Harry and Louise 16 Years Later: Still Wrong

"... with a little less politics, we can get it done this time."

Louise, you slut, shut the fuck up.

The fact is, bipartisanship is killing health care reform. Every attempt to attract the votes of repugs - who will never, EVER, vote for health care reform proposed by a Democratic president - and Blue Dogs - who don't give a flying fuck about health care or any other policy and just want to be the center of attention - dilutes, undermines, sabotages, poisons and destroys our last, best chance at saving not just health care but the economy.

If Congress and the White House were actually playing partisan politics, every single Democratic representative who refuses to support President Obama's strong public option would already have a 2010 primary opponent holding a blank check from the DCCC. Every single Democratic senator who refuses to support President Obama's strong public option would be stripped of seniority, committee chairs and every other perk the majority has the power to take away.

Rather than less politics, what we need is for President Obama and the Democratic leadership to throw pure single-payer on the table and dare anybody to vote against it.

That will "get it done this time."

Steve Benen has a great post shredding the latest NYT thumbsucker crying for bipartisanship.

Keep the pressure on. Here's a quick way to get to the contact information for your elected officials. (Scroll down to box on the right labelled "My Elected Officials" and enter your zip code.)

Alternatively, Max at Firedoglake explains how to put recalcitrant congress critters up against the wall - the Facebook wall.

Cross-posted at They Gave Us A Republic ....