• Vanon@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    In my view it was similar to the recent Manchin / Sinema travesty. Zero Republican votes, plus some very cowardly or corrupt “centrist Democrats” that neuter or kill bill. A classic recipe for disappointment.

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      10 months ago

      You are right. It was eerily similar. There was even a single scapegoat! His name was Ben Nelson, and he was a former insurance executive.

      He joined politics for a few years, vsinglehandedly destroyed the public option, and then quit public service.

      Makes you think, huh?