Plouffe Responds to Liberal Criticism of Healthcare Reform

In an excerpt from an interview with The Nation, David Plouffe responded to liberal criticism of the President's current healthcare reform proposal. Plouffe, author of "Audacity to Win" and Campaign Manager for Obama '08, responded that he has "little tolerance" for criticism from progressives like Markos Moulitsas, and gave his defense of the bill currently moving through the senate. You can see the full video at TheNation.com.

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[AndroidPolitician]

@zeddicus12

yeah man I'm sure if we eliminated all government health programs then things like chemo will only cost $20 and people won't get denied derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­r

[AndroidPolitician]

@democrat10

The only good thing about both bills (at least I think it's also in the senate bill) is that they both apply antitrust laws to insurance companies.

[democrat10]

@AndroidPolitician The Senate bill is incredibly flawed, but - and I say this as a progressive who's been rather disenchanted with Obama's centrist bent the past year (maybe that's been changing lately) - but it would suck balls if health care reform just died. We cannot let that happen!

[AndroidPolitician]

The House bill is actually very good but the Senate bill is a giant piece of shit that should be destroyed.

[zeddicus12]

True Health Care reform would be the State out of the market.

[marniespeaks]

Democrats sold you out

Obama is a corporate shill

form a third party now

[Smartassawhip]

This is a bunch of crap. If there is no affordable option they need to remove the mandate.

[MrBankRuns]

The only way to cut costs for the Gov., businesses, and provide more people with health care (notice it is care not coverage. Coverage = insurance that would be required to pay for any illness. Care = what the Gov decides to give you). Is to cut the actually services provided. If you have cancer take two aspirins and call me in 2 weeks. You will be dead before your court date to sue for the care they promised.

[phosphorfilms]

Nobody suggested the President isn't trying to do the right thing. Our problem is that in many ways his agenda is not succeeding, and that his political approach takes us for granted.

[candygir7]

bla bla bla, they are not getting to the point.