Pelosi to Dems: Support health bill, even if it kills career

Associated Press ^ | Feb. 28, 2010

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON — The White House called for a "simple up-or-down" vote on health care legislation today as Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats to get behind President Barack Obama's chief domestic priority even it if threatens their political careers.

In voicing support for a simple majority vote, White House health reform director Nancy-Ann DeParle signaled Obama's intention to push the Democratic-crafted bill under Senate rules that would overcome GOP stalling tactics.

Republicans unanimously oppose the Democratic proposals.

[Parley Baer]

So there is bi-partisan support against the bill but only partisan support for the bill. You will never see that in the msm.

[cripplecreek]

I’ve come to the conclusion that Pelosi is terrified of something and it isn’t the voters. Wonder what info Obama has on her.

[combat_boots]

Pelosi, Reig, Ayres, and Sor0bama have gone "All In" in the casino. They're betting the House. OUR house.

[The_Reader_David]

No unanimous consent! Make them read the monstrosity aloud in the Senate chamber if they want to try to pass it.

[Cyber Ninja]

antidote?

[HospiceNurse]

This literally saying “vote for the bill even if the people you “represent” are dead set against it.”

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

So Nancy Pelosi is doing the old Ming the Merciless bit, of demanding that Democrat congressmen kill themselves to demonstrate their loyalty.

Gee, now how can someone *not* like a decisive leader like that?

[ConservativeHideout]

She might as well be saying, “All under, all under, all under the bus!”

[Evil Slayer]

Pelosi has been taking lessons from Al Qaeda.

[Servant of the Cross]

This literally saying “vote for the bill even if the people you “represent” are dead set against it.”

Exactly. There is no care or thought by the Marxists for what is the will of the constituents who are supposedly being represented. They obviously disrespect and ignore the republic form of government of the USA.

btw, USA just scored, now down 2-1 in 2nd period.

[upchuck]

Pelosi and nobama will do damn near anything to see this Marxist legislation pass.

I suspect there is a lot more, a whole lot more, to this that we don’t see yet.

RAT Reps have busted their ass to get where they are. And now they are being asked to give all that up? Sure sounds crazy to me.

[tflabo]

Very easy for PeaLousey to dictate to ALL the Dems in her most ethical congress ever since her seat in Ca. (SF) is lock-solid safe with
her far left kook constituents. Moderate Dems are on thin ice come November for job security.

[upchuck]

In a sober call to arms, Pelosi said lawmakers sometimes must enact policies that, even if unpopular at the moment, will help the public. "We're not here just to self-perpetuate our service in Congress," she said. "We're here to do the job for the American people."

YOU LIE!!

[Las Vegas Ron]

Wonder what info Obama has on her.

The fact that she willingly certified a fraud as POTUS?

Just a thought :)

[cripplecreek]

Yeah I agree, there is something more under the surface.

[cripplecreek]

Good point.

[paudio]

An author wrote in Politico: But politicians do not want to be martyrs. They want to hold onto their seats.

Which poses a problem with Nancy's call to be a martyr for her cause.

[GloriaJane]

[WashingtonSource]

In one breath she’s calling for Dems to commit suicide and vote for the bill and in the other breath she says she has the votes. If she has the votes, she wouldn’t be begging for House members to commit political suicide. Ergo, she doesn’t have the votes.