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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com: Lee Stranahan: Kucinich's Brave Health Vote Vs. Obama's Failed Promise
Politics Daily: The 39 House Democrats who Voted Against Their Party's Health Care Bill
Newshoggers.com: A Bad Bill Is Worse Than No Bill At All - Part II
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Dennis Kucinich Explains Why He Voted No On Affordable Health Care for America Act http://bit.ly/3a9gbs 11/11/2009 |
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@mjblair Kucinich on why he voted no: basically, "perfect is the enemy of the very good." http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/11927 11/10/2009 |
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Everyone should probably read this (Food for Thought): http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/11927 11/10/2009 |
Lee Stranahan: Kucinich's Brave Health Vote Vs. Obama's Failed Promise
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... In a principled and practical statement, Rep. Kucinich said what a growing number of progressives have realized as we've watched real health care reform be compromised again and again. ...
The 39 House Democrats who Voted Against Their Party's Health Care Bill
Politics Daily —
... In another district where a vote in favor of the Democrats' health care bill would have been fine with the constituents -- Ohio's 10th -- leftist Cleveland contrarian Dennis Kucinich voted nay because his party's reforms wouldn't go far enough; i.e., the legislation would leave insurance and pharmaceutical companies still in business. Kucinich's entire statement is here. It's pretty long, so here's the gist: "Notwithstanding the fate of H.R. 3962, America will someday come to recognize the broad social and economic benefits of a not-for-profit, single-payer health care system, ...
A Bad Bill Is Worse Than No Bill At All - Part II
Newshoggers.com —
... In a principled and practical statement,
Rep. Kucinich said what a growing number of progressives have realized
as we've watched real health care reform be compromised again and again. ...
Single-Payer Advocate Dennis Kucunich Votes No On H.R. 3962.
JackRabbit Café —
... Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich voted against H.R. 3962. He explains why: ...
Why Beholdeth Thou the Mote That Is In Bart Stupak's Eye?
Hit & Run —
... My head sez nay like Mr. Ed. Even if Stupak were a Republican
this would be a case of incidental friction, not shared beliefs.
Otherwise you'd have to say Public Option refuseniks like Dennis Kucinich are
stalwart allies whom only idiots would want to keep at a distance.
Sometimes, things break your way (or more often, don't) because
other people have motives that need to be respected. From an
ideological view -- and even more so from the tactical view Rubin
is considering here -- the content of the motive does not
matter. ...
