Posted on 07/08/2009 3:18:00 PM PDT by tobyhill
One day after expressing strong concern to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-MT, about chasing GOP votes on health care reform, particularly if it is at the expense of having a government-run plan, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, was all about bipartisanship as he met for about an hour with four committee Republicans.
“He said he wants a bipartisan bill,” said Orrin Hatch, R-UT, a meeting attendee, along with top committee Republican Chuck Grassley, R-IA, Olympia Snowe, R-ME, and Mike Enzi, R-WY.
In a statement released from Reid’s office, the Majority Leader said, “I had a positive meeting today with four Republican Senators about the road ahead for health care reform. Democrats have said from the beginning of this Congress and throughout this debate that with the health of our economy and our citizens at stake, our strong preference is to pass a bipartisan bill that lowers crushing health care costs for the middle class. I appreciate some of our Republican colleagues’ demonstrated commitment to that goal, and I look forward to more Republicans joining us at the negotiating table.”
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How about if ya go over to the dark side and vote for this b.s. we’ll stalk your sorry butts and make sure you do NOT get re-elected.
Haha. I will take Reid seriously as soon as he says SPECIFICALLY that Illegal Immigrants will be DELIBERATELY excluded from this bill. THEN I might start to believe he is honestly looking for a Bipartisan bill. Otherwise, he is flapping his gums.
Reid met for an HOUR? That’s bipartisanship? An hour? Are you kidding me? OMG Fox has gone off the deep end. Wow does anyone in journalism question anything these days? An hour,,oh thank you Lord Reid for giving us an hour. Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
“He said he wants a bipartisan bill,”
We little people in flyover country call that “a scapegoat”
Damn good point! Well said, any “republican” who votes for this bill will have committed political suicide.
Yep, and anything that says bipartisim is bunk anyway.
Don’t fall for it Republicans. Democraps have majorities in both houses. They have 60 votes in the Senate.
They can pass the bill without Republicans.
Let them do it. Let them take the consequences.
It’s war, after all. Republicans, you have to figure this out.
One big giant scam.
They left out the part about the middle finger being extended.
>>>...“He said he wants a bipartisan bill,”...<<<
Which means yield to our wishes... or, BOHICA.
Criminal 2: "No, we'll get the death penalty."
Criminal 1: "Ok, let's compromise. Put him in a coma."
Exactly! They have the votes but I’m not sure the guts to do it so that’s why Reid is looking for backup Republican scapegoats.
Slap it!! SLAP THE HAND!!!
He wants a bipartisan bill so they can blame the Repubs. It’s a CYA move on Reid’s part, IMO.
Go To Hell, Reid. You’ll be gone in 2010..
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