It's true there are no good options politically. If they pass something crappy there is some chance of it being amended and expanded, salami-style.
I should remind all that Social Security had some egregious features as enacted too -- namely the de facto exclusion of African-Americans. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Perelman Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:28 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Coming unhinged over health reform? The Dems are damned if you do and damned if you don't. If they pass it & nothing great happens before the next election cycle begins in a few months, they will look bad. Max wrote: > > Assuming Dean is right that the bill sucks too much for words, there is still no persuasive > fallback position politically that I see. I see a repeat of 1994 and two to four years of > even more Clintonesque crap. Dean admitted that the Dems at best would see reduced majorities > in the Congress, and their Senate majority isn't worth shit now. > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
