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Negotiations

I'd be a horrible negotiator.  My instincts are probably all wrong and I'd cave too easily, too worried about losing it all.

So you are probably right on this.

However, the idea scares the crap out of me.  It seems to confuse how to force not doing something with doing something.  It is much easier to block legislation you are against then legislation you want to improve.

How sure are we that the Blue Dogs want to pass health care or climate legislation in any form at all?  Wouldn't they be just as happy going home claiming the damn hippies tried to take over the process?

Every generation we have an opportunity to improve health care and every generation we blow it.  Sometimes the right sinks the ship, like during the Clinton years.  But sometimes the left sinks the ship, like during the Nixon years.  The 70's liberals were sure they'd get another chance at something better.  They were wrong.

I know this isn't very helpful, but the bottom line is I agree if it actually works and disagree if it just prevents anything from happening.  This is high risk, high reward.

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by: Mark Matson @ Fri Jun 19, 2009 at 12:48:56 PM CDT