Posted on 02/26/2010 12:56:29 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – Democratic congressional leaders vowed Friday to resurrect their long-stalled health care legislation, with or without Republican suggestions or even their votes. One day after an unprecedented health care summit that brought together President Barack Obama and lawmakers of both parties, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the nationally televised event showed GOP lawmakers are "accepting of the status quo" in which insurance companies mistreat consumers.
She told reporters at a news conference there are "good prospects for passing" health care legislation along the lines Obama has outlined, even if Republicans refuse their support.
The Senate's second-ranking Democrat, Richard Durbin of Illinois, seconded the determination to move ahead. "We are not going to wait," he said.
Both Pelosi, D-Calif., and Durbin said Democrats would consider Republican suggestions for changes.
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let’em. it will be the end of the democrat party.
Bring it on, good buddies.
The prospects are zero for passage.
I always wanted to pay twice for health insurance - my family’s and for someone who just snuck across the border.
Pelosi, the Botoxed walking cadaver, says things couldnt be peachier. Its hard not to take her at her word.
I’m assuming if Nancy is throwing down the gauntlet that she has the votes in the House. There’s been quite a bit of doubt on that score.
Durbin...”we are not going to wait..BUT we will wait for the House to go first...”
Is this a repeat from January?
The more they push it the worse for them in Novemeber. I’m surprised there isn’t arevolt in Pelosi’s ranks. Didn’t these pols make it their life’s work to get where they are? Don’t they want to stay there?
If the Dems move forward on this there will be an American revolt. The Dems will lose their majorities in both houses and O bama will be a one termer.
She obviously assumes no one watched the painful, yet satisfying rout of the Dems by the Republicans yesterday.
The most amazing thing to me is how these leftists can lie with impunity and not care who knows they're lying. It's unbelieveable.
Hang em like horse thieves.
Not a good guess, actually. Pelosi and Reid have a habit of bluffing the votes they have. She may have them, but threatening this move isn’t a reliable indicator.
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That was the plan all along.
If they don't move forward their base will abandon them and there'll be little left to rebuild upon.
If they move forward, they lose the middle...
Either way, they are toast in 2010 and possibly 2012. But, by moving forward, they preserve the base and future opportunity.
I’ve heard that theme in the past but she seems to have what she needs when it comes time to count the votes.
They have already lost the middle.
This is accomplishes two things.
1) It shores up zeros lefty base even if the GOPers block it.
2) zero said he tried but it wasn’t his fault it didn’t pass.
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