Firedog Lake Has an Action Alert (Hat Tip Ten Percent) demanding that Obama fight to put the public option back into healthcare legislation in the Senate. Obama has been largely AWOL from the process, and he has listened more to bought politicians like Joe Lieberbush than he has to liberal Democrats who defeated Hillary Clinton in the primary. Little did we know that Obama would be almost as terrible as Ms. Clinton.

Here's what I wrote, for what it's worth.

This is a Republican wealthcare plan, not a Democratic healthcare plan. Why should I vote for Democrats if I get this kind of crap thrown at me? The Green Party looks better every day.

While you were wasting time planning an escalation of a war against the same Taliban you are negotiating with, the HMOs took over the process in the Senate and middle class Americans got screwed. I'm so sick of you acting like the only people that matter are the super rich. You are so much like Bush it isn't even funny.

I also emailed the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee with this little message:

Subject: No Public Option, No Money, No Votes
Body: That goes for you and every Democratic Senator.

You can email those fuckers too: info@dscc.org

You know that the Democratic Party is a joke when grassroot Democrats have to spend more time pressuring Democratic politicians than Republican ones.

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