Sen. Lincoln's Support for Health Care Debate Gives Dems 60 Votes

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[Reeser]

Democrats on Saturday clinched the votes needed to advance the Senate's version of President Obama's health care overhaul to the floor for a historic debate scheduled to begin shortly after 8 p.m..

[Reeser]

Okay...it's time to regroup. Health care is a done-deal. It's time to focus on using the Dems' strategy against them. They're going to wait until after 2012 to implement their health plan, thinking they'll avoid any backlash until Obama's reelected? Well they're wrong. As a result of their miscalculation, we're going to see a mass slaughter in 2010 and 2012 like we've never seen--and I'm referring, of course, to the voting booth. Landslide victories for the G.O.P. The point--we have FOUR YEARS TO REVERSE THIS BEFORE IT GOES INTO EFFECT. HOLD THE REPUBLICANS' FEET TO THE FIRE. MAKE THEM SWEAR THEY'RE GOING TO REVERSE THIS WHEN THEY COME INTO OFFICE. When something's in place, we all know it'll never end. But we have four years to keep it from being put in place. NOW IS THE TIME TO GET BUSY...NOT TO LET UP.

[ConservativeTerrapin]

This is awful. What a sad day.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Damn them.

[GOPsterinMA]

AMEN!!! If the idiots in the GOP can't use this abortion as THE ISSUE they need to run on and win in 2010 and 2012, then they'll never learn!

[techno]

The only way to ensure the GOP will carry through and revoke Obamacare to elect Sarah in 2012.

[ColdOne]

This is sooooo depressing

[what's up]

If the idiots in the GOP can't use this abortion as THE ISSUE they need to run on and win in 2010 and 2012, then they'll never learn!

Our "idiots" have voted the correct way on this...and they deserve some praise for that.

I think you should re-direct your anger toward the real idiots...the ones who vote in the Demoncrats.

[all the best]

The Republicans never revoke anything. All they ever do is play defense. Which guarantees that you will keep losing.

[Carley]

Saving Olympia Snowe’s butt for now.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Our founding fathers are rolling over in their grave today. America is weeping

[wetgundog]

Let’s list the DEM rat Senators that are up for re-election in 2010 and flood their offices with the ultimatum that they are FINISHED if they vote in this bill.

[edpc]

Health care is a done-deal.

This is far from over. The vote tonight is on the Senate version of the healthcare bill. There will be many changes/negotiations/bribes/whatever before the House and Senate bills combine, if they ever do.

[Snow Eagle]

Thanks for shaking me out my depression. What dems are up for reelection in 2010... other than Shumer(NY) and Specter (PA)? Shumer will get reelected — it’s New York. Specter could easily lose to Toomey. Reid’s behind in every poll I’ve seen in NV. Dodd (CT) is behind. Rudy’s running in NY vs Gildebrand. Maybe Del? NH has an open seat (Gregg’s)but the Rep running should win to hold that seat. Open seat in Fl.. hopefully Rubio will win that one. Who else? AND WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED WITH LIEBERMAN?????? This sooooo sux.

[Round 9]

It’s not over. This is not the vote Lieberman said he’d go against the Dems on. This vote allows the bill to be debated. We knew debate would occur, didn’t you?

The big vote is the one to end debate(the Republican filibuster) which requires 60 votes. Debate, especially endless debate is good and kills the bill.

[rednek]

Take it to the streets! Massive Civil Disobedience. Thats the democrat tactic. Time to use it against them. red

[Bronzy]

I’m on board and ready to rumble.

[rednek]

Take it to the streets! Massive Civil Disobedience. Thats the democrat tactic. Time to use it against them. red

[Y2Bogus]

Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t this bill need ANOTHER 60 votes to stop debate afterwards and have a final vote? Isn’t that the one that Nelson and Leiberman have comitted to filibustering?

[Bronzy]

If they voted for it today, they can’t straddle the fence by saying that they voted against it in the final run.

[upstatenyrepublican]

It’s a big Democrat thing. They are so starving for power and $$$ payouts that they will vote lock step for anything....even if a majority of their constituants disagree. Once a Democrat is elected they go over to the “DARK SIDE” almost like they get their foreheads tatooed and are “lost souls” forevermore.