Good for you! How many more petitions do I need to sign? How many more FAXES, letters and phone calls will it take to let these people know we mean business even if we don't carry weapons to prove our point?

Maybe as a form of protest, we should all wear those arrow-through-the-head thingies! That is what we will feel like if they deprive us of real health care reform.

This is what I don't get. Why do moderate Democrats believe that they can survive if they kill health care reform.

If health care reform fails, and people think Democrats can't govern, who do you think is going to get voted out? These so-called Blue Dogs, that's who. Nancy Pelosi isn't going to get voted out. Charlie Rangel isn't going to get voted out. These Democrats from these red state are going to get voted out.

Thank you for being ever so clear and correct to draw the line in the sand House Progressives. I am committed to everything I can to de-throne any blue dog or conservadem in the Senate if they do not support a public option.
In my mind, there are only two possibilities for waht is going on politically, (1: Obama is willingly to spend some capital and draw every fucking republican out until they actually vote against health care reform so clearly the blame will rest on any politician who blocks it or (2: he has already dealt away the public option and wants to salvage anything he can so health care reform gets thru the Senate and he can then claim victory.
Obama is the ultimate communicator and speech giver so why are we dangling everyday on what the fuck is the message. Let's assume Obama is the most honest and ethical man to be President so why isn't he taking control and serving the people who elected him to office while the GOP Senators can go out and speak lies and utilize the most unethical talking points of fear and pandering. Obama still praises these GOP hacks as working hard for health care reform.
I don't see any other scenarios that explain this constant message battle w/in his White House and he inability to articulate his "line drawn in the sand". What do you think?

I contributed to the Act Blue - Standing Up for the Public Option page (it's close to $295,000 since Tuesday morning!) plus an extra 50 to my rep (Jim McDermott) who is one of the 60 standing strong. I also signed the petition set up by FireDogLake to let them know we expect them to stick to their word and I also contacted our WA senators to encourage them to support the public option. It's time to get busy and make some noise to counter the excessive attention being given to the radical right wing.