Posted on 11/11/2009 7:01:38 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
It has not been reported yet, but look for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to follow President Barack Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosis lead and go to any length even to alter Senate rules to pass the healthcare reform bill with the public option included.
This will happen because the Democrats led by Obama feel they absolutely must pass this bill with the public option included.
They believe that a failure to pass it will mean a failed, oneterm presidency and the loss of Congress.
Ironically, passing it may result in exactly what they dread.
They are misreading the 1994 congressional debacle after the failure of Hillarycare. And former President Bill Clinton is helping them misread what happened back then. He just went to the Senate to urge them to pass this bill.
Their belief is that the failure to pass any bill is what cost them control of Congress. So they are determined to pass a bill this time no matter the political cost to get it passed.
(Their misreading of history is typical of liberals. They didnt lose Congress because of no healthcare bill; they lost it because they were seen as too entrenched, too corrupt and too arrogant. The same thing happened in 2006 and 2008 to GOP control of Congress.)
Let us examine what has already happened in the past week:
In the House, Pelosi and the left did something that shows us just how desperately they want to pass this public option: they abandoned one of the lefts foundation principles government funding of abortions for poor women.
Yet the liberals were willing to sacrifice that basic tenet of liberalism in order to pass this healthcare bill.
What does that tell us?
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At the same time, he also knows that he needs to appear to be supporting Obama and Pelosi 110% and ramming the bill through for the good of the party.
Secretly though, I suspect that he's looking for a way to kill it, while absolving himself of all blame for its demise.
FU Barry and Intern abuser. We are on to you and will not put up with the BS anymore!
H1N1 Shortages demand resignation of the HHS Secretary but do you think that will happen? The Government can’t manage or run anything and Americans by and large know that.
KILL THE BILL.
I see indications that the PUMAs are abandoning the Clintons after this latest move by Bill. You can’t keep your base, such as it is, by supporting its worst enemy.
They know the bill is unpopular. They know that passing it will cost them seats. They don’t care. This is a once in a century chance for them to take over 1/6 of the economy. They know if it passes, even if they lose power in the next election it will not be undone, as entitlements never are.
When we take over Congress I expect the most aggressive hostile takeover that anyone could ever imagine. These crooked dictators will be investigated and thrown in jail for crimes against the American people. ENOUGH is Enough!!!
The chances of its' constitutionality being challenged & overturned by the USSC??? Somewhere between Never & None. There is absolutely not a shred of evidence that 0bozo will count on his 4 main liberals and then he will put any pressure necessary on the swing vote Kennedy who will wilt & capitulate like a dead flower. No, if this ends up in the USSC it will enshrine socialized health care debacle even more so than abortion in Roe vs Wade.
These people believe they are going to lose no matter what they do, so they may as well pass health care. Meanwhile, Obamalamadingdong plays politics with the military. He’s like a petulant child who wants his way or else.
Can’t wait to have both Virginia senate seats back. It will happen.
(I think my words below came out wrong the first time.....let me try it again)
The chances of its' constitutionality being challenged & overturned by the USSC??? Somewhere between Never & None. There is absolutely not a shred of evidence that 0bozo will count on his 4 main liberals and then he will put any pressure necessary on the swing vote Kennedy who will wilt & capitulate like a dead flower. No, if this ends up in the USSC it will enshrine socialized health care debacle even more so than abortion in Roe vs Wade.
“When we take over Congress I expect the most aggressive hostile takeover that anyone could ever imagine. These crooked dictators will be investigated and thrown in jail for crimes against the American people. ENOUGH is Enough!!!”
Not likely. This is the same bunch of repubs that went squishy for 8 years under Bush. They haven’t the stones to stand up for anything...to busy trying to ‘reach across the aisle’. They talk big now, but watch: They’ll get power and immediatly go limp.
Well, I thought that McCain-Feingold was surely unconstitutional and would probably be ashcanned by the court.
So, I'm not inclined to trust the court's decision on health care.
Who is on deck from retirement from the USSC? Obambi can ram through a couple of “moderates” and wwaaalllaaa, it’s Constitutional.
they will pass it without the public option to get the votes they need and then put it back in during reconciliation.
IF they pass this socialist health care legislation, they are going to start a revolution. People are angry. VERY angry and they are in no mood for this crap!
If this happens, it should be repealed with 51 votes. Ditto for all government programs since the New Deal.
I think they are voted out either way. They have revealed themselves and their party as marxists. They are probably right to push for their marxist policies now, because they won’t get another chance. Not for 14 years, anyway, if history is a guide.
Also, the major problem is the Abortion amendement, which over 40 pro-abortionists have stated will lead to them not voting for the final bill.
Even if only 5 keep their word, it would kill the Bill.
These guys will fu*k up a one car funeral.
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