Senate Leaders decide to go route of "Reconciliation" on health care bill (Source - Politico email)

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[Danae]

POLITICO Breaking News to me

show details 8:20 AM (8 minutes ago)

POLITICO Breaking News: -----------------------------------------------------

Sen. Tom Harkin tells POLITICO that Senate Democratic leaders have decided to go the reconciliation route for health care reform. The House, he said, will first pass the Senate bill after Senate leaders demonstrate that they have the votes to pass reconciliation in the Senate.

[flintsilver7]

By November, no one will be anywhere near as mad as they are right now.

You're right, but not how you originally meant.

[itsahoot]

They would be nuts to accept such promises

How nuts are they to pass legislation that has't even been written? They have already done that, you know?

[itsahoot]

What exactly did Obama and Crew think of a million American citizens taking time out of their lives to March on Washington?

You mean 60,000 or 70,000 right?
</sarcasm>

[bigoil]

You cannot reconcile a non-existent law. Don’t believe me?

Here is what Max Baucus, the Senate Finance Committee Chairman said:

“The general rule is, if there is reconciliation, you have to amend something that is passed [and signed into law]. You can’t amend nothing.”

The House must pass the Senate Bill first. San Fran Nan has 205 votes MAX. So sorry...No Obamacare for you.

Its dead Jim.

[bigoil]

We have a winner!!!!

Before everyone goes off all half-cocked on some sort of a violent protest, why not consider a non-violent measure?

STOP PAYING YOUR TAXES. If you are a small business, STOP COLLECTING TAXES. Starve the beast.

This forces the government to use violence against the citizens and reduces the government to common thieves.

After all, the fruits of YOUR labor belong to YOU.

Let the mortal sins be on the government and not WE THE PEOPLE.

LET FREEDOM RING!!

[WOSG]

“Sen. Tom Harkin tells POLITICO that Senate Democratic leaders have decided to go the reconciliation route for health care reform. The House, he said, will first pass the Senate bill after Senate leaders demonstrate that they have the votes to pass reconciliation in the Senate.”

How is this news? They decided this 2 weeks ago!

This is more Kabuki-theatre posturing. If they had the votes, they would do it already.

[WOSG]

“Tell the Walz people that if he votes (again) for Obamacare, you will devote your time, talent and treasure to ensure his defeat in November.

Time’s up for fat Tim. Do it.”

Make him a goner. Do it!

[Danae]

I tend to agree.... smoke in mirrors. I wonder just what it is that Obama is drinking heavily enough to get a note from doctors to "Moderate intake". Real Absinthe?

He is friggin nuts if he thinks that the 60+ % of Americans who know whats in his "Plan" and already have decided NO on it are suddenly gonna change their minds. Just suddenly turn about because they are gonna do what they condemned Republicans for even considering not 5 years ago.... and on a bill with 1000% more impact on our lives and will destroy so many lives in so many ways!!!!!??????

No, we know whats in it and we are SCREAMING:

[Danae]

I have an odd feeling that this particular idea might well gain traction....

[Danae]

LOL

Thanks Francisco! (wink) I should change my screen name to Dagny.

[elpinta]

There is a reason why they are hiring more IRS enforcers.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Kellis91789]

“They do not care about November. Why is it that we cannot see that they do not care?”

I’m afraid I know how they plan to do this without getting kicked out in November.

Pelosi is assuring the Dims in the House that the Senate will “fix” it in Reconciliation, when she and Obama know that it can’t be fixed in Reconciliation either because they’ll let the “obstructionist” GOP in the Senate block reconciliation, or because they already know the Parliamentarian in the Senate won’t allow Reconciliation to change non-budget items in the bill.

So Obama will get the Senate version, and the Blue Dogs get screwed, but they have the Parliamentarian and the GOP to blame it on. So their idiot constituents re-elect them in November because it wasn’t their “fault” that what they were promised was blocked by the Parliamenartian.

[Ulysse]

Don’t be so desperate!
There is NO perpetuity in Politic!
The fight must and will go on for the Good

[dforest]

Actually, I think you are right. It is the House RATS that are going to be screwed.

I don’t think it will save them at reelection time either.

This is going to end up being a trick so that Obozo gets to call victory.

Honestly, it is a wonder to watch dems implode, and all for that idiot marxist.

[chessplayer]

“The American people will have something to say about this travesty come November.”

They`ve already shown they don`t give a rats ass what the American people have to say. You think they`re afraid of being voted out of office? As others have said, they DON`T CARE if they`re voted out of office. Their goal is the total destruction of this country, and in their minds, being voted out will be worth it to acheive that goal.

[dools007]

Oh, I agree. And that includes me. If what is happening in America as we speak is not enough to energize them to action our country as we knew it is doomed.

[dglang]

They didn't lose Rangel’s vote, he only temporarily stepped down as head of the department. he still gets to vote.

[dglang]

There are even divisions in the all black countries, not about color of skin, but religious as well as political.

Tribal violence has never really stopped and is still going on. The same blacks who sold other blacks into slavery are still willing to do the same today.