tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908492.post8277434787927060189..comments2023-08-13T10:19:25.746-04:00Comments on DOG BYTES: Surprise--Sort OfMark Derrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422648888198441442noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908492.post-17789915549458845132009-09-11T14:04:53.810-04:002009-09-11T14:04:53.810-04:00And what helped Obama is the Republicans acted lik...And what helped Obama is the Republicans acted like a bunch of middle school boys.<br /><br />I do hate that we're in debate over which party is going more out of its way to exclude undocumented people from basic human services.<br /><br />These people without documents should be covered-- not just as a human right but as a way of further reducing costs to our health care system. If they're covered, it will reduce costs as a whole.<br /><br />But that logic never won these debates. The last I heard the Republican talking point was that death panels were not in the bill, but that bill (of which there are several) does not explicitly prevent the existence of death panels. So basically, the Republicans have nothing and are now making even more spurious arguments. <br /><br />The Republicans are a wonderful side show to all of this, but I'm still watching the blue dogs.<br /><br />I've not given up on the public option yet, but if we get one, it will be less than ideal-- I can see doughnut holes coming up and maybe one of these ephemeral "triggers" that never gets pulled.Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.com