A history of Public Option rhetoric?

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

"I also want to say to seniors, if you're happy with Medicare the way it is, fine, you can stay in the program, but we're going to give you additional choices, just like they give federal employees in the federal employee health plan. Federal employees have got a variety of choices from which to choose, so should seniors."

- Bush jr. in a debate with Al Gore (source)

Is that Bush endorsing a *gasp* public option?!

let's see who else supports such a similar sort of idea....

"We allow you -- if you choose to, you don't have to -- but we give you broader competition to allow you to buy into the same health care plan that senators and congressmen give themselves.

If it's good enough for us, it's good enough for every American. I believe that your health care is just as important as any politician in Washington, D.C.

You want to buy into it, you can. We give you broader competition. That helps lower prices."

- John Kerry in a debate with Bush jr. ( source)

Is that Kerry endorsing a public option?

So when the FUCK did a public option become socialism?

Not to mention: WTF! Kerry is saying what Bush said 4 years earlier.

Comments

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

To use as a model for the Medicare alternative.

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

Righto--and federal employees, does that include senators and congressional reps?

Sounds like Kerry wants to extend the 'federal employee health plan' (specifically the one for congressman and senators--but I assume that's not a bad portion of the federal employee health plan) to people--which Bush was offering seniors?

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

You seem to be missing the point entirely.

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

I would like you to take a moment and consider the immense utility of a comment like that.

You tell me I am wrong without saying why. This is not productive. In the future, remember that. Either let the thread die or tell me I am wrong *and include why I am wrong* otherwise, you are just partaking in a fruitless action.

So: let's say you are right and I am missing the point. explain it

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how else I can explain it, given that you don't seem to be comprehending my original comment.