Al Franken: "Make us do this."

[kpete]

"This is not about House vs. Senate, it's about Now vs. Never.
If they pass it, we'll fix it.
I didn't run for the Senate to walk away from the health care debate empty-handed,
and with your support, we won't."

Daily Kos
Make us do this.
by Al Franken
Fri Mar 05, 2010 at 09:38:45 AM PST

This week President Obama asked Congress to stand strong and finish the job of fixing our busted health insurance system. I couldn't agree more, and now we've got a plan to get this done.

I'm calling this strategy "Pledge & Pass," and it's a simple, two-step plan for passing meaningful health insurance reform. I believe it's our job as public servants to actually serve the public, and ending the suffering of millions of Americans under our current system is exactly what our constituents expect and deserve.

Here's the plan.

THE PLAN AND MORE:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/3/5/843261/-Make-us-do-this.

[opihimoimoi]

1. KnR + 10 Gagillion ... Al is my MAN...The Senator speaks TRUTH REASON COMPASSION

:bounce:

[frebrd]

2. K&R!!

:applause:

[dflprincess]

3. "I didn't run for the Senate to walk away from the health care debate empty-handed"

I'm sure the insurance companies will reward him.

Meanwhile, we'll be left holding the bag.

[FiveGoodMen]

5. It doesn't SEEM like that's what Franken's after

But I am surprised that he's saying this.

[dflprincess]

6. Franken has never had an especially good position on health care

Shortly after he started his campaign I spoke to him about it and he didn't really think there should be a federal solution to it. Franken thought it should be left to the states (okay if you're Minnesota, not so okay if you're in Mississippi). This is an idea Obama has opposed in the past though who knows what his positon on that is today?

Franken's wishy washy health care position is the reason I supported someone else for party endorement two years ago. But, I'll say this for Al, overall he's done more good since last July than our other Senator Amy "BlueDog" Klobuchar has in 3 years.

[berni_mccoy]

4. I'm glad Franken is endorsing Obama's approach.

[Toasterlad]

7. Of Course You Are.