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DemFromCT has a great roundup of the recent health care events this week over at Daily Kos.
Daschle’s speech today was particularly important, especially this part:
The former Democratic senator from South Dakota urged today that Americans join in community discussions in the last two weeks of December to develop ideas for new national policies that will reduce health costs, boost the quality of care and get everyone coverage. The events are being organized through the transition team’s Web site, change.gov.
The last health care fight in 1993-94 made a lot of mistakes. A key mistake, however, was not involving Congress of the American people in the process. So far, Obama looks like he’s changing that, starting with soliciting comments online, and now withDaschle’s community discussions.
Here at Health Care for America Now, we’re with SEIU. We will work closely with the transition team to make sure these community discussions are well attended, that real ideas get discussed, and that these ideas make their way not only to Barack Obama, but to Congress as well.
With their policy, their politics, and their tactics, Obama is most definitely not repeating mistakes that have been made in the past. And, judging by the movement of health care in Congress, in outside progressive groups and community organizations, and in the transition team, the prospects of passing health care reform in 2009 look good.
(also posted at the NOW! blog)
