Senate Dems to Obama: Um, a Little Help Here?
(Blog Post)
After a weekend of furious activity, Democratic leaders in the Senate think they are close to getting the votes they need in order to pass an "opt-out" version of the public option.
But they feel like President Obama could be doing more to help them, with one senior staffer telling TNR on Sunday that the leadership would like, but has yet to receive, a clear "signal" of support for their effort.
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the consistent questioning of pres. obama's role in the process of this bill seem disingenuous, in the press at least, in not discussing that it is we, the citizenry, in a complex democracy,who need to involve ourselves through our senate/house representatives in making this bill what we think we want it to be, and the president's role as leading the way on wanting change, then letting that process work, seems appropriate.