Posted on 10/31/2009 12:34:06 PM PDT by Abathar
INDIANAPOLIS -- The issue of national health care reform could endanger the political future of Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh.
The moderate is in hot water with liberals for his failure to endorse a reform bill, 6News' Norman Cox reported.
As recently as two days ago, Bayh said he might not be able to support a motion to proceed with a floor debate on health care if it's too expensive.
This week, the liberal group MoveOn.org delivered petitions to Bayh's Indiana offices signed by 244 people identified as former Bayh donors and volunteers. They said if he votes to sidetrack health care reform, they're finished with him.
"We want him to go with the party and to vote for cloture so that we can get this thing moving and done," said Joyce Moore of MoveOn.org. "We need health care reform, and we want him to get off the fence."
For years, liberal politicians in Indiana have bitten their tongues when Bayh did things distasteful to them, like cutting welfare and Medicaid benefits. But some are now starting to speak out.
"Our U.S. senator seems to always want to be in the middle of the road," said Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary. "And all of us know that if you stand in the middle of the road, you're going to get hit in the traffic going in both directions."
But Democratic State Chairman Dan Parker said Bayh has the majority of Hoosiers in his corner, and predicted he will keep them there.
"He's going to do what is in the best interest of Hoosiers, the right thing," Parker said. "This is a big issue. The Democratic Party has focused on this issue for 60 years. He understands how big of an issue it is
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Guys, don’t waste your hope on Bayh...he’s never been anything but a spoiled-brat, flaming liberal. Just watch how he ultimately votes if it’s close (if it’s not close, the leadership will give him a pass to keep him in office, so it will not matter).
Is Evan a dutiful whore, or not?
Enquiring minds want to know ;-)
To himself he is, he will do whatever it takes to out more votes in his box, period.
My bet is that he’ll go the MoveOn route, since they’re meaner and more vindictive than the moderates. But he’ll try to convey to the moderates that he did so with great reluctance.
Like Casey voting to kill babies, but, oh, so reluctantly! He just HAD to do it!
To himself he is, he will do whatever it takes to out more votes in his box, period.
Moron.org speaks and the libs squeal.
"Go directly to the grave. Do not collect $200 Social Security."
Bayh will not give into the left as long as he’s the Senator from Indiana. But if he’s ever promoted to a national office, he’ll suddenly be leading the liberal charge.
Guys, don’t waste your hope on Bayh...he’s never been anything but a spoiled-brat, flaming liberal.
You are so right about him. He has many Hoosiers hoodwinked into thinking he is a moderate. I worked for him and he is as liberal as the next liberal. He’ll just play the waiting game until the politically correct move is obvious. What a partisan hack this bozo is!
But these liberals have no problem with Obamcare cutting Medicare benefits.
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