> Congressman - STOP THE BILL NOW!
Republicans do not have the votes to stop the bill in the House. They might in the Senate, but it will be difficult and Senate Democrats can push it through anyway by using the “reconciliation option”.
The message, I believe, is aimed at Democrats who now have to decide if they should sacrificed their careers by supporting the bill that possibly has not future.
I understand that, but Democrats need Republican cross-over votes because they don't want to pass this turkey on their own. These types of ambiguous statements only serve to give the Dems wiggle room and hope for passage. This thread here says Republicans will repeal Obamacare in 2012. Which one is it?
The message, I believe, is aimed at Democrats who now have to decide if they should sacrificed their careers by supporting the bill that possibly has not future.
By saying they will repeal Obamacare in 2010 or 2012, the Republicans are signaling that they have no stomach to kill this thing NOW. I don't want to wait until 2010 or 2012, I want this thing deader than sardines. Plus you got Enzi still making statements about bipartisanship. The Pubbies are going to cave, you can bank on it.