Posted on 12/15/2009 3:47:40 AM PST by Scanian
Harry Reid can rightly claim to be making history.
If he passes health-care re form, he'll depend on a series of historic "firsts." It'd be the first time Congress had passed a major new entitlement program without bipartisan support; it'd be the first time it passed such a program without popular support; and the first time it passed such a program without knowing or particularly caring what's in it.
John McCain complained last week that he had no idea what constituted the highly touted backroom deal that Reid sent to the Congressional Budget Office for evaluation. The No. 2 Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin, reassured McCain that he didn't know, either. This is bipartisanship Harry Reid-style -- nontransparency for everyone.
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Why is this paper quoting John McCain? Where is the Minority Leader and why isnt he leading the Charge.
Why dont we hear from the Minority leader every day as he leads the charge in the Senate, as he call for Quorum calls, as he objects to Reids maneuvers, as he raises hob with procedural events and as he (LEADS ?).
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