[Drill Thrawl]

I think the pubbies are looking for a loop hole that would allow this to go through but make the pubblies look like innocent victims. Scum! All of them! They ALL must go!

[chuck_the_tv_out]

No, they’re not all scum. A good number of them are. But NOT all.

[Soul Seeker]

DeMint’s a good guy. He is looking to stop it cold.

[the long march]

Since you live in a state that has routinely voted for Arlen I can see where you might think that

Look at De Mint and Pence and any number of other conservatives. Unless you want to try and elect the likes of Ron Paul everywhere, I suggest you wake up and find out who the good guys really are

[pburgh01]

I think the pubbies are looking for a loop hole that would allow this to go through but make the pubblies look like innocent victims. Scum! All of them! They ALL must go!

You should call into Mark Levin's show with this drivel. Opinions like this subsitiute for critical thinking these days.

[Mr. Silverback]

Grow up. If the GOP senators wanted this to pass over their objections, they could have done that anytime last year.

[dpwiener]

I think the pubbies are looking for a loop hole that would allow this to go through but make the pubblies look like innocent victims.

Actually I think it's the other way around. The Democrats are preparing their excuses as to why they can't get a health care bill through the Senate using reconciliation. Their left-wing base has convinced itself that Reid only needs 50 votes (plus Biden) for a sidecar fix which will satisfy the House and get something signed into law. Now the Democrats are agreeing with the Republicans that the unlimited amendment "loophole" may make it impossible, to explain why HCR still fails.

Even if the Democrats were to manage to prevent unlimited amendments, they'd still have to allow a large number of amendments to be voted on. And those would be very painful amendments (they don't have to be germane to the topic) which would force the Democrats to take positions which would alienate one constituent group or another.

At this point the Democrats just want this whole mess to fade away. So they'll keep "searching for a path" and other platitudes to try to sooth their base, but never quite find that path due to all of the Republican obstructionism. Eventually November will roll around, and the elections will either greatly reduce the Democrat majorities in the House and Senate or actually switch control to the Republicans. Either way, socialized medicine will be dead for at least another few years.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I think the pubbies are looking for a loop hole that would allow this to go through but make the pubblies look like innocent victims.

I think you need to read a lot more and post less.

Scum! All of them! They ALL must go!

Yes Glenn Beck...I hear ya (actually I've tuned you out) time to quit drinking...again.

The Rs are virtually all in lockstep opposition to this...both houses of Congress.