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> On Dec 21, 2009, at 4:22 PM, Left-Wing Wacko wrote:
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> But why not
>> consider the possibility of promoting Bernie Sanders, who has the
>> advantage
>> of being an independent.
>>
>
> Yet who voted for the crap health care bill. Why? Fear of being perceived
> as obstructionist?
>
> Doug
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>
Well I wasn't arguing that he's perfect, but he also consistently argued for
single-payer through the whole process, and he opposes the wars etc.. There
is an argument out there that although there are some quite odious elements
to the bill, there are also things like the outlawing of dropping people for
pre-existing conditions and other incremental baby steps that one could
conclude are things that are something better than absolutely nothing.
Sheldon