TPM: Polis pushed Bennet to circulate public option letter

The Denver Post ^ | February 26, 2010 | Michael Riley

[george76]

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has received plenty of attention — and from progressive groups, plenty of praise — for authoring a letter pushing Democratic leaders to save the public option through a parliamentary maneuver known as reconciliation.

He mentioned the letter in a missive to supporters citing differences with primary opponent Andrew Romanoff

But according to a report this week on the liberal blog TalkingPointsMemo.com (TPM), the idea belonged less to Bennet then to his House colleague, Jared Polis (D-Boulder), who worked out the strategy with a coalition of progressive groups hoping to revive the government-run health insurance option.

[george76]

24 Senators have signed Bennet’s letter, but Colorado Sen. Mark Udall is not among them.

[MtnClimber]

Political suicide

[Morgan in Denver]

You might find this on Jane Norton interesting as well.

http://www.declarationalliance.com/

[george76]

thanks

[colorado tanker]

Polis has been throwing money around to buy congressmen. Looks like he's bought himself a Senator, too.