You campaigned claiming that you would resist Washington Lobbyists. This whole debate about health care is lobbyists versus the American people.
If there's a health care trigger, fast forward to 2014. The GOP has a majority and they raise the %, so it's impossible for the public option to kick in in. what that means is that the one chance Americans had for health care reform was wasted.
It's not that the progressives are one extreme in this debate and the conservatives another. It's that the progressive side stands for real health care reform, the GOP and Blue Dogs, for the status quo.
Real leaders are resisted and resisted, but ultimately respected and reelected. Please lead on this one. We need COMPETITION to the health insurance industry. You're the one to do it.
If you try to "go easy," thinking that will help you get energy, or Supremes, you'll see that he who compromises is compromised. We're all behind you. Please give the American people what 70% want.