I and millions of others on the Obama listserv just got an email from David Plouffe announcing:
President Obama is holding a live strategy meeting on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time for all Organizing for America supporters.
The event page allows anyone to submit questions to the prez. Here's mine:
Why not promote long-term bipartisanship through results, not dead-end negotiations with Republicans on the health care bill? Grassley, Kyl, and the Republicans don't want any health care reform. If you pass the real reform you were elected on (read: PUBLIC OPTION) without them and it works, you will win. America will benefit. Consider using reconciliation. You should easily be able to garner 51 votes you need for real change. Broader consensus in the puppet-packed Senate will come later, on other bills, when your ideas are proven to work.
Earnest meetings and concessions to Republicans will not give us the change we need. Getting the right bill will; the bipartisan support will follow. It's good policy first, and good long-term politics as well. Why alienate your base? Why not bypass these opponents?
What's your question for 44?
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Do you think there will be a readily available transcript or video?
My question would be similar to yours:
Thank you, Mr President.
Last year's election seemed to represent a mandate from the people to bring about the objectives of the Democratic party and allow to hold sway for a while. With this in mind, is there a point when the concessions to the Republican side of the aisle will be too opposed to the ideals people had in mind when they elected you? At what point would that be and would you then return the public option to a crucial role and seek to pass it as a primarily Democratic endeavor?
I think there is not enough conversation about the economic fundamentals of insurance. Larger pools of covered folks with no opt outs lower total cost because they spread risk. This is why the co-op insurance plan option doesn't work - small pool of self-selected individuals cannot lower total cost and cannot fund the risk they assume in small groups.
The Federal Employee Program is not a private health care option but one administered by the Federal Government outside the free market system that many of those elected indicate we absolutely need to preserve. Perhaps they think that everyone else has what they have and that is why they just don't get what the pain is about.
I have written the site and the WH and have since given up. If Tim Kaine had not forwarded that Plouffe email to me today, I wouldn't have ever known about it.
Can someone PLEASE tell the folks running the OFA website that some are locked out of the site. My account is called Soldierette or Solja. I want to help but can't if I'm not informed.
Thanks!
p.s. I don't have any health care questions. I don't believe the lies and support the public option, along with most Progressive Democrats. I also think my POTUS is not fighting hard enough for us against the Repigs. They don't want health care reform, even though they say they do. They are the Party of No, AND THEY MEAN IT!
Republicans are playing the "Fear" card tactic against the Democrats strategic Sanity in drawing support for destroying “Health Care Reform" from the table.
Seniors and other disabled, under-served America, feels death, already, so the Republicans (Truly "Master Race" Party 2009) are taking the easy way out--"Little Humanity to No Humanity." If you feel no life--there will, eventually be--no life.
Democrats must realize, first, Health Care Reform is long overdue. The Democratic Politicians and the investors must broadcast this information, clearly. There must be continual reform.
Who wrote, “Continual (Health care) Reform, must be kept before the people, and by our example we must enforce "Health care Teachings". True humanity and laws of health care go hand in hand. It is impossible to work for the salvation of humanity without presenting to them the need of breaking away from bad health practices, which destroy the health, debase the soul and prevent divine truth from impressing the mind.
There are many Americans, that have only a partial view and understanding of the principles of Health Care Reform Are often the most rigid, not only in carrying out their views themselves, but in urging them on their families and friends and their neighbors. The effect of the "republicans' mistaken health reforms, under former President Bush, as seen in their own ill-health, force their views on others give a false idea of health reform and lead America to reject Health Care Reform, altogether.
Demand a single payer health care bill. If this could be done through reconciliation this would be great. I think a vote before the people for single payer the only way to reduce costs and give everyone health care,