Tuesday 18 August 2009 Howard Dean Calls Public Option Indispensable http://www.truthout.org/081709R?n Philip Elliott, The Associated Press: "Former Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean said Monday he doubts there can be meaningful health care reform without a direct government role, putting him at odds with President Barack Obama who says such a public option is only a sliver of the solution. Dean, a leading figure among the party's liberals, carefully tried to avoid criticizing the president openly, but he urged the administration to stand by statements made early on in the debate in which it steadfastly insisted that such a public option was indispensable to genuine change. Dean said Medicare and the Veterans Administration are 'two very good programs that have been around for a long time.'" == Monday 17 August 2009 White House Appears Ready to Drop "Public Option" http://www.truthout.org/081609J?n == Why We Need Health Care Reform By BARACK OBAMA | Op-Ed Contributor | August 15, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/opinion/16obama.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/shadowgovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
