Progressives Take on Rahm
December 15th, 2009 Posted in Health Care
Progressives have put the pressure on Democratic lawmakers boldly, at times, during the health care debate, but this goes a shade further, taking aim at the White House: the Progressive Campaign Change Committee has released a TV ad attacking White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, to air in his hometown of Chicago.
Emanuel is seen as a driving force behind the White House’s push to compromise with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and remove the provision in the Senate health reform bill to let 55-64 year-olds buy into Medicare–the bone that was thrown to progressives when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s public-option provision was stripped from the bill.
Read the Full Article with Video at The Atlantic
December 19th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Emanuel is a miserable failure and should be fired ASAP. He was a terrible hire and has done nothing but damage the Obama administration.