A large chunk of the people who opposed the health bill (and I’m one) oppose it because it didn’t go far ENOUGH in dismantling the for-profit health insurance industry. Or at least give us the public option. But Obama ruled out single-payer and now we find out the public option before negotiations ever started. THAT is weakness and waffling. Shoot for the moon and settle for the stratosphere. THAT is how you negotiate. He shot for ten feet off the ground and had to settle for six inches.
A large chunk of the people who opposed the health bill (and I’m one) oppose it because it didn’t go far ENOUGH in dismantling the for-profit health insurance industry. Or at least give us the public option. But Obama ruled out single-payer and now we find out the public option before negotiations ever started. THAT is weakness and waffling. Shoot for the moon and settle for the stratosphere. THAT is how you negotiate. He shot for ten feet off the ground and had to settle for six inches.