I am a law student writing a paper on the health bill.  That's why I've read it.  I'm just writing about what I read.  I have no connection to the Democratic establishment.  I'm a progressive, I have fought for the public option and/or medicare for all, and I continue to do so.  I think this bill is a massive disappointment, and the events leading up to its presumptive passage have disillusioned me greatly.

But progressives can't accuse the right and center of playing fast and loose with facts and then do the same thing themselves while hoping to claim any legitimacy.  

Read the bill.  It does undeniably smart things, and it will help a lot of people.  Yes, it does favor private insurers, when it ought to put them out of business for breaching contracts and causing the deaths of countless Americans.  But I have yet to hear a convincing argument for why it is better to kill this bill instead of passing it.  If this bill is a net loss, doing nothing is a greater net loss.  

by dotkommissar on 03/17/2010 11:01:53 PM EST

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