Sunday, March 7, 2010

Up Or Down Vote On The Public Option

By TalkLeft's Big Tent Democrat TL

Cenk Uygur repeats the call first made by mcjoan and tweeted out by Kos - let's have an up or down vote on the public option. And for those concerned that it will gum up the works, I repeat my own suggestion:

[I]t can be done by allowing an amendment to the base reconciliation bill for those concerned it will gum up the works. What's wrong with this approach? Nothing of course, except that pols will have to go on the record against a proposal very popular with the Dem base.

Time for an up or down vote on the public option.

Speaking for me only