Posted on 03/14/2010 10:10:44 AM PDT by pabianice
pubs should come out and say “well propose buying across st lines, pooling for small bus., and tort reform - so go ahead and vote NO b/c we’ll help you do those things immediately”
Cong. Engel D-NY (my ol’home state) is nothing but a whore - on TV - with national exposure. Little POS
Didn’t his grandfather co-author The Communist Manifesto ???
Falderall Czar
I like it
well said
Where do I apply ...???
I agree with you. But I listed a bunch that I do not believe are promising targets for ObamaCare opponents ... and yet The Hill lists them with others who are. Here is my list of those I believe have genuine reservations regarding the Senate bill. They don’t belong mixed in with the “list of 72”.
Suzanne Kosmas (Fla.) (N) her 2010 race will be tighter
Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) * (Y) Senate hopeful who is supporter of Stupak language
Kathy Dahlkemper (Pa.) * (Y) STUPAK
Jerry Costello (Ill.) * (Y) STUPAK
Jason Altmire (Pa.) * (N) said on Fox has “open mind.” no in committee and on floor
Sanford Bishop Jr. (Ga.) * (Y) Favors Stupak provision
John Boccieri (Ohio) * (N) GOP target
Rick Boucher (Va.) (N) GOP target
Allen Boyd (Fla.) (N) Facing primary challenge
Solomon Ortiz (Texas) * (Y) STUPAK
Alan Mollohan (W.Va.) * (Y) he’s in a tight race (NRLC score of 97%)
I do not have Berkley on my list ... with have to look into Berkley.
My understanding is that if the Slaughter is invoked, it will never go to the Senate for reconciliation.
No, that cant be right. Any changes have to be confirmed by the Senate.
They are "persuadable", but if it looks like the bill will go down, many will bail.
Fact is, Pelosi has nothing but "sticks", and no "carrots". She can have the union goons put up a liberal candidate in the primary, but in the end they will have to vote for the Senate bill and that might be all she wrote.. Quite a quandary.
I thought I heard the Parliamentarian say that they had to have an up or down vote on the bill in its current form and has to be signed by the President, and then any reconciliation would be after that.
Thats right. The Slaughter Option would designate a vote on the reconcilliation bill to mean the Senate bill is “deemed” to be passed. In other words, they vote for it without voting for it.... Meaningless difference.
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