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this is why Wyden is so off-base

For some bizarre reason, he thinks major reform will be more "accepted" by people if it's passed with a large bipartisan vote.

No, it will be accepted by people if it succeeds in making health care available to more people at lower cost.

If we craft a worse bill for the sake of getting Republican votes, we gain nothing--we'll still be blamed if it doesn't work (and what the Republicans would prefer wouldn't work).

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by: desmoinesdem @ Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 19:49:12 PM CDT