I wish it were something a lot different, but pass it as it is, make it better over time. I'm with Krugman on this one.

The bill so far, is a lot better than the status quo. Soon, 30million people will have health-care who don't today. That is with or without the public-option. From all accounts, the bill is better than the system we have today, and we can pass this, declare victory, then keep on fighting. "Don't let the perfect be enemy of the good".

The Republicans will never, ever, ever, in a million years vote for "socialized medicine". There will never be bi-partisanship on this issue. The conservatives will never bring a bill that vastly regulates the financial and insurance industries. Never.

Fortunately the debate over health-care right now is not left vs right. It is liberal vs conservative/centrist democrats, and one droopy Lieberman.

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He's a preachy self-righteous blowhard, but he's right.

Let it go to a vote and fail- and then throw the objectionist fuckheads out in the next election- every last one of them, starting with Droopy Dog.

Matthew's was slaughtering that guy, I think the other guest derailed it.

Droopy Dog - Awesome!

Droopy Dog wants to see documentation

Hurray for Droopy dog!

Heh, Droopy is so short and isn't paying attention to his driving.

I think the inclusion of droopy/overly large ones balance it out to keep things down.

Peanut gallery indeed. Let's see, we've got: a raving psychotic on the loose; a pile of trash so ugly it can turn a person to stone; a Sicilian mob baby that can't string one sentence together without having to go find her bottle; a middle-aged wannabe cartoon wizard; a xenosexual squirrel with delusions of grandeur; a puppet and his master with an overwhelming anal fixation; a white rabbit with nothing to say; a self-proclaimed lazy pinko who's further to the right than Pat Buchanan; a drunken Mardi Gras reveler in need of a bucket; our very own Ron Paul look-a-like/martyr; and a shriveled up hobbit that can't stop touching his precious.

And then of course, our guest of "honor" - one dirty little rodent that couldn't spin a record to save its life.

What's next? A droopy-eyed dog-girl with a penchant for youngin's?

Just what the hell did I sign up for here?

Let's see her in 10 years when she's in high school and see how her anorexia is working for her, and then again in 20 years when she's in a plastic surgeon's office fixing those droopy eyes.

Johnny Greenwood isn't ugly. And neither is Thom, that is if you can ignore his droopy eye.

Thanks again Sifters (especially for your votes & saves to get to 100!)
SwampGirl: 'I always loved' dogs with droopy ears (your avatar)...
Maudlin: I hope you don't 'accidentally run across' those^ compromising JPEGs too!