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22 Feb 10 - 05:23 PM (#2847054) Subject: BS: Keep the Public Option Senate petition From: katlaughing I know we've already had endless debates about this, so I would prefer it if this didn't devolve into another...rather those folks who agree and will sign the letter do so and those who don't do not sign it, that simple, eh?:-) Thanks. Colorado's own Senator Bennet, in his first term, has made me proud to have voted for him, for a number of reasons, not least of which is, last week, he started a campaign and has asked folks who support it to sign a petition. Here's what he has to say: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When I wrote my letter last week to Majority Leader Harry Reid asking him to include a public option in the reconciliation process, I knew it would be criticized by the opponents of change that profit from our current broken health care system. But I also knew that if we worked together we could show these opponents of change that people across Colorado and the country need better, and want better, than our current health insurance choices. In less than a week, more than 13,000 people have stood up in favor of a public option by signing my letter because they understand that including a public option in the reconciliation process is the smart thing to do -- a public option could add over $25 billion in savings to the final health care reform bill. Right now we have our best chance to get real health care reform passed in more than a generation. And it couldn't have happened without you. Will you add your signature now and join the fight to save the public option? Make your voice heard today by visiting www.SaveThePublicOption.com I'm pleased that so far more than 20 of my Senate colleagues have joined me in calling on Majority Leader Reid to pass a public option through the reconciliation process. This gives me hope that with your help we can find the remaining votes needed to pass a public option in the Senate. But we need to act before it's too late. Please add your signature at www.SaveThePublicOption.com and help us create more choice and competition in health insurance for our working families. When I wrote my letter I knew it wasn't the safe thing to do, but I did it because it was the right thing to do for my fellow Coloradans who want lower costs and more choices for health care. I'll keep you updated on our progress -- until then, please help us spread the word. Don't forget to tell all the people you can reach on Twitter, Facebook, and the blogs you frequent to add their signature at www.SaveThePublicOption.com. Thank you for joining me in this fight. Sincerely, Michael Bennet U.S. Senator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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22 Feb 10 - 05:41 PM (#2847064) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: pdq ...Colorado's own Senator Bennet, in his first term, has made me proud to have voted for him... ~ quote "On January 3, 2009, he was named by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter to fill the seat in the United States Senate vacated by United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on January 20." I seems that this chap has not been elected to anything since he was 7th grade blackboard monitor. |
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22 Feb 10 - 05:47 PM (#2847073) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: Q (Frank Staplin) Nothing wrong with the petition, except it would be for Coloradoans only. |
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22 Feb 10 - 06:06 PM (#2847088) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: Bobert Doesn't much matter since the Repubs ain't gonna let Obama sign nuthin'... Okay, if Obama says he wants to resign, I reckon they would ley him sign the resignation letter... Other than that, they have shut down 1/3rd of thre federal governemnt... Hey, ya'll... Want some "fact is stranger than fiction"... The 40 Repub Seanators who have shut Congress down represent only 11% of the population... YOu believe that 11% contollin' the other 89%... B~ |
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22 Feb 10 - 06:29 PM (#2847106) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: Alice the link brings an error message for me |
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22 Feb 10 - 07:04 PM (#2847135) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: akenaton As I said on another thread....be careful what you wish for. The NHS in the UK is abused by almost everyone and from a wonderful idealistic beginning, has evolved into a gigantic money trough. A black hole into which our taxes are poured at an ever increasing rate....enriching all the usual suspects, but worse, the public have taken universal free medical care for granted....this is of course encouraged by drug companies and the vultures who make up the "private sector" |
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22 Feb 10 - 07:07 PM (#2847142) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: pdq The 40 Repub Seanators who have shut Congress down represent only 11% of the population... ~ quote Actually if you do the arithmatic, you come out with 50.3%. AL 4.662 AK 0.686 AZ 6.5 FL 18.328 GA 9.685 ID 1.523 IN 6.376 IA 3.002 KS 2.802 KY 4.269 LA 4.41 ME 1.316 MS 2.938 MO 5.911 NE 1.783 NV 2.6 NH 1.315 NC 9.222 OH 11.485 OK 3.642 PA 12.448 SC 4.479 SD 0.804 TN 6.214 TX 24.326 UT 2.736 WY 0.532 TOTAL 153.994 US POP 305.986 % 0.503271392 or 50.3% of the US population is represented by at least 1 Republican Senator. That is a long way from the 11% stated above. {this is pre- Scott Brown and Arlen Spector #s, gleaned from Web} |
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22 Feb 10 - 07:25 PM (#2847158) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: katlaughing My mistake as to his being voted in. However, if you read his bio you will find he has done quite a bit since 7th grade. Q, no it is not just for Coloradoans. That's why he's asking folks to put it on FB, etc. Alice, I fixed the links. Sorry about that. |
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22 Feb 10 - 08:34 PM (#2847210) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: CarolC The public option that is being discussed here does not in any way resemble the health care system you have in the UK, akenaton. |
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22 Feb 10 - 09:12 PM (#2847229) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: CarolC Here's another petition people can also sign... http://act.boldprogressives.org/cms/sign/bipartisanship/?akid=428.299855.TpCg6-&rd=1&source=e1&t=2 |
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22 Feb 10 - 09:24 PM (#2847236) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: katlaughing I see you are cherry-picking again, pdq. |
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22 Feb 10 - 10:00 PM (#2847246) Subject: RE: Keep the Public Option Senator's Letter to sign From: CarolC So what percentage of the population is represented by at least one Democratic senator? |