Open Left:: One More Step

One More Step | 119 comments

what is the use of the progressive blogosphere (4.00 / 7)

if it merely echoes what the Beltway Democrats say and think?

If those who run those blogs merely mouth the conventional wisdom, what is gained? Only another voice in an already too-crowded echo chamber.

The only way these blogs can be useful is if they are informed and skeptical analysts of the stream of information/disinformation that our politicians shower us with daily. If they become simply another establishment outlet disseminating the same stuff, they become useless.

I appreciate your efforts on this issue, but this diary goes in the wrong direction.

by: limpidglass @ Mon Nov 09, 2009 at 20:57:12 PM CST

Wow... (4.00 / 3)

So now we're turning into Red State and forcing EVERYONE to tow a specific line? Your opinion is NOT the only one out there nor is it the only one. Mike is looking at what he WANTS which is full Single Payer and the pragmatism of getting this bill passed so that 30 million plus more Americans have Health Care. If you honestly expected that a few articles on Single Payer by front line bloggers was going to get that passed or that the Health Care Bill was going to be 100% what you wanted, then that was just being naive. 60 Democrats, NOT 60 progressives. If it means that more people will have insurance, then I can swallow some compromises. I don't LIKE them, some I absolutely hate. Yes I wish more could be done. But 1) we don't know what is being discussed between the politicians and 2) we don't have the lobbying money that the insurance industry has... so while its easy to say... PASS SINGLE PAYER... PASS MEDICARE +5%, the reality is its not that easy.

I'm not saying don't be disappointed in some of the main people. I agree Obama and others could have fought harder. But in the end, that still doesn't mean the Bill would be better and could be worse. (Yes I acknowledge that it COULD have been better if they fought harder... the point is we just don't know.)

by: yitbos96bb @ Mon Nov 09, 2009 at 21:13:02 PM CST

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