MOVEON.ORG Upset Over Obama Caving.
SMITH29
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Can you call President Obama right away? Tell him you're outraged about
this latest possible "deal" to gut health care reform. Tell him it's
time for him to stand up to Joe Lieberman, to fight for real health care
reform with a strong public option.
The White House
202-456-1111
Call the White House
Dear MoveOn member,
I don't remember electing Joe Lieberman president.
But lately it seems like we might as well have: news broke last night
that Senate Democrats, under pressure from White House staff, cut a
tentative deal to drop yet another piece of their health care bill�the
Medicare buy-in�to make Joe Lieberman happy.1
First the public option, now the Medicare buy-in�what's next?
This isn't what 70 million of us voted for last year. And it's time that
the man we did vote for steps up to insist on real reform, rather than
allowing Joe Lieberman to run the show.
Can you call President Obama immediately? Tell him that you're extremely
disappointed in how the health care fight is going, and that it's time
for him to stand up to Joe Lieberman and fight for real health care
reform, including a strong public option.
Here's where to call:
The White House
202-456-1111
Then, click here to let us know how it went:
http://pol.moveon.org/whcalls/indexc.html?id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=3
This latest bad "deal" is nowhere near final. In order to stop it,
though, we need the president to step up. But while there are widespread
reports of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel pressuring Senate
Democrats to cave in to Joe Lieberman, President Obama apparently hasn't
even contacted Lieberman directly to ask him to stop obstructing health
care reform.2
As president, Obama wields a tremendous amount of power. He can refuse
to campaign or fundraise for healthcare opponents or encourage party
committees to withhold support. He can also use his very public role and
the media attention that goes with it to push senators much harder than
he has. And if there ever was a reason to use this power, passing real
health care reform is it.
In these final, intense weeks, it's more important than ever to fight
back against attempts to gut health care reform. This deal isn't set�no
one even knows if it has 60 votes�and that means all of us, and our
progressive allies in Congress, need to stand up to make clear that
continuing to weaken health care reform is just unacceptable.
We need the president to get voters' backs. Can you call President Obama
right away? Let him know that allowing one obstinate conservative to gut
reform is simply unacceptable, and that you're counting on him to step
up to make sure we pass real reform, with a public option, this year.
Here's where to call:
The White House
202-456-1111
Then, click here to let us know how it went:
http://pol.moveon.org/whcalls/indexc.html?id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=4
Thanks for all that you do.
�Kat, Eli, Lenore, Peter, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Senators move to remove Medicare expansion, public option from
healthcare bill," The Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85791&id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=5
"Rahm to Reid: Give Lieberman What He Wants," Talking Points Memo,
December 14, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85789&id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=6
2. "Rahm to Reid: Give Lieberman What He Wants," Talking Points Memo,
December 14, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85789&id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=7
"Rahm Emanuel Personally Pressed Reid To Cut Deal With Lieberman:
Sources," The Huffington Post, December 14, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85793&id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=8
"Gibbs: Obama hasn't talked to Lieberman on healthcare reform bill," The
Hill, December 14, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85783&id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=9
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It's "that time of the month" at moron.org.
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>Can you call President Obama right away? Tell him you're outraged about
>this latest possible "deal" to gut health care reform. Tell him it's
>time for him to stand up to Joe Lieberman, to fight for real health care
>reform with a strong public option.
>
>The White House
>202-456-1111
>
>Call the White House
>
>Dear MoveOn member,
>
>I don't remember electing Joe Lieberman president.
>
>But lately it seems like we might as well have: news broke last night
>that Senate Democrats, under pressure from White House staff, cut a
>tentative deal to drop yet another piece of their health care bill�the
>Medicare buy-in�to make Joe Lieberman happy.1
>
>First the public option, now the Medicare buy-in�what's next?
>back against attempts to gut health care reform. This deal isn't set�no
>one even knows if it has 60 votes�and that means all of us, and our
>progressive allies in Congress, need to stand up to make clear that
>continuing to weaken health care reform is just unacceptable.
>
>We need the president to get voters' backs. Can you call President Obama
>right away? Let him know that allowing one obstinate conservative to gut
>reform is simply unacceptable, and that you're counting on him to step
>up to make sure we pass real reform, with a public option, this year.
>
>Here's where to call:
>
>The White House
>202-456-1111
>
>Then, click here to let us know how it went:
>
>http://pol.moveon.org/whcalls/indexc.html?id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=4
>Thanks for all that you do.
>
>�Kat, Eli, Lenore, Peter, and the rest of the team
>
>Sources:
>
>1. "Senators move to remove Medicare expansion, public option from
>healthcare bill," The Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2009
>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85791&id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=5
>
>"Rahm to Reid: Give Lieberman What He Wants," Talking Points Memo,
>December 14, 2009
>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85789&id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=6
>
>2. "Rahm to Reid: Give Lieberman What He Wants," Talking Points Memo,
>December 14, 2009
>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85789&id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=7
>
>"Rahm Emanuel Personally Pressed Reid To Cut Deal With Lieberman:
>Sources," The Huffington Post, December 14, 2009
>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85793&id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=8
>
>"Gibbs: Obama hasn't talked to Lieberman on healthcare reform bill," The
>Hill, December 14, 2009
>http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85783&id=18297-8610681-D10uIMx&t=9
>
>Want to support our work? We're entirely funded by our 5 million
>members�no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our