I feel like I'm losing my mind. Everything Republicans and Blue Dogs propose - Tort Reform, Competition Across State lines, Co-ops, benefit the Insurance Industry at the expense of the people.

Obama never let single-payer on the table as a barganing chip. We should have known as soon as he appointed Nancy-Ann DeParle from the for-profit Insurance Industry. Then brought in United Health Group to negotiate. It was over before it began.

And they've won:
If we kill the bill, they win.
If we pass a bill without a public option, they've won.

If we pass a bill without a public option but include a trigger, they’ve won. Trigger in legislation is never pulled. It’s a euphemism for “never going to happen.”

If we pass a bill with the public option as it is now, they've crippled it - no "teeth"

Only a very few people would qualify, and those that need subsidies wouldn't be allowed to choose the public option, instead we are going to subsidize them to buy one of the "for-profit" choices in the Exchange.

We will have "Romney Care" where there is plenty of competition between private insurance in the state: see Kay Lazar's article in the Globe: "Bay State health insurance premiums highest in country." They do not lower costs because that affects the profit margin for the entire industry.

So, the Insurance Industry, because of lies and mis/disinformation advocated by Republicans and Blue Dogs against their own constituents, and people who've been duped propagating those same lies, have screwed us all.

This isn't stopping me from continuing to call, write, email, fax every Blue Dog Senator and the progressive caucus' in the House.

I'm just extremely discouraged, after learning that Obama told the Blue Dogs the day after his speech, he was willing to negotiate on the public option.

Then yesterday, we learned that a United Health Lobbyist Announced a Pelosi Fundraiser As She backed off the Pubic Option.