re: #50 Obdicut

No. But you can assume that the votes of those people are trying to be swayed by those companies, and you should examine the logic of their votes very carefully.

I have never, ever defended the Democrats against charges of being influenced by special interests just as the Republicans are. I have been highly critical of the health care reform bill, though from a different perspective than most people here; I see single-payer/public option/what have you as not only a good thing, but economically inevitable.

This is not a GOP vs. Democrats deal, to me. This is a pragmatism vs. special interests problem. And the pragmatists are pretty much locked out of the political situation at the moment.

Which sucks.

I had a feeling that was the case. I didn’t see any instance where Congress actually consulted with Health Care industry front liners on what the quality of delivery of care actually entitles.