor unrecommended.

[Jack Rabbit]

9. No.

But the Finance Committee bill will not have it.

It is a bad bill and deserves little serious consideration.

[Generator]

14. Then why was Obama out shilling for it all last week

Where is his responsiblity in this? Where is his leadership? Yeah, sure he wants a public option HE SAYS, but what has he done to get "his" Democrats to go along with it? How much does Obama really want the public option? From what I've seen-not much.

Fuck it-it doesn't matter you people defend anything Obama does-when it is him that is the leader, sets the tone, and he started out in a position of weakness. I blame Obama.

[LSK]

10. Schumer is offering a similar amendment now

[dhpgetsit]

11. Don't panic.

The public option will probably be in the final bill.

But the amendment I really want to make it in the final bill is the Kucinich amendment.
http://www.ohiodailyblog.com/content/kucinich-single-payer-amendment-passes-house-committee
This amendment will make it possible to have single-payer plans at the state level. When a few states get single-payer going, residents of other states will start voting with their feet.

[Parker CA]

13. I agree. Watching those SOBs in that room vote no, many by proxy was just disgusting. nt.

[Raineyb]

12. Fuck him and any one else who voted no.

I've had it with these assholes. THEY'VE got health insurance so the rest of us can go to hell in their book.

[bdamomma]

16. they have proved themselves to be a$$holes

they are just for themselves and their corporate friends. In some strange way I hope the public option goes through, or the insurance companies are going to be rolling in greedy ways.

We have to remember if this bill does not have what Obama wants (public option) he will not sign it.

[Junkdrawer]

15. What does this have to do with Polanski?

Priorities, people