White House: If GOP Filibusters, We’ll Pass Health Reform Via Reconciliation

The Plum Line ^ | 02/22/2010 | Greg Sargent

[dubie]

[caver]

Well, filibuster then.

[Tarpon]

Crap sandwich ... mmm, mmm, mmmm, Obama song.

This is so transparent, the GOP will likely fall for it.

[tatsinfla]

so all this talk of reconciliation in the senate...does that mean they feel confident that they have enough votes to pass this in the house the way the president has written it..?? (i know a silly question right)

[ClearCase_guy]

Vee exschpect you to rubber stamp zis legisaltion. You can give it to us freely, or vee vill take it by force. Choose quickly, schwein.

[HerrBlucher]

Go ahead bambi, make our day.

[wastedyears]

If the GOP ever gets a super majority, then should end-run around the Democrats from day one until they lose the super majority.

[opentalk]

The summit seems to be a propaganda tool by Obama machine to paint the GOP as uncooperative. The MSM will be activist in promoting his talking points.

[envisio]

political suicide

[InterceptPoint]

I still don’t believe the Dems have the votes in the House for reconciliation. The Republicans should call their bluff. It’s a win either way. If it fails then we kill Obamacare. If reconciliation succeeds it will be an ever bigger bloodbath for the Dems in November and the Republicans can run on a platform of reversing the Obmacare legislation.

[Carley]

Starting out the Chicago Way. Thuggish threats.

Anyone surprised?

[Man50D]

It's truly amazing the OP(formerly the GOP) is willing to attend the farce of a meeting on Thursday given the threat made by the socialists. The OP lends the appearance of credibility to legislation that is wholly unconstitutional since Article 1 Section 8 does not specifically grant Congress the power to regulate health care.

This is the point people need to be hammering home with their Congress critters! Continue calling, emailing and faxing as we have done for the last year! Don't let up!

[jersey117]

political suicide

Republicans should call his bluff. Once the people see what's really in this bill it will be reversed.

[capt. norm]

I picture a number of scared Dems voting with Republicans to finally kill this serpent.

[jtal]

bellum civile

[getitright]

The GOP had darn well better be uncooperative, obstructionist, party of no, whatever!

You do not compromise on Socialism.

[mwl8787]

The House will be very close... It’s up to Stupak and any pro-life RATS he can bring with him.

We have a huge battle ahead.

It is interesting that both the Administration and Reid insist on Pelosi walking the plank first. Yet again.

[FTJM]

Please, please, please do this.

[dforest]

This is an open declaration that there will be no bipartisanship.

Balls in your court GOP.