It’s a calculated risk that they know there are not enough votes for it to pass as is so they want to force a vote and see it defeated now. That would give the negotiators less time to come up with Republican votes or cram more pork into it.
There are all sorts of political calculations and maneuvers involved in the legislative process.
The good news is that many Senators of both parties don’t like the amount of entitlements in this bill but it is the Senate after all and nothing is guaranteed. They tend to be more moderate than the House. Do you really think Senators of Obama’s party want him to look a fool so soon after taking office. They want to fix this so it will pass—Conservatives don’t!
Well..Obama is having a Super Bowl party for them this week-end too. That is, after he gave them a $100.00 an ounce steak dinner, complements from the American taxpayer yesterday.
Hope our guys/gals don’t fall for the tyrant’s charms....lol
LOL..can you imagine the message it would send to America if the republicans all stand firm? If Obama can’t even get a few republicans on board for his Marxist plans in America..how in the hell is he going to ‘negotiate’ with Iran, Al Qaeda, North Korea, Hezbollah, Russia, China, etc. etc.
Besides being the absolute right thing to do for America....It would be such sweet revenge for all of the democrats and the media’s lies and distortions for the last 8 years!