Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Politics / Woods MoveOn Calls Bredesen 'a Bad Choice for Health Care Reform'
Posted by Jeff Woods on Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:03 PM
MoveOn, the web-based liberal advocacy organization that raises megabucks for the Democratic Party, is telling supporters who the president should pick to run the Health and Human Services Department. MoveOn's answer? Anybody but Bredesen. In an email, MoveOn asks supporters to kneecap our governor.
How can you tell who's a real health care champion? We need someone who's going to support visionary progressive health care reform; someone with a track record of standing up to the insurance and pharmaceutical giants at the heart of our health care crisis; someone who is 100 percent committed to giving every single American the choice of a public health insurance plan so we're not at the mercy of the private insurance companies (just as Obama promised).1 Obama is reportedly considering several governors and a few senators. Many of these folks would be great, but at least one would be a bad choice for health care reform: Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen made his fortune acquiring and running HMOs. As governor, he gutted Tennessee's public health insurance program, causing more than 320,000 people to lose their health insurance. And Bredesen let the private insurance industry pay for his multi-million dollar redecoration of the governor's mansion.h/t Ken Whitehouse After the jump, read the full email from MoveOn: Dear MoveOn member, With Tom Daschle's withdrawal as President Obama's nominee for secretary of health and human services, Obama needs to appoint a new health care point person. But who? Most of the people Obama is considering are real health care champions. But at least one is not. Obama's getting a lot of flak from Republicans on all fronts right now. If we don't show support for Obama's agenda now, we could be stuck with a health care leader who's not up to the job. And that means our dream of universal health care--MoveOn's No. 1 priority this year--could fade away. Sign our petition asking President Obama to put a progressive champion at the helm of his health care reform effort. Click here to sign the petition: The petition says: "President Obama, please pick a progressive champion to head up your health care reform effort. We're ready to fight for your goal of winning quality, affordable health care for everyone in 2009." How can you tell who's a real health care champion? We need someone who's going to support visionary progressive health care reform; someone with a track record of standing up to the insurance and pharmaceutical giants at the heart of our health care crisis; someone who is 100 percent committed to giving every single American the choice of a public health insurance plan so we're not at the mercy of the private insurance companies (just as Obama promised). Obama is reportedly considering several governors and a few senators. Many of these folks would be great, but at least one would be a bad choice for health care reform: Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen made his fortune acquiring and running HMOs. As governor, he gutted Tennessee's public health insurance program, causing more than 320,000 people to lose their health insurance. And Bredesen let the private insurance industry pay for his multi-million dollar redecoration of the governor's mansion.2 Sign on to make sure President Obama puts a progressive champion in charge of his health care reform effort. Click here to sign the petition: Thanks for all you do. -Eli, Wes, Joan, Noah and the rest of the team
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