Posted on 01/19/2010 2:53:33 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
The White House says it hasnt given up on getting Senator Olympia Snowe, Republican of Maine, to vote in favor of a health care overhaul.
Were still working hard on that, Robert Gibbs, President Obamas press secretary, told reporters Tuesday at his regular daily briefing, when asked why the White House hadnt worked harder to secure Ms. Snowes vote.
Mr. Obama had a lengthy telephone conversation with Ms. Snowe on Friday, but Mr. Gibbs did not provide details.
And with the fate of the health care overhaul hanging on the outcome of Tuesdays special election for the Senate in Massachusetts, Mr. Gibbs conceded that the president and his advisers had not been able to fully convince Americans that the measure was a good idea.
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Been waiting for this angle.

If I do turn Democrat, what's in it for me?
Yep, me too and I posted as much a couple of times only to be told that "Snowe wouldn't dare, after today's election".
Yes, she would. The price is just not right yet.
Who didn’t see this coming.
Didnt’ Reid recently slam her? Not realizing Chokely was going to fail.
Will it be an Olympia Swan Dive? 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.6
Okay, Gibby, you work hard on that.
I’m sure they’re pulling out the stops, threats, etc. but it should be clear to any Republican they would not want to face the wrath of the Patriots in this Nation should they turn traitor and vote for this, or any item, on the Marxist Agenda.
“Yes, she would. The price is just not right yet.”
You know, I believe you’re right.
I too have posted the Maine girls cannot be trusted.
So far they have been allowed to hide, but if needed, what will they do?
Snowe will go wherever Obama leads her. She's a dunce. All he has to do is promise fame and fortune, make her feel like it's all about her, and viola, she's in his camp.
Toss up here. The admin has certainly wasted a whole lot of capital by keep pushing this health care - I’m torn between just watching the implosion and fear that this nightmare will actually pass.
Olympia Snowe will NOT iote for the healthcare bill.If she did so, there would be no place in country where she could safely live.
Politicians are universally shocked at America’s rejection of the “Death Care” bill.
Over the past two or three years, every time that the RNC sends me a request for money, I send it back the same way, in bright red letters, the number ZERO in the box marked “Donation,” and the words “Olympia Snowe” written in the “Other” column.
If Brown wins tonight, and Snowe decides to switch her vote, the worse thing that could EVER happen to that woman would not be good enough for me.
Memo to Pig Boy Gibbs:
It is INDEPENDENTS who now totally hate your (sizable) guts and your endless incompetence/corruption/tyranny.
FMCDH(BITS)
How many billions of $$$ are they going to offer Snowe?
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