Gibbs: By next week, health care reform will be law of the land

The Daily Caller ^ | 03/14/2010 | Staff

[OldDeckHand]

The health care reform bill will be passed by Congress and signed by the president by this time next week, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced today.

“We’ll have the votes when the House votes, I think, within the next week,” Gibbs said in a one-on-one interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday.”Whoever sits here at this time next week, I think will not be talking about health care as a proposal, but as the law of the land,” he said.

Asked about the recent ruling by the Senate parliamentarian that the House Democrats cannot use a tactic they were first reported to be exploring last week by The Daily Caller — to hold the Senate health care bill in their chamber after passing it to force the Senate to work with them on reconciliation — Gibbs simply said that he would leave the “technical” issues to the parliamentarian.

The press secretary also predicted the bill’s passage would help Democrats in the midterm elections.

[OldDeckHand]

"Gibbs simply said that he would leave the “technical” issues to the parliamentarian.

And by "technical issues", of course he means the Constitution.

[fatnotlazy]

“The press secretary also predicted the bill’s passage would help Democrats in the midterm elections.”

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I love the spin — everyone loves this so-called health care reform. Um...no, Mr. Gibbs. If this monstrosity passes, you will see the candidates’ chances swirling the bowl.

[Jagdgewehr]

The Constitution means nothing to these arrogant tyrants.

[SmartInsight]

The Cost-Control Illusion. Breaking down the ObamaCare claims (WSJ)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2470277/posts

“ObamaCare’s real cost-control plan boils down to this: First subsidize coverage so much that costs explode, raise taxes as much as possible to pay for it, and when that isn’t enough hand power to an unelected committee to limit treatment and control prices by government order. This is what Democrats are voting for.”