http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMDV3eISLPs

Please, go to Organizing for America website and find an event near you for getting this done.

I went to one last night and called people in New Mexico asking them to call their Rep. in Congress. Got excellent responses. It was easy.

The more people we get calling into Washington the more likely this will happen now.

"Alllllllmost... there...."

Don't curse it, Bob.

"Negative...negative...it just impacted on the surface."

Sorry to be a wet blanket folks, but I'm still not convinced that the problems in this bill will be "fixed" once it's passed - seems Ms. Pelosi has now put the kabosh on including the public option in the final bill, does anyone think it will be resurrected?? C'mon...once this monstrosity passes, the Dems,especially those in the Senate, will be happy to rest on their laurels and not do a damned thing to fix it! Mark my words...HCR will die after this vote!

We run the serious risk of passing something that will at worst be another giveaway to the insurance industry (ala mandates), and at best be a bandaid on the entire idea of reforming healthcare. If you're okay with being required to buy a product from the corrupt insurance industry in the absence of a non-profit option then by all means cheerlead away! I'll hold my applause until the second act, thank you.

"Alllllllmost... there...."

Plenty of time for the dems to screw it up.

Chauncey, it's my understanding there is a non-profit option, that's the option to buy into the federal employees plan which is administered by private insurance but not for a profit.

At least, that's what Jay Rockefeller said and I remember mention of it awhile back but I never hear anyone talk about it. If there is that, then there's not a major difference between it and the public option.

Chauncey, you should read PPP's comment on the "Betrayal or Necessity" thread. It really made me think about this whole thing with a new perspective. The premise is that the insurance industry profit model isn't really designed to cover all Americans, and with a certain percentage of income become dedicated to actual care, it won't be as much of a windfall as some would think with mandates.

An addendum:

I just envisioned the insurance industry petitioning for a bailout....can you imagine? It'd be Medicare for all very soon, if that was the case.