From the Obama ‘08 campaign document, "Barack Obama’s Plan for a Healthy America"

[Echo In Light]

"The Obama plan both builds upon and improves our current insurance system, upon which most Americans continue to rely, and leaves Medicare intact for older and disabled Americans. The Obama plan also addresses the large gaps in coverage that leave 45 million Americans uninsured. Specifically, the Obama plan will: (1) establish a new public insurance program available to Americans who neither qualify for Medicaid or SCHIP nor have access to insurance through their employers, as well as to small businesses that want to offer insurance to their employees; (2) make available the National Health Insurance Exchange to help Americans and businesses that want to purchase private health insurance directly; (3) require all employers to contribute towards health coverage for their employees; (4) mandate all children have health care coverage; (5) expand Medicaid and SCHIP to cover more of the least well-off among us; and (6) allow state flexibility for state health reform plans.

http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/09/10/yes-obama-campaigned-on-a-public-option/

[DrDan]

1. pretty much where we are headed, right?

[DJ13]

2. Oh please

He said that before the insurance industry checks had cleared.

[Ignis]

7. Thanks for the chuckle.

:thumbsup:

[Echo In Light]

10. _

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. No doubt he will veto a bill that doesn't contain those items.

:sarcasm:

[Ikonoklast]

11. Those items are in the bill.

[Echo In Light]

13. PO?

[Autumn]

4. Then that is exactly what we will get.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: God forbid a politician would lie.

[arcadian]

5. Hope & Change®

[tavalon]

6. Frustration at the sameness

I'm not feeling the change.

[Ignis]

8. And from the 2008 Democratic Party platform:

Covering All Americans and Providing Real Choices of Affordable Health Insurance Options.

Families and individuals should have the option of keeping the coverage they have or choosing from a wide array of health insurance plans, including many private health insurance options and a public plan. Coverage should be made affordable for all Americans with subsidies provided through tax credits and other means.

-- http://www.democrats.org/a/party/platform.html

Fool me once, etc.

[3324SS]

9. Use KY or AstroGulide

It won't hurt so much next time we take it in the anal orifice for actually believing the politicians own PLAN.

[Change Happens]

12. WOW! Exactly what he promised is exactly what we are getting...Thank you!