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...public option was killed - by Lieberman, of all people - the left saw Iraq redux and rebelled. Not only was there no public option, but people would also be mandated - forced! - to patronize the same insurance companies that exploit them now. There would be a windfall of 30 million new customers for the insurers and drug companies. What a sellout! Bloggers at sites like Daily Kos, the Huffington Post (including Arianna herself) and FireDogLake held a village bonfire. Dean materialized to help fan the flames. (Read "Forcing Insurers to Spend Enough on Health Care...
...sure, the bill that emerged from the Senate has problems. But it is landmark social legislation that guarantees and subsidizes health care coverage for 30 million Americans who don't have it now. Yes, this means a lot of new customers for the insurance companies - but the insurers will face strict new regulations, and many of their new customers will be people they refused to cover in the past. Ultimately, it means an annual income redistribution of $200 billion to help the working poor pay for insurance, which is why Republicans oppose the bill. But Jacob Hacker, the leading promoter...
...walk along the beach and seafront. There's also a direct bus. The afternoon would find me back in the city at Ondine, tel: (44-131) 226 1888, eating oysters at their horseshoe-shaped crustacean bar. I'd then make my way to meet friends for cocktails at the new Hotel Missoni, tel: (44-131) 220 6666, and after a stroll around the shops on George Street, it would be off to Bond No. 9, tel: (44-131) 555 5578, a great champagne bar in the trendy Leith district...
...then grab some lunch at the Witchery, tel: (44-131) 225 5613, one of Edinburgh's best restaurants and, in the afternoon, walk over to Edinburgh Castle, tel: (44-131) 225 9846, the iconic fortress that dominates the city skyline. From there, I'd pay a visit to the New Town area to browse all the great shops and bars, stopping for a snack at Fishers in the City, tel: (44-131) 225 5109, where the mussels are superb. If I've got any energy left after all that, I'd round the evening off at the Opal Lounge...
...Read: "Horse-Slaughtering: The New Terrorism...