Time to start over.

Now just on health care.

But on politics.

This means – dump the Democratic Party.

It’s reputation has been so badly soiled by the current crop of corporate liberals that it can’t be saved.

This means – stop voting for Democrats.

This means – stop running in Democratic primaries.

This means – stop pleading with Democratic Party officials to do the right thing.

This means – stop pretending that the Democrats are working for the people.

They are not.

They are working for their corporate paymasters.

Martha Coakley proved as much.

One week ago, one week from D-Day, in the heat of a political campaign, Coakley flew to Washington, D.C. for a fundraising dinner at the Sonoma Restaurant on Capitol Hill with a group of corporate lobbyists representing big pharma and the private health insurance industry.

Coakley couldn’t be bothered shaking hands with regular citizens in the cold outside Fenway Park, but she could get on a plane and fly to DC to meet with corporate lobbyists?

Pleading with Martha Coakley or the Democratic Party to champion single payer was delusional.

They are as likely to support it as are their Republican partners in crime.

We need an alternative political voice.

A strong, clear, proud voice.

One that doesn’t waver.

One that doesn’t care about what Democrats or Republicans think.

One that stands with the American people.

Against the interest of the insurance corporations.

And Big Pharma.

One that is clear, consistent and competent.

One that will vow to secure single payer – and put the private health insurance corporations out of business.

The single payer movement is now split between those who believe that the Democrats are our only hope.

And those who believe we must start from scratch.

And build a new political movement outside the Democratic Party.

A movement that stands firmly against rapacious corporate power.

In all of its manifestations.

This new political movement could take years to build.

Or it could be built in the time it took a former Cosmo centerfold to go from no one to Senator from Massachusetts.

But either way, the cornerstone will be the same.

No to the Democratic Party.

No to rapacious corporate power.

Onward to single payer.