I’ve been making sure to include this disclaimer for the past few months...
NOTE: Since June 2019, I’ve been contracted to do occasional healthcare data analysis & advocacy for the Center for American Progress.
...but I had no idea that in addition to working 1-2 days a month to run data analysis for CAP, I’m also apparently on Elizabeth Warren’s payroll as well!
I’m therefore demanding that the Warren campaign pay me $100,000 in backpay for...oh wait, what’s this?
WOW!! I’m the man behind it ALL!
Not just her healthcare plan, apparently but all of it. All of her plans! Her entire campaign! Yes, that’s me, secretly pulling the strings! I’m the puppet master! I’m the kingmaker! I’m…
...sitting here in my bathrobe at home while one of our cats is throwing up in the hallway. I guess I should double that demand to $200,000.
Anyway, if you’d like to read my 10,000-word deep dive into Warren’s healthcare transition plan (which praises much of it while being critical of other parts...you know, as you’d expect for any serious, complicated, thoughtful proposal), feel free to do so.
FWIW, the second screenshot did some creative editing of my analysis intro without indicating that they did so:
Yep, that’s me...arrogant twat, useful idiot, nothing more.
P.S. Oh yeah...and make sure to #GetCovered by December 15th!
UPDATE: It may be a little difficult to read, but here’s a cheat sheet laying out each of the remaining candidates’ healthcare proposal stances.
Warren’s new proposal is summarized below the main table...she’s basically proposing mushing together the first three columns initially, then waiting a couple of years and then pushing through the “pure” M4All bill.
UPDATE x2:
I just wanted to clarify a couple of things:
- I had no idea that “Older & Wiser Now” had been banned from dKos until a few folks mentioned it in the comments. Several actually accused me of being tactless/etc for “attacking” someone who isn’t able to defend themselves...except that a) I had no idea they were banned and b) I didn’t attack anyone...they called me an “arrogant twat” and a “useful idiot”.
- WHY didn’t I know that before today? Easy: Why the hell would I? It’s not like I keep tabs on all 300,000 (or whatever) dKos members’ status on a daily basis. For that matter, I don’t even hang out here very often these days anyway (I’ve only posted a handful of diaries in recent months). On a related note, there’s a reason I don’t post here nearly as often as I used to...
Having said that, OAWN has now decided to go on a 16-tweet rabid screed against me over on Twitter.
Note that I didn’t mention him/her anywhere in the diary before this update...I merely screen-capped their nasty attack on me, but whatever.
This was amusing for awhile, but I’m starting to get genuinely concerned. I’ve blocked OAWN on Twitter, but am seriously concerned about their mental stability at this point.