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It begins: House Dems backing away from Obama’s deadline for ObamaCare
Hot Air ^ | March 4, 2010 4:51 pm | Allahpundit

Posted on 03/04/2010 9:08:27 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

So how long did Gibbs’s “March 18 or bust” ultimatum last? Four hours maybe?

Decide for yourselves what this means. Either Obama’s own caucus no longer takes him seriously or he’s so removed from the political realities of this vote in the House that he’s placing literally impossible demands on them. “Both” is an acceptable answer.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the Democrats would like to get a final vote by Congress’ Easter break, which begins March 29. But he also said “the world doesn’t fall apart” if that timeline isn’t met — a nod to the many missed deadlines that have characterized the health overhaul effort so far.

Democratic leaders are contending with a host of undecided lawmakers who want to see the fine print before making a decision. Hoyer said final language and a cost estimate should come back from the Congressional Budget Office by the end of next week.

“At this point in time we don’t have a bill,” Hoyer said. “It’s a little difficult to count votes if you don’t have a bill.”…

“Every legislative lift is a heavy lift around here,” Pelosi said.

Here’s Madam Speaker in Baghdad Bob mode this afternoon, assuring the 34 percent or so of Americans who like the bill that, oh yes, it shall be passed. Not pictured here: Her lie about what Reid’s bill does to abortion funding. Speaking of which, the leader of the House’s pro-choice caucus insists that Stupak is bluffing about having the votes to sink the bill, but I’m getting a distinct Bob-ish vibe from her too. Quote:

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


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Video Clip of Pelosi at the website....
1 posted on 03/04/2010 9:08:27 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Keep calling and faxing.


2 posted on 03/04/2010 9:10:21 PM PST by Frantzie (TV - sending Americans towards Islamic serfdom - Cancel TV service NOW)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Video Clip of Pelosi

Not gonna watch it and you can't make me.

3 posted on 03/04/2010 9:10:42 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

They’re afraid to vote before Easter because they are scared to meet the folks back home during the break.


4 posted on 03/04/2010 9:11:20 PM PST by unkus
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

So how’s the Dems’ “#1 Priority” for jobs going? Still waiting until after healthcare?


5 posted on 03/04/2010 9:11:24 PM PST by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; ...

The list, ping


6 posted on 03/04/2010 9:12:01 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
the Democrats would like to get a final vote

Like there is going to be such a thing as a "final" vote.

They'll keep voting until they get the right answer, then move on to something else.

7 posted on 03/04/2010 9:12:16 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

if they don’t get the house vote done before the Easter recess, then they are going to get their butts kicked by their constituents again when they go back to their districts. it would be a replay of last august.

that would shake up enough dems to kill the bill right there.


8 posted on 03/04/2010 9:12:22 PM PST by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
If this "healthcare" crap is so wonderful, what's the problem? LOL!!!

The Kenyan guy underestimated Americans. He should have studied up on us before he decided to become our "Deer Leader". Americans are mostly a bunch of independent people who think nanny states are for sissies and girlymen.

9 posted on 03/04/2010 9:13:23 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (If you liked 2009, you're going to LOVE 2010!!!!!)
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To: Izzy Dunne

Better that they having a ‘productive’ Congress, ya think?


10 posted on 03/04/2010 9:13:56 PM PST by gogogodzilla (Live free or die!)
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To: Izzy Dunne

They’ll keep wheeling and dealing until the House passes the Senate bill, at which point Obama can sign it into law, no reconciliation necessary.


11 posted on 03/04/2010 9:14:00 PM PST by ltc8k6
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To: STARWISE; nutmeg; neverdem; JustPiper

ping


12 posted on 03/04/2010 9:14:16 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Well put.


13 posted on 03/04/2010 9:14:52 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Reminds me of Jack Squat Barry’s 1st Executive Order to close Gitmo in one year.....we all know how that turned out.....lulz.


14 posted on 03/04/2010 9:14:54 PM PST by cranked
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To: Southack

HotAir has almost a half dozen items on various aspects of the Health Care vote but nothing I see about a Job Bill...


15 posted on 03/04/2010 9:15:02 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

The Kenyan guy underestimated Americans.


That sums it up very well. The evil s o b has no concept of what it means to be an American.


16 posted on 03/04/2010 9:15:57 PM PST by unkus
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To: Southack
According to the Linked Washington Post Article:

Obama intensifies health-care efforts

we have this:

**************************EXCERPT******************************

Taken together, the actions reflected the sense of urgency inside the West Wing for Congress to brush aside legislative delays and election-year politics and pass the president's top domestic priority.

"I'd describe the president as being very focused on this goal," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters. "He . . . thinks we're only a couple of weeks away from getting this done."

Gibbs said on MSNBC the president expects to "get something done" by March 18, when Obama leaves for travel to Indonesia, Guam and Australia.

17 posted on 03/04/2010 9:18:44 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Frantzie

I told Boxer’s staffer to update her resume today.


18 posted on 03/04/2010 9:20:06 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead (Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
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To: Frantzie; Ernest_at_the_Beach; All
Keep calling and faxing.

Ditto That!
I sent a bunch more faxes today

19 posted on 03/04/2010 9:20:17 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: FlingWingFlyer
No amount of study would have overcome his childhood Marxist indoctrination that grew into full flower as a street organizer in Chicago.
20 posted on 03/04/2010 9:21:27 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
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