Monday musings: October 26, 2009

According to White House Deputy Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer, 

“In his September 9th address to Congress, President Obama made clear that he supports the public option because it has the potential to play an essential role in holding insurance companies accountable through choice and competition,” Pfeiffer wrote. “That continues to be the President’s position.”

“Senator Reid and his leadership team are now working to get the most effective bill possible approved by the Senate,” he added. “President Obama completely supports their efforts and has full confidence they will succeed and continue the unprecedented progress that is being made in both the House and Senate.”

You know what? They’d better freaking be on the same page, and toward a public option that is NOT tied to ‘triggers’ or ‘opt-outs’. Anything less than a robust public option is simply not acceptable, and I will not support those who chicken and play to the center/Snowe/Blue Dogs.

Period.

Now these people, in the ad airing in Maine, get it:

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McCain - Leahy face off on torture

If there were ever a moment when the point was any more clear on just how tired, irrelevant and clueless John McCain would have been as president, this interview with his fan Bob Schieffer of CBS Face the Nation nails it. McCain is a man for whom the lack of a viable party has left him as another bobble-head of the Karl Rove contingent.

Even worse,

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