Posted on 06/30/2009 8:28:57 AM PDT by presidio9
Mainstream Democrats close to Barack Obama are warning Republicans about insisting on too many changes to the president's health care overhaul, saying the Democratic-controlled Congress will move ahead without GOP input if they do.
A strong-arm partisan approach may be unpleasant, these prominent Democrats say, but it is better than letting Republicans dictate spending cuts and insurance rules that many Democratic voters oppose.
For weeks, staunchly liberal groups have complained as key Senate Democrats insisted on a bipartisan approach, especially in the Finance Committee. The strategy is giving Republicans more clout than their minority status deserves, these critics said.
Now, similar comments are coming from veteran, pragmatic Democrats who have worked closely with Obama and his top aides. They reject the notion that a controversial Senate tactic — "reconciliation," which essentially bars the minority party from using filibusters to block legislation — is unworkable or politically unacceptable in the health care debate.
"I would not hesitate to use it" if efforts at genuine bipartisanship fail, former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle said Monday.
The price that Senate Republicans are demanding so far is too high, said John Podesta, a White House chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and now head of the Center for American Progress. "There is a point at which you have to move on," Podesta said, and reconciliation can be the vehicle when that time comes.
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How perverted is that?
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Screw the democrats.
“rules that many Democratic voters oppose. “ WOW! What a novel idea - the Democrats are actually representing their constituents! If only the Republicans did!
The the GOP’s problem since Obama took office is that they have been ‘overreaching’?
Wow. That’s news to me!
Republicans had better grow a set....NOW!!!!
That, or the Bible has your future set for you. I believe that it is the latter.
Or what?
What is really sickening is that there are Republicans in Congress who actually think the Democrats will let them have any input into any legislation.
Democrats are looking for "useful idiot" Republicans to make their all-out march to socialism seem like a bi-partisan effort. Unfortunately, as Cap-and-Tax revealed, such Republican morons are out there ready to help them.
projectin’ to beat the band!
“.....saying the Democratic-controlled Congress will move ahead without GOP input if they do.”
The Democrat overreach begins.
Ummm..., I think the Dems want the GOP to be nice little slaves on the plantation, instead... LOL...
Let the bastards push their agenda through and own the debacle all by themselves.
Sweet!
The GOP needs to tell the Dems to take it and shove it as we are going to hang the health care of ZERO around their necks like we did with Hillarycare.
The leader of the Governor’s Association, Haley Barbour, is that the best thing that happened to the GOP as he goes after Dems on behalf of the Republican Governors.
The audacity of them to say they won’t accept many changes like the GOP could change a thing in the House as it is. I used to dislike Dems a lot but NOW I detest ZERO and his pack of rats completely. I have ZERO respect for any member of Congress touting this so-called health care plan.
Look at MA with Romneycare which ZERO’s has a lot of the same things and they are in trouble with being able to pay for everything. This is a whole lot worse.
We only need one change:
Limit every bill and proposal to one double-spaced page.
If a law cannot be written clearly on one page it is too broad and too full of convoluted language and doublespeak intended to disguise its true purpose.
They know how the Casper the Friendly Ghost Republicans are always running for cover.
Or else the Republicans won't be allowed to caddy the Democrat's clubs - McCain exempted, of course...
Cripplecreek invites dems to bite him.
GOP should insert an amendment that requires that Congress dump its present health care plan and adopt all of the features of the President’s new health care overhaul.
Then let’s see how long this health care fiasco survives.
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