Posted on 11/21/2009 5:56:28 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.
The 60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance company practices that deny or dilute benefits and curtail the growth of spending on medical care nationally.
The spectator galleries were full for the unusual Saturday night showdown, and applause broke out briefly when the vote was announced. In a measure of the significance of the moment, senators sat quietly in their seats, standing only when they were called upon to vote.
In the final minutes of a daylong session, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., accused Republicans of trying to stifle a historic debate the nation needed.
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How many schekels did it take to buy that whore Lieberman?
“How many schekels did it take to buy that whore Lieberman?”
30 pieces of silver did it, I believe.
Listen up, maggot. Most of us aren't going to just lay down and give up our heritage and the greatest country the world has ever known.
How dare you call yourself an American and roll over so easily, when you have the means to effectively resist this tyranny at your fingertips, and right outside your door?
Words like yours disgust me no end. How dare you speak such defeatist crap in a place like this? Find your damn gonads, if you still have any, and make up your mind to fight back, dammit.
Tell me you're going to fight back, or STFU.
Among the “yeas”
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Submissive little lapdogs. I hope they peed on themselves while crawling to Dingy Harry’s feet.
I'm ready to do my part...
Lieberman should have put his money where his mouth is and voted ‘NO’ tonight.
Thanks for the commentary. I hope and think you are correct.
Prosperity is a corrollary of freedom.
Forget prosperity per se; it is freedom that was nice while it lasted.
Harry, you are a zealot.
They’re going to do as they goddamn please....they have the votes and that’s ALL that matters to them.
I guess it may be up to us, as futile as it may be at this point.
As I tell my customers in my store.....
If you know anyone who is milking the welfare system, in other words having continuous benefits even though there are supposed time limits, turn their ASSES in to the appropriate agency.
If you don’t know of anyone, ask people who do. The best ones to ask, postal carriers who have delivered to the same area for more than 4-5 years. I had one tell me a few weeks ago that he delivers 7 different checks to 1 house. And of course that doesn’t include the electronic benefits(cards)that are being used.
This is war. If there is a way to win the battle it’s up to us!!
That is the ruse, the “undercutting” is only to force them out of business, then the price will be unbearable for all. thus, no health care for he masses, unless you are SEIU or ACORN or CONGRESS!
As soon as this is rammed down our throats constitutional challenges must begin.
Every time I think of Kennedy it brings tears to my eyes.
Goddamn right I'm going to fight for what's mine, my family and what's left of my country. Barring mass deportations of libs and illegals, the nation is not ever going to be what it once was, was my point. The first ACORN/SEIU census thug who threatens us will be the first to find that out up close and personal.
Ha! I don't think decent Democrats exist any longer. If there were any, this thing would never have made it out of the House.
I called his office yesterday and they said he was AGAINST the healthcare bill! To me, AGAINST means you vote against the bill. Lying piece of crap. I've known for some time that whining George is a NWO piece of crap.
Mary L, How does it feel being the Nation’s Harlot? Because you are.
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