Posted on 10/22/2009 1:46:23 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
The lone Republican senator to back any Democratic healthcare proposal says she could support a filibuster
When it comes time to pass a final healthcare reform bill, Senate Democrats may need help from Maine's Olympia Snowe, the only Republican senator thus far to vote for a Democratic proposal. And if they do, that could spell doom for the public option.
Snowe was asked Thursday whether she'd vote for cloture -- that is, to end a filibuster -- on a bill that includes a provision for a government-run insurer. "I'd say I'm against a public option, so yes," she replied. Pressed further, "But would [the public option] be enough for you to say, 'I'm not going to proceed to this bill," Snowe reportedly nodded as she walked away.
The senator also voiced her opposition to a compromise public option plan that's been floated, one that would allow individual states to opt out of the federal insurer.
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NEVER trust a Liberal....NEVER!!!
She voted for it before she voted against it.
That makes sense.
Does it really matter if there’s a vote? Congress and 0 will just do what they want anyway.
Let’s say she votes for it because the public option isn’t in there. Think about TARP, all these stupid R’s voted for it trying to say “congress will be able to control where the money gets spent.”
BEST QUOTE:
“Christmas might be too soon,” she said. “We should give it the time it deserves.”
If this thing falls into next year, its in big heap trouble.
Pffft.
bttt
She won’t vote for it. She won’t have to. Susan Collins will do it for her.
Maybe the rock salt worked.
“Snowe says she’ll vote against public option”
With all due respect Olympia, ESAD.
>>”I’d say I’m against a public option, so yes,”
This just means that the “public option” is about to get a name change. If the bill doesn’t contain specific language forbidding government-run health care, then Congress or a leftist judge will find it in the penumbra (or some other verbal sleight-of-hand).
I think it's just bad reporting. The point Snowe is making is that she'd vote against a bill that contained "a public option".
Either that or she is purposely attempting to obfuscate the issue.
I think she's trying to defecate the issue.
Someone who gets it.
You could be right. She's always looked a little constipated to me.
She will be bought off AGAIN.
It is all about HER power.
See this. And this, on that particular subject. I agree. Unless Barry rams this through before Christmas, it's DOA.
Harry Truman had them figured out, too.
"Liberals will tell you they only want two things -- world peace and to help the little guy. Don't believe them. All they want is power."
SNOWE= LIAR
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