BREAKING NEWS: RAHM SAYS HOUSE WILL VOTE ON HEALTH CARE BILL BEFORE RECESS

[PowerPro]

Per Bret Baier on Fox News...Rahm Emanuel says House will vote on Health Care before the August recess but Senat[e] will not.

[yldstrk]

a pox upon rahm the ugly

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Update:

http://thirdbasepolitics.blogspot.com/2009/07/it-happened.html

FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009

It happened.

This morning when I discussed the arrogance of the House leadership in bypassing the Energy & Commerce in order to bring the Health Care legislation to the floor, one of my main points was how these actions would affect the will of the Blue Dogs.

Their Coalition's relative silence earlier this afternoon had me a bit worried, but this article just breaking from The Hill late this afternoon makes me quite a bit more optimistic about the direction of this debate.
House healthcare negotiations dissolved in acrimony on Friday, with Blue Dog Democrats saying they were “lied” to by their Democratic leaders.

The seven Blue Dogs on the Energy and Commerce Committee stormed out of a Friday meeting with their committee chairman, Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), saying Waxman had been negotiating in bad faith over a number of provisions Blue Dogs demanded be changed in the stalled healthcare bill.

“I’ve been lied to,” Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chairman Charlie Melancon (D-La.) said on Friday. “We have not had legitimate negotiations.

[...]

“Waxman simply does not have votes in committee and process should not be bypassed to bring the bill straight to floor,” Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.), the lead Blue Dog negotiator, said on Friday. “We are trying to save this bill and trying to save this party.”

Melancon said there would be 40-45 “solid no” votes from the 52-strong Blue Dogs, among other problems throughout the caucus.

“If they try to bring it to the floor, I think they’ll find out they have more problems with the Blue Dogs.”

A leadership aide said no decisions have been made on how to proceed.

Bring it to the Floor. I dare ya.

[Vozda]

If this passes (God forbid) how difficult will it be to undo it once we have a Republican majority in Congress?

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Publius Valerius]

how difficult will it be to undo it once we have a Republican majority in Congress?

Not politically possible.

[norraad]

The cane mutiny.

Yes, how very much it is!

[floriduh voter]

We just need a graphic of a granny swinging her cane at Obamacare.

[Man50D]

Would someone please repost the list of Blue Dogs we need to call?

Here you go. You can use toll free Capital Switchboard numbers 800-828-0498, 877-762-8762.

Blue Dog Leadership Team

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration
Rep. Baron Hill (IN-09), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy
Rep. Charlie Melancon (LA-03), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications
Rep. Heath Shuler (NC-11), Blue Dog Whip

Blue Dog Members

Altmire, Jason (PA-04)
Arcuri, Mike (NY-24)
Baca, Joe (CA-43)
Barrow, John (GA-12)
Berry, Marion (AR-01)
Bishop, Sanford (GA-02)
Boren, Dan (OK-02)
Boswell, Leonard (IA-03)
Boyd, Allen (FL-02)
Bright, Bobby (AL-02)
Cardoza, Dennis (CA-18)
Carney, Christopher (PA-10)
Chandler, Ben (KY-06)
Childers, Travis (MS-01)
Cooper, Jim (TN-05)
Costa, Jim (CA-20)
Cuellar, Henry (TX-28)
Dahlkemper, Kathy (PA-03)
Davis, Lincoln (TN-04)
Donnelly, Joe (IN-02)
Ellsworth, Brad (IN-08)
Giffords, Gabrielle (AZ-08)
Gordon, Bart (TN-06)
Griffith, Parker (AL-05)
Harman, Jane (CA-36)
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (SD)
Hill, Baron (IN-09)
Holden, Tim (PA-17)
Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01)
McIntyre, Mike (NC-07)
Marshall, Jim (GA-03)
Matheson, Jim (UT-02)
Melancon, Charlie (LA-03)
Michaud, Mike (ME-02)
Minnick, Walt (ID-01)
Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05)
Moore, Dennis (KS-03)
Murphy, Patrick (PA-08)
Nye, Glenn (VA-02)
Peterson, Collin (MN-07)
Pomeroy, Earl (ND)
Ross, Mike (AR-04)
Salazar, John (CO-03)
Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47)
Schiff, Adam (CA-29)
Scott, David (GA-13)
Shuler, Heath (NC-11)
Space, Zack (OH-18)
Tanner, John (TN-08)
Taylor, Gene (MS-04)
Thompson, Mike (CA-01)
Wilson, Charles (OH-06)

[Munz]

>Good. I’d like to see Pelosi humiliated when they don’t have the votes.<

She will not call for it unless she is sure she has the votes.
This is too important to the King and her Socialistness ...

If she calls for it, it is a forgone conclusion she has it even by one vote locked.

[edpc]

You're not the only person to say that to me today. She's already said, multiple times, she has the votes. She's full of it. Check the top story in breaking news about the healthcare talks.

They've roped themselves into voting for it before the recess per Rahm's big mouth. They've got a long way to go over the next week.

[Munz]

EXACTLY RIGHT!

[Cheerio]

Gee, I didn't know the House reported to the child messiah’s Administration.

[Nachoman]

I wonder how the liberal AARP feels about this.

[ExiledChicagoan]

Nobody would vote for this nonsense just to get back home for summer fun and have their constituents tear them a new one. Not even Democrats...

[Munz]

I see that now that you pointed it out to me.
Thanks.

But wasn’t Rhams statement based upon what Pelosi said?

[edpc]

It was probably a combination of that and whatever arm twisting/log rolling thug tactics he’s been using.

[Munz]

WATCH THIS PEOPLE
Obama maybe should talk to his wife!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nf4YCDvv1k

[Melian]

Let us pray that God will strengthen the Blue Dogs so they don’t bow to the blackmail they must be experiencing.

[Melian]

Constant Vigilance!

[ChiEs]

THE SEETHING EVIL THAT IS RAHM EMANUEL IS OOZING OUT OF HIS PORES, OUT OF HIS EYE SOCKETS AND DRIPPING ON HIS SHOES, I’M SURE...HE SHOULD BE CHECKING ALL HIS ORIFICES FOR LEAKAGE. THE BOILING CALDRON OF POISON IN HIS INNARDS ARE BACKING UP AND FLOWING OUT, AND HOPEFULLY, HE WILL GO WITH THE FLOW...DOWN THE DRAIN.