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  1. Read Fareed Obama the Gambler - http://bit.ly/10O9tx 7:59 PM Sep 28th from web
  2. Forgot to post this jackass column. http://www.newsweek.com/id/215738 2:23 PM Sep 26th from web
  3. In sum, it's great for left to push hard for a public option but if Sen. votes not there for PO (and right now they aren't), take the deal. 9:26 PM Sep 6th from web
  4. Greenwald is smart but a total snake--ready to screw anyone for a post and attack their motives. Am I not supposed to write an Obama book? 9:24 PM Sep 6th from web
  5. A PO is a good idea, but left has lost perspective. The rest of bill--universal cov,ending discrim. based on preexisting cond. --more impt. 9:22 PM Sep 6th from web
  6. PO or bust folks don't even know that Howard Dean's proposal in 2004 had no public option. The idea wasn't even invented til 2005. 9:20 PM Sep 6th from web
  7. The PO is a means to an end. Heavy regulation of the insurance industry--removing their anti-trust exemption--would help. competition. 9:20 PM Sep 6th from web
  8. The confusion comes from my point that "public option or bust" is a stupid position. The PO is important but not worth sinking the bill for. 9:19 PM Sep 6th from web
  9. My position is totally consistent: I strongly favor a public option or, failing that, what I call a "souped up" co-op. 9:17 PM Sep 6th from web
  10. Glenn Greenwald attacked me for flip-flopping on a public option because I need access for a book. This is his typical ad hominem tripe. 9:16 PM Sep 6th from web
  11. Taking a shot against Cheney on torture--"Big Time." http://bit.ly/3xbTlo 9:13 PM Sep 6th from web
  12. When Teddy Kennedy took me on a tour of the Senate, I learned some of the secrets of his success. Compromise is key. http://bit.ly/2hhYRH 6:50 PM Aug 26th from web
  13. Joe Lieberman sells out on health care. I'm shocked! Always been a serious putz but this is shameful. http://bit.ly/1rlWgi 6:54 PM Aug 23rd from web
  14. What if Obama sold health care as Social Security/Civil Rights? http://bit.ly/75UOn 8:38 PM Aug 16th from web
  15. What if Obama sold health care as combination of the Social Security Act and the Civil Rights Act? Wouldn't that help? http://bit.ly/75UON 8:36 PM Aug 16th from web
  16. Rightwing townhall disrupt help Dems, health care reform. If mtgs calm, wld have seemed they represented Amer people.Now we know they don't 5:01 PM Aug 11th from web
  17. Tears for Fears: went on Keith Olb about health care town hall disrupters. (it got a little personal, too) http://bit.ly/4ytCHR 11:33 AM Aug 9th from web
  18. 1200 Huffpost comments.Way too many thought i was serious 'bout liking status quo. Why do people comment before reading piece first? 11:06 AM Aug 9th from web
  19. What’s Not to Like? Reform? Why do we need health-care reform? Everything is just fine the way it is. (Tongue-in-Cheek): http://bit.ly/urQA 10:59 AM Aug 9th from web
  20. Tim McGuire 11:17 PM Feb 24th from web
  • Name Jonathan Alter
  • Location Montclair, N.J.
  • Web http://jonathanal...
  • Bio Newsweek Columnist, MSNBC Analyst, Speaker, Book Author, husband and father of three.
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