Bernie says it below. What’s unclear is whether he’s simply talking about his vote on the legislation itself, or his vote for cloture against the filibuster. Obviously Sanders has been a leading voice demanding that every member of the Democratic caucus at the least allow an up or down vote and refuse to take part in a Republican filibuster, but its precisely because the so-called “centrists” ignored that voice that the bill has been made into the worst-of-all-possible-worlds bill. Will Bernie feel the need to unilaterally disarm in this manner, given how its played out?
TPM reporting seems to suggest that Sanders is referring to cloture, but I haven’t heard that definitively in his own words. I’ll see what I can find out.
Be sure and call Bernie and tell him you support him on this: 1-802-862-0697 – or – 1-800-339-9834 (In State Only)
support him and let him know he isn’t part of the problem.
Before going all gooey over Bernie, note that he has withdrawn his single payer amendment, saying he knew it wouldn’t pass. But it was one of the rationales for the “any health care bill is a victory” folks as to why it was okay to support the Liberman-Aetna-Cigna-etc. Senate healthcare bill in the Senate. That’s now gone. But, of course, the final argument is the “Conference Committee” fight. And then you’ve got to get the Conference bill through the same Senate Liebermaniac Roadblock. Just remember, he’s NOT a Democrat.
Sigh.
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Don’t take a nickel, just hand them your business card. ~ Richard J. Daley
Yep, their corporate bosses are really squeezing all of them hard now to block reform. We will have to do it on the state level. To hell with the feds.