Hmmm...Stupak won’t be there?
Sounds like he’s already decided against this charade
Since Stupak won’t be part of the deliberations, I feel secure in my belief that this is an attempt to peel votes off Stupak, not to actually make a deal with him. One thing that isn’t being discussed elsewhere is whether members of the Stupak group want there to be a deal. I think that Stupak genuinely wanted to get his amendment passed and vote yes for Obamacare, but seven of the nine other members of his group represent districts where a NO vote (for any reason) would be popular and politically expedient. Supporting Stupak was a great way to keep the pressure off
That's encouraging.
However, I read that Stupak said that some of these members had already defected to the dark side.
It would be nice if I read wrong.