Health-Care Activists Are Targeting Democrats Who Are Usually Allies

Washington Post by Ceci Connolly | Jun. 28, 2009 (News Report)

In the high-stakes battle over health care, a growing cadre of liberal activists is aiming its sharpest firepower against Democratic senators who they accuse of being insufficiently committed to the cause.

The attacks -- ranging from tart news releases to full-fledged advertising campaigns -- have elicited rebuttals from lawmakers and sparked a debate inside the party over the best strategy for achieving President Obama's top priority of a ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, U.S., Health
Topics: Health Care, Democratic Party, U.S. Congress
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Jun 28, 2009 - 7:38 AM PDT
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 by Joel Kulenkamp - Jun. 28, 2009

This sets up the dilemma among the various factions among the Democrats--further complicated by the lack of a sixty-vote majority.

We are getting to the point if people aren’t going to respond to the patience and openness of Senator Baucus, we should begin to make a different plan," said ... More »

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 by Robert B. Elliott - Jun. 28, 2009

I can find little fault with this reporting, although I'm unsure whether the use of the term "liberals" is appropriate or accurate. It's basically all about the politics. One doesn't learn anything about the actual issues from the article, which is unfortunate.

I'm with the "liberals" 100% on this because there will be no reform if health care is not taken out of the dog-eat-dog "marketplace" & restored to ... More »

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