During the campaign I heard Obama say he'd like single payer, but he said it was just not

[AlinPA]

in the cards or not possible to make it happen. I don't remember his promising a pure single payer system, so I am not disappointed in him.

[PBS Poll-435]

1. This is a good first step. It will be amended and modified by every Congress after its passage

Just like the tax code.

[rockymountaindem]

2. He said he'd be for drug reimportation. Not happening. He said he was against mandates: they are

in the bill. Still not disappointed?

What about this Nelson claptrap?

[Bodhi BloodWave]

4. how about the US just abolish Congress and gives all the power to the President? n/t

[rockymountaindem]

8. How about threatening to veto a bill that didn't meet his requirements?

As opposed to pressuring Senators to vote against drug reimportation to keep his backroom deal with PhARMA intact. No dictatorship required, just using the power of his office and the bully pulpit.

[Bodhi BloodWave]

18. how do you know he pressured them against it

What i saw on the news a short while back was him talking about wanting it to happen; so unless you have proof on that I'm gonna disregard that section.

[chieftain]

21. The veto threat sure worked for Clinton in getting Hillcare oked.

Threatening people who are lukewarm about reforming health insurance is not going to get a bill passed.

[katandmoon]

11. Heavens, no, not this (excuse me, "our") president. He's just supposed to be an object of veneration

[jkshaw]

19. Why don't we all wait until a bill comes out of conference

Then we'll have to wait until THAT bill is passed. Who knows what the bill's going to look like after it goes through that Rube Goldberg process. We may be beating our breasts for nothing. Literally.

[AndyA]

20. Didn't we do that from 2001-2008? It sure seemed like it. n/m

[Bodhi BloodWave]

22. Yupp, didn't go to well, but from the outside view it seems to me that a lot of DUers actually

want Obama to act like he DOES have that power.

[polichick]

3. But he did say he wouldn't sign a bill without a public option. nt

[DesertFlower]

6. did he say that?

[polichick]

9. Yes, though he put it in the affirmative...

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/obama-demands-the-bill-i-sign-must-include-public-option.php

"Any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange: a one-stop shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, cost and track records of a variety of plans - including a public option to increase competition and keep insurance companies honest - and choose what's best for your family."

[stray cat]

15. He said it must contain costs and one way to do that was a public option but not the only way

[polichick]

17. See #9

[Captain Hilts]

5. True. But it should have been on the table if insurance companies were there. To balance the table

[Cleita]

7. His excuse in that speech was lame saying that we have to build on what we have and can't

start something from scratch. HELLLO! We have Medicare that can be built on, that is already operating successfully and is in place, to be built on, yet even the 55 + buy in wasn't acceptable to our real government, the corporations.

Well, I'm not disappointed in him either because he was my second to last candidate in the election so I voted for him. I actually like him very much and the day he turns to the left we might see some greatness and not a guy in a suit standing by and watching the world go by.

[Laelth]

10. During the campaign I heard Obama oppose the individual mandate.

In fact, he ran this ad against Hillary:



Now what? Are you disappointed now? I am.

Kill the bill.

Forcing people to buy insurance is no more the answer to a failed health care system than forcing people to buy houses is the solution to homelessness.

:dem:

-Laelth

[AlinPA]

12. You're right, I remember that he said that.

[stray cat]

13. You Actually Listened and were an educated voter! I had hoped DUers were in general

but I was clearly wrong.

[Kitsune]

14. Obama said a lot of things during the campaign that he has no intention of following through on.

Just like every other politician, he will say anything to get you to vote for him.

[kenny blankenship]

16. You just forgot that he campaigned on a PUBLIC OPTION - really you were that spaced out?