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Old 11-05-2009, 08:43 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Sometimes the federal government should interfere with states. Federal action to end segregation is one of the best examples of positive interference. That doesn't mean that state's rights should be overridden at every opportunity.
it's not every opportunity. And it's not just liberals. But you're right that the federal government shouldn't be involved in everything.
I guess this issue boils down to whether you think healthcare is one of those times when the federal government should interfere. I think it is. If you think it isn't that's fine. But suggesting THIS BILL should fail because it could LEAD to single-payer is silly. It would only lead to that if the public option is a raging success. If it fails, no one will want it. So it's win-win. If you think the public option is a bad idea and will fail, you'll get to gloat in a couple years. anyway...

Thank you for cutting through the bullshit. Just as you get "nuts" when people prescribe attributes to you based on the more typical version of a conservative, I get "nuts" when I am faced with the kind of post(s) that those typical conservatives post...like your admitted misstatement about single-payer takeover in this bill....which it isn't.

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