I wrote a Misguided Diary yesterday, basically asking if Co-ops, if they had all the elements we require, might suffice.
We had a good sensible discussion about Co-ops, even though the vast majority of people were against them. That's what's great about DKos. No knee-jerk reactions. Rational discussion.
Well, by the end of the comments, folks pretty well had me convinced that Co-ops aren't the way to go. Basically, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
THEN, this morning, I heard Chuck Grassley on MSNBC saying that he's basically in control of all of Congress and we're going with Co-ops because HE says so.
You know what?
Fuck Co-ops!
I don't care what can be done with the Co-op concept to make it better. If Chuck Gassley is in favor of it, I'm against it. Maybe we won't get health care done this year. Maybe we will. But I will not support, and in fact, will contribute money to PRIMARY any Democratic lawmaker who votes for anything other than a ROBUST PUBLIC OPTION.