Reading the comments in another diary is starting to make me insane! There is far too much sniping about who said what and not nearly enough calls to action.
Take a deep breath. Focus on what we are trying to accomplish. Millions of people go without healthcare in the United States. Many get sick and many die as a direct result. This is bad. It is very, very bad and we are trying to make it better.
The issue on the table right now is the proposed bill in the Senate. There are many good things in it. There are some bad things as well. Strong public options are good and triggers are bad. New abortion restrictions are bad. We can disagree about many things. What we as a community need to focus on is rallying ourselves to take whatever action we can to make things better for people.
Call your senator today. After that, call your representative. Next, stroll on over to Act Blue and give some cash to the good guys.
Remember 2007-2008? Dailykos was a truly inspiring place. This community made thousands of calls, knocked on thousands of doors, and donated many, many thousands of dollars. The insurance companies and Republican no-nothings have not won yet. We can still do this. If you doubt this for one second, remember that it was not so long ago that we helped to elect an African-American man named Barack Hussein Obama as president of the United States. That was not supposed to be possible. If we can do that, then we can pass a decent health care bill. If it helps, think back and remember that yes, we still can.