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2009-10-18 Home Front: Politix

Frustrated Liberal Lawmaker Balances Beliefs and Politics

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "It would be very hard for me to do," Mr. Blumenauer said of voting for a final health care overhaul without a public plan. "But if it gets to the point where the choice is doing some things that will make a significant difference without a public option or letting the whole thing die, that too would be hard."

So this is a story about a man with morals. And the end of the story, as noted above, is that he is willing to sell out those morals. Ahhh. That's so .... something.

Posted by Jumbo Slinerong5015 2009-10-18 00:46|| 2009-10-18 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 ...usher in a new era of liberal problem-solving

Care to show me the last time liberals accomplished 'problem-solving', NYT?

Posted by Raj 2009-10-18 08:26|| 2009-10-18 08:26|| Front Page Top

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