Posted on 08/18/2009 5:16:39 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP
Edited on 08/18/2009 8:43:13 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
NYT: DEMS PLAN TO GO IT ALONE ON HEATHCARE... DEVELOPING...
Democrats see little chance for GOP cooperation on health care
By Carl Hulse and Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
Posted: 08/18/2009 07:05:52 PM PDT
Updated: 08/18/2009 07:05:53 PM PDT
WASHINGTON — Given hardening Republican opposition to congressional health care proposals, Democrats now say they see little chance for the minority's cooperation in approving any overhaul, and are increasingly focused on drawing support for a final plan from within their own ranks.
Top Democrats said Tuesday that their go-it-alone view was being shaped by what they saw as Republicans' purposely strident tone against health care legislation during this month's congressional recess, as well as remarks by leading Republicans that current proposals were flawed beyond repair.
The White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, said of Republican lawmakers, "Only a handful seem interested in the type of comprehensive reform that so many people believe is necessary to ensure the principles and the goals that the president has laid out."
The Democratic shift may not make producing a final bill much easier. The party must still reconcile the views of moderate and conservative Democrats worried about the cost and scope of the legislation with those of more progressive lawmakers determined to win a government-run insurance option to compete with private insurers..........
Cool. Plan what you want, Nazi a****holes. Let’s see how you fare on the American batlefield. I suspect not too well.
The only thing I fear is running out of harpoons to spear the fat welfare whales at ACORN and SIEU.
The American leftist is a coward.
Wow..I can’t believe the democrats are that suicidal! This is nuts! The polls don’t support such a move.
THIS IS WAR!!
The current plan, HR 3200 envisions a five year phased in implementation program. If, and it is a big if, the Reps can gain control of the House, then they can throw a monkey wrench into the implementation process. Welfare reform helped roll back some of these socialist programs, but it will be difficult.
...for a while...
To tilt a census, the illegales don’t even have to be amnestied, they just have to be squatting.
T Y bump
“Sounds like they did the math calculating their spectacular retirement benefits, and decided they’ll live high on the hog regardless of how they vote and whether they lose the next election. We are screwed as a nation.”
Sadly, I think that was true the night Bambi was voted in. And YES—this is most definitely deliberate.
That’s true. They can allocate zero dollars to it.
LOL!!
To the contrary, we've got several arrows in our quiver.
It's those guys that we REALLY have to worry about...
Whoopsi!
Think I forgot to ping y’all???
Ping! :)
well then... I guess that ‘bout sums up what will happen to us in a way...
I've had FOX News on all afternoon and I heard some Democrat say that there are over 100 Dems who will vote against this legislation! Unfortunately, I don't know who he was, and I don't know whose program he was on. I wasn't paying attention! lol...
The Joker says take the painkiller...
what happens if Kennedy can’t vote?? He didn’t go to his sister’s funeral.
They won’t be filibuster proof.
Well, this is a good lesson for the GOP in refraining from “reaching across the aisle.” The GOP should not touch this with a 10 meter pole. Not even Snowe Job.
scary times.
was there ever a doubt?
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