President Obama rejected in an interview Tuesday the criticism that he has compromised too much in order to secure health-care reform legislation, challenging his critics to identify any "gap" between what he campaigned on last year and what Congress is on the verge of passing. ...
Obama said the public option "has become a source of ideological contention between the left and right." But, he added, "I didn't campaign on the public option."
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Really? Tell us another one, Mr. President.
I'm going to have all the negotiations around a big table. We'll have doctors and nurses and hospital administrators. Insurance companies, drug companies -- they'll get a seat at the table, they just won't be able to buy every chair. But what we will do is, we'll have the negotiations televised on C-SPAN, so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents, and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies.
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Please, sir... may I have another?
We'll allow the safe re-importation of low-cost drugs from countries like Canada.
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Can't forget this classic...
Allow Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices.
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But my very favorite, still proudly displayed on his own goddamned website:
Offers a public health insurance option to provide the uninsured and those who can't find affordable coverage with a real choice.