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The Blazing Saddles of Reconciliation
The Washington Times ^
| 3/5/2010
Posted on 03/05/2010 7:45:50 AM PST by MadisonReagan
In trying to pass their radical health care overhaul, President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid now are channeling the tactics of Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little from the movie "Blazing Saddles." Opponents and fence-sitters alike should not fall for their tricks.
The Democratic leaders' "Blazing Saddles" hocus-pocus comes via their proposal to use the rare parliamentary maneuver of "reconciliation" to force their health care takeover into law. As currently described, the reconciliation plans are a charade....
To make the reconciliation gambit work, the House has to pass the existing Senate bill as is. ...If the Senate refuses to pass the second bill through reconciliation, the first bill already will have been passed by Congress, and will remain passed, regardless. President Obama can sign it into law with a flourish, no matter what the Senate does on the smaller bill with its fixes. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blazingsaddles; health; reconciliation; reid; saddles
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Reconciliation is a red herring. For a more straightforward/less flamboyant example of somebody making the exact same point, here is Marc Thiessen in today's WashPost: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2010/03/how_pelosi_will_game_the_stupa.html
To: MadisonReagan
OMG...all I can think of with this reference is something about the new Sherriff...
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03/05/2010 7:47:15 AM PST
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RaceBannon
(RON PAUL: THE PARTY OF TRUTHERS AND TRAITORS!!!)
To: RaceBannon
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03/05/2010 7:48:57 AM PST
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NativeSon
To: RaceBannon
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03/05/2010 7:49:19 AM PST
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Dr. Ursus
To: RaceBannon
Gentlemen! This will be a great step forward in the treatment of the criminally insane gambler!
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03/05/2010 7:50:35 AM PST
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jessduntno
(They'll get my false teeth when they pry them from my sister's cold, dead mouth!)
To: MadisonReagan
What in the wide, wide world of sports is a-goin’ on here???
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03/05/2010 7:50:52 AM PST
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ScreamingGreenAlienGorilla
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. Ecc. 10:2)
To: ScreamingGreenAlienGorilla
“This just goes to show that you are the biggest as*hole in the state!”
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03/05/2010 7:52:33 AM PST
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RexBeach
To: Dr. Ursus
Mongo only pawn in healthcare debate.
To: ScreamingGreenAlienGorilla
Just go get us a s-—load of dimes!
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03/05/2010 7:53:09 AM PST
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Dr. Ursus
To: RexBeach
We’re gonna need a &%@#load of dimes!!
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posted on
03/05/2010 7:53:32 AM PST
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ScreamingGreenAlienGorilla
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. Ecc. 10:2)
To: Dr. Ursus
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03/05/2010 7:54:26 AM PST
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ScreamingGreenAlienGorilla
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. Ecc. 10:2)
To: ScreamingGreenAlienGorilla
“So, what a dazzling urbanite like you doing in a rustic setting like this?”
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03/05/2010 7:54:32 AM PST
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RexBeach
To: MadisonReagan
If Reconciliation is used for health care, “Repeal” should be the word of the day. Also “Impeachment” should also be considered. When the government goes against the will of the majority of the people, they need to be removed from office immediately. If the government wants to make massive changes such as this health bill will surely do, the people need to make massive changes to our government.
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03/05/2010 7:55:36 AM PST
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RC2
To: RexBeach
Where tha white women at?
To: RexBeach
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03/05/2010 7:56:47 AM PST
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jessduntno
(They'll get my false teeth when they pry them from my sister's cold, dead mouth!)
To: RexBeach
Dear Reader to himself: Oh baby, you are so talented. And they are so dumb!
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03/05/2010 7:58:01 AM PST
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ScreamingGreenAlienGorilla
(The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. Ecc. 10:2)
To: RaceBannon
Throw up your hands/Stick out your tush/Hands on your hips/Give 'em a push/You'll be surprised, you're doing the Healthcare Mistake/Voila!
To: Dr. Ursus
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03/05/2010 7:58:54 AM PST
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dusttoyou
(libs are all wee wee'd up and no place to go)
To: jessduntno
To: MadisonReagan
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03/05/2010 7:59:38 AM PST
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w_over_w
(In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is.~Yogi Berra)
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