Mr Obama, Give me one good reason why the Public Option is 'not available"?

[SnoopDog]

WHY???????

It is called 'being bribed'.

[MadBadger]

1. Lol, bribed?

[Echo In Light]

2. It's called: one of the chief reasons this figurehead was installed

The US is a phony rep democracy, so don't expect anything that will actually help people.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. What figurehead was installed?

What are you talking about?

[Echo In Light]

7. US presidents, any/all

[Cali_Democrat]

8. Who was Obama "installed" by?

[upi402]

9. Do you remeber Kucinich not being allowed in debates?

The country is a corporate machine. All 3 branches and the 4th estate too! Please, "who"... really. Are you serious.

[SnoopDog]

3. This is really maddening...

And let me be clear here - I don't want this post to be a 'hate' thread.

I am extremely frustrated. The solution is obvious - medicare for all.

And what our government has been doing for the last 30 years is to destroy the middleclass.

Now they want to bankrupt us with this health care industry bailout. This is nothing less than our health and
our life. Our health and our health is not a commodity.

[Vincardog]

4. What you say is true. The Government and the 'monied class' have been at war with the working people

of this country for 30 years. Health Care is a RIGHT.
Don't let the Corporate shills tell you different.

[amborin]

6. open secrets:

Health Sector Totals to Candidates

Display: Select a Sector Agribusiness Communications/Electronics Construction Defense Energy/Natural Resources Finance/Insurance/Real Estate Health Lawyers & Lobbyists Transportation Misc Business Labor Ideology/Single-Issue Other

Total to these candidates: $41,912,484 (Dems 66.7% and Repubs 33.1%)

Health
Obama, Barack $19,462,986
McCain, John $7,389,547
Clinton, Hillary $6,397,849
Romney, Mitt $2,283,350
Giuliani, Rudy $2,075,197
Paul, Ron $828,483
Richardson, Bill $778,170
Edwards, John $587,941
Thompson, Fred $537,429
Huckabee, Mike $491,202
Dodd, Chris $339,850
Biden, Joe $283,880
Brownback, Sam $108,580
Thompson, Tommy $67,811
Nader, Ralph $62,251
Kucinich, Dennis $54,357
Vilsack, Tom $32,800
Tancredo, Tom $31,600
Hunter, Duncan $27,930
Barr, Bob $22,550
Gilmore, Jim $15,600
Gravel, Mike $11,721
Keyes, Alan $11,600
Baldwin, Chuck $6,050
McKinney, Cynthia $3,750