Rep. Weiner sinks meat hooks into health-care law’s attackers

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Rep. Weiner just posted this to his facebook
http://www.facebook.com/AnthonyDWeiner

Rep. Weiner sinks meat hooks into health-care law’s attackers
Dana Milbank
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/rep-weiner-sinks-meat-hooks-into-health-care-laws-attackers/2011/03/23/ABqQrvKB_print.html

Democrats would be better off if more of them acted like Weiners.

As the first anniversary of the health-care law approached this week, many Democratic lawmakers went to ground, leaving unanswered Republican accusations that the legislation is socialist, unconstitutional, bankrupting the country, destroying the medical system and generally bringing about the apocalypse. But not Anthony Weiner.

The New York congressman, a Brooklyn-born streetfighter, held six events Wednesday to defend the law. His message was, predictably, a collection of snappy comebacks to Republican accusations. But he also delivered a call to arms to his Democratic colleagues, who have been passive to the point of wimpy as Republicans press for repeal.

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It doesn’t happen often, but this is one time when Democrats should follow Weiner.

[derby378]

1. No public option, no healthcare reform

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. The inmates are running the asylum - as in the health insurance companies have dictated what sort of "healthcare reform" Americans will get, along with lifelong shackles to their defective products.

[provis99]

2. Weiner's one of the few Democrats with passion and guts.

A real Brooklyn Brawler.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. You give him too much credit...

His recent statements bearded SCOTUS and infer that if the current health care reform is turned away by the court that single payer would go forward. Sort of disingenuous at best given who runs the House these day..

Regardless but he is a great rabble rouser and one of the better ones on the national stage

[Scuba]

5. Has nothing to do with who holds the House today...

...Weiner can see more than two years ahead, like any good planner.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

12. That certainly has not been his tone

And he a pol...which tends to mean short term thinking at best

[Scuba]

4. I sure hope the Dems included "spinal implant" among the first few provisions of HCR. n/t

[Beartracks]

7. There's a shirt for that...

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[Beartracks]

8. Self-delete...

[applegrove]

6. We need real fighters in the democratic party. I hope Weiner's profile

gets bigger. I felt down about the GOP attacks today but feel uplifted after this OP.

[AlabamaLibrul]

9. Shocking meat hooks! This ad brought to you by BlogAds n/t

[WingDinger]

10. I have been preaching that here, and was told to ask shrink about upping meds.

[Scuba]

13. Yeah the paid plants are doing a good job keeping our expectations low. n/t

[butterfly77]

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