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martingauthier Commented on Reid: No Vote On Health Care Before August Recess by Brian Beutler

2009-07-23T18:08:37Z

I posted same in the Cafe, but it bears repeating here:

It seems obvious to me that Congress choosing to delay the Aug. recess to pass health care bills would be a HUGE political winner.

Put aside the policy implications for a moment and just think about the optics. Congress is giving up their summer vacations to complete the work of the people. Democrats have been saying for years that addressing health care is one of the most crucial issues confronting us today. Delaying recess would symbolize how serious the Dems are about solving the problem in a way that Joe Sixpack could readily understand.

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martingauthier Commented on One By One, Fence Sitters Come Out In Support Of Waxman-Markey by Brian Beutler

2009-06-26T20:51:17Z

I agree. This isn't like the public option debate. The nature of this problem and the solution means they can be handled more incrementally. To wit, if we can cap emissions from the most serious polluters, it will be a huge gain. If we don't get a public option, there will still be millions without health care and costs will not decline. There's no half-victory there.

martingauthier Commented on Bachmann Warns Of Link Between Census, Japanese Internment by Eric Kleefeld

2009-06-25T15:35:42Z

This is actually helpful advice, here's why:
Those most likely to follow her advice will be red state voters. Therefore, by the census count, blue state populations will be overstated relative to red states. Or viewed another way, red state populations will appear to have declined. This will require redistricting, which in order to take the "lower" red state populations into account, would necessitate the elimination of red state congressional seats to the benefit of blue states!

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