Exactly. QED. I’m curious about the point I made concerning Levin. Is House Ways and Means where Pelosi will get the additional leverage to ‘persuade’ incalcitrant members? I guess I’m wondering where or how specifically she’s doing the arm twisting.
Pelosi is a low IQ, mouth breathing hippie from San Fransicko. She doesn't have the skills to wrangle a bunch of recalcitrant legislators together and get them to vote for something they're scared to death of.
She's basically fallen to simply asking the "no" voters to trust her, Obama, and Reid that they will make it all right after it passes. She's even made statements hinting that passing this legislation is so important, that they should all fall on their swords for it, if need be.
The only threat cards she has in her hand are withholding key committee assignments, or withdrawing party support for members' future congressional races.
I figure that a lot of Dems have read her hand, and aren't impressed. They know that they'll die at the polls, regardless, if they vote for this. Nanzi can't protect them from outraged voters.
With the mood of the country the way it is, and with the American people being so overwhelmingly against this unconstitutional power grab at our liberties, I'm sure some members of Congress are worried that they might not even be safe in their persons, should they vote this thing into law.
I know that would be one of my personal concerns, if I were in their shoes. Just how are they supposed to face the folks back home if they do this?