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Barack Obama

steve2470

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12. There's difficult and there's impossible

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 08:07 AM

Jul 2015

With this Congress, I'd say it's impossible. YMMV. Why attempt the impossible ? Let's get a decent Congress FIRST, then go for single payer. If this Congress or any Congress before January 20, 2017 passes single payer healthcare, feel free to shove this post in my face.

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Dear President Obama please can you try to get us single payer healthcare before you leave? [View all] Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 OP

No, he can't. Let the next president fight the "healthcare wars" all over again. He's done with... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #1

Maybe the junior Senator from Vermont can do it when prez....even though his state could not. great white snark Jul 2015 #2

Exactly. That's a fight for another administration. Obama can't even get these ridiculous.... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #4

From this congress? treestar Jul 2015 #3

Not a request. A snark to insult the BOG . Not biting on this bait. n/t freshwest Jul 2015 #5

Yep treestar Jul 2015 #6

I just told her like it is. Cha Jul 2015 #9

Please, See my post, treestar.. Cha Jul 2015 #8

That's kind of silly.. Bernie Sanders said they didn't have the votes for single payer when they got Cha Jul 2015 #7

Building the constituency IronLionZion Jul 2015 #10

yes Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #11

There's difficult and there's impossible steve2470 Jul 2015 #12

.... ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #13

Take your snark back to GD. sheshe2 Jul 2015 #14

Sure, magic fairy dust sprinkled on the GOP House and Senate BainsBane Jul 2015 #15