So, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) will get his vote on a single payer amendment this week.

But how did this come about?

Could it be that the Democratic leadership cut a deal with Sanders?

Telling Sanders — okay, you’ll get a vote on your single payer amendment.

It will get a handful of votes in the Senate.

And then you will hold your nose and not hold up our bailout of the insurance industry.

Minus the castrated public option.

Minus a the designed to fail Medicare buy in.

You will just get in line.

And support it.

And Senator Sanders will get in line and support it.

Why?

Because our side doesn’t have any fighters.

Our side just caves in to the corrupt corporate controlled leadership of the Democratic Party.

Let’s look at the most liberal of Senate Democrats.

When it comes to health care, how do they act?

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) – puts the Democratic Party above the needs of the American people.

Al Franken (D-Minnesota) – puts the Democratic Party above the needs of the American people.

Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) – puts the Democratic Party above the needs of the American people.

Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) – puts the Democratic Party above the needs of the American people.

Let’s call it institutional corruption.

Is there any hope that someone in the Senate will stand up and say no to the Democratic Party’s bailout of the insurance industry?

Perhaps it lies with Roland Burris (D-Illinois).

Burris has been dropping hints that he’s not willing to go along with Obama and the Democratic gang.

Given how he came to power, take this with a grain of salt.

But at least Burris had it right when he took to the Senate floor tonight and quoted Gandhi on compromise.

“All compromise is based on give and take,” Gandhi said. “But there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.”