Posted on 03/08/2010 1:45:10 PM PST by Second Amendment First
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver said today on KCUR's "Up to Date" that President Barack Obama doesn't have the votes to pass health care reform in the U.S. House.
"We're not at 217," Cleaver said, referring to the number needed to pass the bill.
Later, the three-term Democrat from Kansas City said the passage number could be 216 given vacancies in the House.
The count today, Cleaver said, is about 201 health care supporters.
That number, he added, could fluctuate significantly as a final vote nears.
Listen to the show, that also featured Kansas Congressman Dennis Moore, here.
Due to vacancies they can take less votes than 217?
Each vacancy reduces the total votes available, thus a smaller majority is needed.
Just a guess, mind you, but there well over a $2Billion 'available' (as Zero would think of it) via Porkulus for every Dem Congresscritter this election cycle.
Oh, I meant to say, "for the constituents of said Congresscritters." /sarc
HF
Just a guess, mind you, but there well over a $2Billion 'available' (as Zero would think of it) via Porkulus for every Dem Congresscritter this election cycle.
Oh, I meant to say, "for the constituents of said Congresscritters." /sarc
HF
In that instance I would have taken the first swing, and beat the living sh!t out of Emanuel.
Yes, but if Massa starts talking big time(bigger than he has) he may single handedly kill healthcare reform.
The terms coming out describing the White House, stalin, kremlin,Gulag, Gorbachev, Yuri Andropov, Brezhnev, YIKES!
These house members need to live in America even if they feel they will lose their seats.
A list of undecides is linked.
Thanks
Whale Hail, just keep creating stories and getting rid of their own party members until 201 is all they need.
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Cleaver admits that Dems don't have the votes to pass "health care reform".
bttt
Someone should create a website with pictures as a permanent record of who flips at the last moment.
Don’t get your hopes up. 0 still has bribery, extortion and brute force working for him!
Lugosi: "I don't usually do that, but it's so small it's really fun!"
Satan: "I'm really good at it, it's the role G-d gave me in life."
What was it harry reid said to Pelosi, “You bring the brown bag, I will bring the viagra.”
Maybe she gets around. Rahm too.
“201 health care supporters” my a$$.
More like 201 moronic aholes who want the federal government to take over the entire U.S. health care industry and be our lord and master. ‘ef ‘em all.
Here's the official Code Red List for the selected HOUSE DEMOCRATS THAT NEED TO BE PUSHED HARDEST.
The clickable links go to their online Message System. You can use the same City, State, Zip, and Area Codes as one of their local district offices (usually listed on the same page) with any street address you want --- you're using local information to get through their spam filter. For Zip+4, use any 4 digits added onto the selected Zip Code.
Write a brief, punchy letter in your Word Program, and cut-and-paste it to one congresscritter after another from the CODE RED LIST.
It is easy to do 15 or 20 of them in an hour.
Each Congressional website also has the phone, fax, and district office addresses for each Representative. I strongly urge you to phone, fax, and if at all possible, personally visit a District Office, This makes a maximum impression.
We can absolutely win this one.
Go get ‘em.
http://nrcc.org/codered/targets/
“There are BRIBES to be made, DEALS to be cut, appointments to Ambassadorships to be arranged!!!”
Everyone is watching for the payoffs now, which helps a bit ;-)
I realize he has been in the academic world for a while but I can envision him being at his anal retentive best poking through all of the dirty details surrounding Obozo.
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