DISQUS

freedom50 · 4 months ago

It's Sunday, and the associated press said the whitehouse is backing away from the public option and is willing to go with the co-op idea of the republicans; not enough votes from the democrats. Blue dogs need to be called on the carpet. We're fighting the republicans hard here in Alaska. This is a serious blow to progressives up here. The announcement from the whitehouse took the wind right out of us. I wish Alaska had democratic backbone like that of Robert wexler in Florida.

ericcooper · 4 months ago

With the abandonment of the public option, we need to tell OFA to find some new suckers for their efforts. I am tired of the compromises , giveaways and lies!

bethshep · 4 months ago

Yes .. Tim .. tell us you haven't given in to the "compromisers" .. tell us you haven't gone along with sacrificing the "perfect" for the "good". Because the "good" is a mirage .. when you compromise with power you lose the perfect AND the good. Insurance doesn't need reform; they're doing just fine doing what they're supposed to do .. cutting costs and making a profit. They can't increase coverage, lower the price and make a profit at the same time. Why would they want to? It's time we took responsibility for our own lives and take care of ourselves and each other with National Health Care .. publicly administered, privately delivered. Think what we can do with that extra money .. that 800 billion pound gorilla that nobody talks about. Health, surgical, dental, mental, pharmaceutical, preventive care for all. And lots left over for research and nutritional education. Obamacare is worse than what we have now. We want Peoplecare.

robertfirth · 3 months ago

To the members of congress and all who suport big government

The great American middle class don’t want the Federal Government intruding into their lives. Health care is just one example, the resistance to the crap and trade bill and the resentment over crapulous, runaway spending, the debt and the printing of worthless money are more examples.

The disturbances in the town hall meetings are only the tip of a massive proverbial iceberg of ill will that the people who actually pay taxes feel toward the federal government.

In 2010 we the people will take back our country and everyone who supported the nobama hyper-liberal communist agenda will be out. If we can, the absurd congressional retirement programs will be rolled back retroactively, term limits will be imposed and those guilty of crimes against the people will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Consider yourselves warned………….

An American citizen

robertfirth · 3 months ago

To the members of congress,

The great American middle class don’t want the Federal Government intruding into their lives. Health care is just one example, the resistance to the crap and trade bill and the resentment over crapulous, runaway spending, the debt and the printing of worthless money are more examples.

The disturbances in the town hall meetings are only the tip of a massive proverbial iceberg of ill will that the people who actually pay taxes feel toward the federal government.

In 2010 we the people will take back our country and everyone who supported the nobama hyper-liberal communist agenda will be out. If we can, the absurd congressional retirement programs will be rolled back retroactively, term limits will be imposed and those guilty of crimes against the people will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Consider yourselves warned………….

An American citizen

mattressanswer · 3 months ago

Dear Mitch
I hope you read this because you need to. I have been a Democrat for all my life. I wouldn't say I was a progressive more like a Bobby Kennedy Liberal. At least twice a week you send me an e-mail asking for only $5 because the world is coming to an end.Let me tell you it would be nice if You or one of your correspondents didn't act like a republican and actually gave me information that helps your(our) cause for free. It might even have helped if you would have told the democratic congressmen to read the bill before having town meetings for free. They might have read your note.