The Real Face of Americans Who Want a Public Option

While the media and Washington reporters continue to act as if health care reform through the Baucus plan is already a done deal, without a public option, I am encouraged that public support for it is strong. Some of these reporters like Karen Tumulty and Ruth Marcus really ought to venture outside Washington once in a while, or even surf the internet to see what’s going on.

I find new developments and encouraging news on Twitter every day.

For example, the latest New York Times/CBS opinion poll found 65% of Americans in favor of a public option, but downplays the possibility that the public option might actually be included in the final version of the bill.

The real faces and stories of Americans who support the public option in health care reform are shown in this Youtube video.   There’s nothing slick about this, the faces and simple messages shown tell a compelling story.  It might be an informative experience of every Congressional representative could actually watch it.

Meanwhile, the Republicans are trying every delaying tactic possible to stall the progress on getting the Baucus bill out of committee while more Americans lose their health care coverage by the day.  They continue to repeat the lie that public health care programs in the UK and Canada are failures.

But public pressure must be starting to get through, because some Senators such as Sherrod Brown of  Ohio and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia are beginning to predict the public option will pass.

One can only hope.  In the meantime, keep up the calls and emails to Congress in favor of the public option.

Real Canadians Talking Real Health Care

Here’s a reality check about our neighbors to the north and what they actually think about their health care system (as well as ours.)