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It does say something when she of all placid strategist say this : As Sam Stein mentioned in that Huffington Post article, though Brazille obviously can't mobilize a group like MoveOn or SEIU to primary these people out of office, the fact that she has said that primary challenges will come to those who vote against the final bill says something about how even mainstream Dems in the party hold that position as well. And if I asked Brazille if that included Dennis Kucinich , she probably would say "Yes."

At the 8:46 mark, Kathleen Sebelius has shown the White House hand in the sudden revival out of nowhere the government insurance option . But the support is only based, once again, on the Senate wanting it pushed through reconciliation. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Once again, as they will when they unveil their plan on Monday, the Administration primary focus for a bill remains to be choice and competition . They'll only go with what will be easiest to pass in the Senate still it seems, but have no idea on what the votes will be in the House if the 51 Dem votes for the public option is unattainable, which it shouldn't be. The pressure is back not only on Reid, but on the remaining Dems Senators (especially Russ Feingold and Tom Harkin) to join in on the push. The lobbying money from the health insurance companies that have dried up over the start of 2010 will kick back up at full speed if it already hasn't.

The two big stories highlighted in the first thread today had big updated developments today. First, to the reason why the Senate health bill put in a provision to allow the health insurance companies to place a limited cap on medical care for patients with serious illness (i.e. cancer). Well, Harry Reid's spokesperson sent the reason why to Greg Sargent. “We are concerned that banning all annual limits, regardless of whether services are voluntary, could lead to higher premiums. We continue to work with experts on how best to accomplish our goals of preventing insurance companies from imposing arbitrary coverage limits while providing the premium relief American families need and deserve.” The reasoning for the cap, to prevent higher premiums, seemed very fishy at first glance. And after looking at this from the one and only Digby, it seems even more so : Here's a study done by Price Waterhouse on the impact of the lifetime caps: The findings are based on public data, surv...

Well, it was a pretty bad day of news today after the first thread . At least Al Franken again exemplified the values of a Senate for the people once again. It's a protection for women's choice rights and women's rights in general that Franken speaks about in his speech: It is long though, but hey, you'll be okay. You can watch it or not: And Bernie Sanders adds another to his "highlight reel of real." Here's the so-so, but oh so funny news. After Kent Conrad slammed his Medicare plan, Jay Rockefeller got real and slammed back at Conrad. "I'm really very tired of hearing about that from him," an exasperated Rockefeller told reporters. "And it's always about North Dakota, and it's never about any other part of the country. And I thought, you know, that's what we're trying to do--we're trying to do the best thing for the country as a whole." While that was funny, the whole news here is that the Medicare plan from ...

Remember yesterday when Fixed continued their Chyron 101 fails and actually got it right with the guy who let's lobbyist write his bill ? Well, they need to get ready to do this to these other Republicans who lie about being Democrats : And if Arkansas Senators are lying to their constituents, then you know their neighbors in Louisiana are too. I guess no wonder why Landrieu is go friends with her border buddies. And also bordering those Arkansas Senators is one Missouri Senator who will always have the possibility to disappoint. But hey, at least we knew where Baucus, lying salesmen Midwest salesmen Conrad and Nelson, and the independent A-hole Lieberman stand. Might as well make them Republicans too.

The lobbyist meetings of late haven't been cool , but this is a plus mark for her : Though she said "she wanted the private sector to thrive", the support is still for the public option though. And if she caves likes she did on not investigating on the Cheney Administration, first blame Baucus, Conrad, "Trigger Man" Emmanuel, and Obama before you blame her.

If you didn't see it before, here is another look at this all. More to come.

The health insurance company CEO's, that's who. No one, not even the prodigious likes of Bill Moyers or Rachel Maddow (and you could include Keith Olbermann, even though Keith doesn't do those type of one on one interviews though) have given these people a chance. A chance to explain how they have the power to make Senators Baucus and Conrad happily bend over backwards to them in exchange for some nice campaign pay along with good vacation money. A chance to explain why they like to give the thumbs up to the most unmoral thing possibly on the entire planet Earth right now. A chance to explain why they hate you, and your family, and your friends. It amazes me how no one has grilled these cheats. They are just as shameful as the Gall Street cronies who screwed the nation over with the CDS's and all the other backroom gambling deals they had going on. In fact, to me, they are probably worse because they facilitate in the process of someone's health deteriorating to a p...

I just wish he did a thing like this every single week from June on. Nevertheless, great video. More to come at the bottom of the 7 PM hour.

The narrative of House Democrats supporting a trigger on a public option is growing. Shame that they are backing out of a pledge and all. Both Sam Farr and Michael Capuano are now saying they are "open" to triggers for a public option. Both live in strong Democratic districts. Both are single payer supporters. And more importantly, both signed a pledge with 58 of their fellow Democrats saying they would hold the line on the public option. And now they're screwing them over: Lady FDL Everyone has to choose here. Nobody gets a pass. You're either in or you're out. That goes for everyone -- members of Congress, liberal institutions, everybody who has been calling for liberal health care reform. You can't be "for" something and then enable those who are trying to dismantle it. Because the pressure will be on them from their constituents for not fighting to the bitter end for what they want. Hurting themselves to succumb to the forces who want ...

Her on ABC's This Week yesterday: The full interview today on MSNBC That interview condescended on MSNBC.

What a Blue Doggie Democrat he is Steny Hoyer, 8/21: I’m for a public option but I’m also for passing a bill. We believe the public option is a necessary useful and very important aspect of this, but we’ll have to see because there are many other important aspects of the bill as well. Somewhere tonight in DC, some lobbyist will give him a nice cold drink, if not a beer.

In 1994, you would have been angry with Wendell Potter. Hell, you may still be angry with him if you are familiar with him. Being the head corporate communication figure of CIGNA, Potter played a massive role in what we all know now: Clinton halth care reform defeated and to this day, an awful, immoral and (mostly importantly for some) fiscally unstable health care system. He thought what he was doing, and what he continued to do throughout this current decade, was the right thing to do. He was fighting the good fight in his own opinion, a perspective that led to him fighting against Michael Moore's film "Sicko" by training those to combat the filmmaker with taking points to damage any credibility he would generate from it. That tricked worked, because it led to shills Sanjay Gupta ( and Wolf Blitzer ) trying to smear him in those now infamous CNN interviews a few years ago, only for Moore. (CNN for you nowadays, but must of you know that of course.) Well compensated a...

Brown will fight for a public option big time And drawing a line with Brown is Schumer, Leahy, and Durbin . Let it be known, a rift is not only happening in the House, but in the Senate as well between the Democrats. It's a rift between those who want a public option, and those who don't.

Because Baucus says you won't have no stinking public option . Much more on Baucus, his lobbyists friends, and his Republican colleagues caring about their interests instead of the nation, when we come back. And by the way, we'll give birther idiots a voice, but we'll just lower the talk of the single payer people. From the AM wakeup call, here is the video fitting for this topic. Where Is The Love? - Black Eyed Peas

Lovely new ad. More to come.

He says Democrats don't have the votes to pass for health care reform right now (that includes a strong public option) But Lobbyist Lover, you do know that there are 60 Democrats in the Senate. And that means there are enough votes to pass a health care reform bill. A real one, with a public option. But I don't think Kent Conrad wants to count properly anymore. Especially when his lobbyist friends are giving him a lovely check on the downlow.

And the evolution of online journalism (click to see the hilarity) More to come.....enjoy the stuff below.

Does the AMA care more about their paychecks or actually, their patients?

This hits even the seniors for sure. But who isn't McShame going to sell out in order for him to be president, huh? The script from fhamme at the Kos McCain Healthcare Plan McCain website, flips to previous Healthcare ad "Prescription" Wall Street Journal article and headline [Wall Street Journal, 10/16/08] Video profiles of seniors with text: $882 Billion Cut from Medicare Requiring Cuts Benefits Eligibility Both [Center for American Progress Action Fund 10/08] Taxing Health Benefits Cutting Medicare We Can't Afford John McCain Barack with senior(s) John McCain's health care plan ... first we learned he's going to tax health care benefits to pay for part of it. Now the Wall Street Journal reports John McCain would pay for the rest of his health care plan "with major reductions to Medicare and Medicaid." Eight hundred and eighty-two billion from Medicare alone. "Requiri...