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Reid, McConnell Reach Deal to Adjourn Early
Roll Call ^ | December 23, 2009 | By John Stanton

Posted on 12/22/2009 11:58:40 AM PST by MaestroLC

Senate Republicans have agreed to end their filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) health care reform bill a few hours early on Christmas Eve, a move that will allow the GOP to technically stick to its promise to force Dec. 24 vote on the measure while still making it possible for Senators to return home for the holiday.

(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congress; healthcare; mcconnell; military; obama; palin; reid; republicans
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To: MaestroLC
This is an excellent example of why, despite the fact that everyone is pi$$ed off and unemployed, there is absolutely NO guarantee the GOP will be big winners in 2010 - in a word NO LEADERSHIP!
161 posted on 12/22/2009 1:22:59 PM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Pork Eating CRUSADER - FUBO! Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: SeattleBruce

come on guys...you remember george Washington & his soldiers postponed the crossing of the Delaware so they could enjoy a nice Christmas with their

...oh wait..
nevermind


162 posted on 12/22/2009 1:23:39 PM PST by Reagan69 (The only thing SHOVEL-READY since BO's stimulus has been MICHAEL JACKSON (tammy bruce))
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To: Boucheau
I’m going to sacrifice exactly squat for this once-great country. They can all kiss my *ss!

I’m done with it all.
++++++++++++++++

I'm not done fighting! We've only begun to fight and sacrifice for this nation, and our kids and grandkids! What about them? Fight for THEM!

163 posted on 12/22/2009 1:25:41 PM PST by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - Keep on Tea Partiers - party like it's 1773!)
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To: SeattleBruce
Ok...I understand that you can't help with your own senators. I contacted both of mine and I tried calling Mitch Mcconnel's office but his line is busy. I suspect he is hearing from a lot of folks right now.

Since I can't call him I'm going to at least send him an email.

Well...I just tried that and his email page is hosed. Maybe I'll try a fax.

Bring the servers down! Keep trying!

164 posted on 12/22/2009 1:26:19 PM PST by 6ppc (It's torch and pitchfork time)
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To: MaestroLC; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

McConnell: all hat and no cattle, apparently. Perhaps if the Majority Leader position were filled by an actual man, like Dr. Coburn, instead of a little girl...


165 posted on 12/22/2009 1:27:33 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Don't eat your dog; eat obnoxious, liberal humans to save the planet!)
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To: GraceG

> Surrender or Blackmail by the Dems????

Rule #3: Do not negotiate with Terrorists.

They will employ the same tactic on you,
over and over again!


166 posted on 12/22/2009 1:27:52 PM PST by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
McConnell lost his balls

I'm not sure that one can lose what one might have never had...

167 posted on 12/22/2009 1:28:56 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Don't eat your dog; eat obnoxious, liberal humans to save the planet!)
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To: Lakeshark

News Flash! Whatever GOP isn’t doing, it aint working. They need to do more than merely oppose Health Care. Boycotting the vote would be a better move at this point so the American People would know that GOP did everything possible to oppose the vote from taking place.


168 posted on 12/22/2009 1:29:44 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Army Air Corps

I have to work on Christmas day. Why can’t the Democreeps be forced to do the same?


169 posted on 12/22/2009 1:30:04 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Don't eat your dog; eat obnoxious, liberal humans to save the planet!)
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To: MaestroLC

The GOP just lost another contribution.


170 posted on 12/22/2009 1:30:15 PM PST by windsorknot (o o)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Our Overlords work on a Holiday? Are you mad?


171 posted on 12/22/2009 1:31:27 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: The Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty would be a good name for a new political party.


172 posted on 12/22/2009 1:31:58 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
McConnell: all hat and no cattle, apparently. Perhaps if the Majority Leader position were filled by an actual man...

It makes me long for the good old days of Bill Frist and Trent Lott...

Oh, wait a minute...

-PJ

173 posted on 12/22/2009 1:32:03 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ("Comprehensive" reform bills only end up as incomprehensible messes.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
When did the GOP lose their ability to FIGHT..I don’t know when it happened...

?!?!?!

Please understand I intend no personal offense by asking this (especially of someone with such a wonderful screen name.) But in what galaxy have you been living for the past ump-teen years? "GOP" and "fight" are mutually-exclusive terms that have not been (properly) used in the same sentence for eons.

174 posted on 12/22/2009 1:32:27 PM PST by LaybackLenny (Palin-Bachmann Overdrive 2012 - takin' care o' business!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Pea-brain didn’t say he’d vote FOR it, he’d just allow cloture early so they can vote for the bill early and get home to make waitress sandwiches with their corporate lobbyist friends, or whatever debauched thing they do to celebrate Chri—er, the Winter Solstice.


175 posted on 12/22/2009 1:32:41 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Don't eat your dog; eat obnoxious, liberal humans to save the planet!)
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To: MaestroLC

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/12/senate_shelves_christmas_eve_h.html


176 posted on 12/22/2009 1:33:34 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: Jim Robinson; All

The Republicans should all leave now, leaving the commie rat ba$tards to flail in the wind. This is beyond cowardice.


177 posted on 12/22/2009 1:33:35 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: ichabod1

They need that “personal” touch that goes beyond words.
A symbolic event that would scare the crap out of the rest of them.


178 posted on 12/22/2009 1:34:23 PM PST by WestwardHo (Whom the god would destroy, they first drive mad.)
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To: rfp1234

I’ll give it some thought - (I’m lousy on names and spelling of names)

Kyl - AZ is a good one.


Isn’t the guy from TX all right?
Also the GOP one from Nebraska?


I think the fossil imcumbents need to go:

Grassley, McConnell, McCain, Hatch & Bennett (Utah), Cochran (just won reelection in ‘08 UGH)

Mercifully, some are retiring: Kit Bond to cite one.
Bunning is retiring.

My mind is blank. I need to look at a list...lol.

I am watching c-span LIVE and they keep talking about the Christmas Eve vote, so I’m not certain they’re adjourning early.


179 posted on 12/22/2009 1:34:53 PM PST by onyx
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To: LaybackLenny

Well I guess I am just naive then. I thought they would at least stand up now and fight for US instead of bowing down to the Democrats


180 posted on 12/22/2009 1:35:12 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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