Bleacher Creature
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Wed Dec-16-09 01:23 PM
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Have Lieberman, Nelson, et al. compromised on ANYTHING on HCR? |
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Edited on Wed Dec-16-09 01:23 PM by Bleacher Creature
Serious question. We all know the many compromises progressives accepted to go from single-payer to nothing, but was there any give and take at all? Anything?
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Wed Dec-16-09 01:24 PM
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Wed Dec-16-09 01:26 PM
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3. you can't lose what you don't have in the first place. |
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Wed Dec-16-09 01:26 PM
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2. they don't really need to. Old adage: when your enemy is hanging themselves, no need |
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to tug on the rope.
in other words, the entire democratic congress majority capitulated without a shot being fired. So why would there be a need for a compromise?
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Wed Dec-16-09 11:08 PM
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4. Fair point. We ultimately compromised among ourselves. |
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