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BULLETIN: DEMS DON'T HAVE THE VOTES
Dick Morris ^ | March 19, 2010 | DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN

Posted on 03/19/2010 7:32:07 AM PDT by crescen7

From a top level source in the House comes the news that the Democrats are still short of the 216 votes they need to pass Obamacare. They have decided, however, to go for broke on Sunday and attempt to pass it whether or not they have enough support. They feel that only by forcing a vote can the force members off the fence. They hope that by employing all means at their disposal, they can round up enough votes for passage. But, if they don't have the votes, they will allow the measure to be defeated. One source called it a "suicide run."

(Excerpt) Read more at vote.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: healthcare; morris
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Sorry about the link to a "print friendly page". It's the only link that worked in the email I received.

I guess this about seals it. Morris says the Dems are short of votes - that just about makes it a slam dunk that the bill will pass.

(of course, even LeBron misses a slam dunk once in a while)

1 posted on 03/19/2010 7:32:08 AM PDT by crescen7
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To: crescen7

Awesome! Morris has never been wrong! Uh, wait...


2 posted on 03/19/2010 7:33:58 AM PDT by snowrip (Liberal? YOU ARE A SOCIALIST WITH NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT.)
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To: crescen7
Votes or no votes, they'll do an "end run" passage of this thing by having Bammy sign some piece of crap they throw together behind closed doors in committee.

Then let the games REALLY begin.

3 posted on 03/19/2010 7:34:13 AM PDT by truthkeeper ("Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?")
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To: truthkeeper

Games! Oh, Goody!

Can we play “Flaming Pinata Congresscritter”?


4 posted on 03/19/2010 7:35:06 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: crescen7

Better Dick Morris before he, um, ...


5 posted on 03/19/2010 7:35:28 AM PDT by MarkLevinFan (Keep Up the Pressure, America: Flood Congress with Calls, Dial: 877-762-8762 or 202-224-3121)
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6 posted on 03/19/2010 7:36:01 AM PDT by ohiobuckeye1997
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To: crescen7

Yeah, Morris hasn’t been exactly stellar on his predictions. But Michael Barone wrote a good piece on the dem chances. He thinks there is a reasonable chance it won’t pass.


7 posted on 03/19/2010 7:36:49 AM PDT by Eterna1Soldier (Palin4president 2012)
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To: MrB

I can just see the marches on Washington already. Dan’s Bake Sale, every day for months!


8 posted on 03/19/2010 7:37:05 AM PDT by truthkeeper ("Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?")
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To: crescen7
Better have the Dems dye their thumbs to make sure they don't vote twice!;-)
9 posted on 03/19/2010 7:37:12 AM PDT by craigster_nc
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To: crescen7

No offense to you personally, but if Dick Morris told me it was going to be sunny all day, I’d bring my umbrella with me just to make sure.


10 posted on 03/19/2010 7:37:13 AM PDT by Constitution Day (Get over it.)
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To: crescen7

Morris is an idiot.

This bill is going to pass. If it wasn’t 3 seconds before Morris wrote this, they can bank on it now because Morris made the call.


11 posted on 03/19/2010 7:37:22 AM PDT by JenB987 (under God's Spirit she flourishes)
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To: crescen7

Ha Ha. That’s the first thing I thought too. Morris is always wrong.


12 posted on 03/19/2010 7:37:52 AM PDT by No Socialist
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To: MrB
Can we play “Flaming Pinata Congresscritter”?

FUNNY stuff!
Happy Friday, everyone. :-)
13 posted on 03/19/2010 7:38:03 AM PDT by bearsgirl90
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To: crescen7

His track record historically has been awful, but he has has some pretty good insight during this process. We’ll see....


14 posted on 03/19/2010 7:39:18 AM PDT by ilgipper
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To: crescen7

I don’t buy it. Why would they let it be defeated if this would mean “the end” of Obama’s presidency and Pelosi’s speakership? Nah, if they don’t have the votes this thing is going get punted downfield again.


15 posted on 03/19/2010 7:39:30 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: crescen7

Pelosi is Thelma, Reid, Louise.


16 posted on 03/19/2010 7:40:02 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: crescen7

Of course we shouldn’t put our faith in Dick Morris.

But it is very, very, very, very late in the game for this still to be in doubt. Pelosi’s only hope of keeping her fragile coalition together is to create an aura of inevitability. To get wavering Dems to vote yes, it must appear to be a lock.

Otherwise, ten then twenty or even more Dems defect, and the thing loses by a significant margin.

If Pelosi can’t name the 216 votes today, she’s done. And it will end up falling more than a handful of votes short.


17 posted on 03/19/2010 7:41:36 AM PDT by drellberg
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To: crescen7

Let’s see if the dems really have a vote on Sunday if they do not have the votes. My guess is that if this does not pass, then some dems will be sawed off at the knee caps. Then another vote will occur with some “tweaks” to the legislation.


18 posted on 03/19/2010 7:41:39 AM PDT by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

They can just stick HealthCare sections into the amnesty bill.


19 posted on 03/19/2010 7:41:53 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: crescen7

I wouldn’t trust Dick Morris as far as I can throw him.

My feeling is, the Dems will use their slush fund left over from stimulus to buy whatever they need. Since the terms Congressman, Congresswoman, and Senator are now easily interchangable with the word whore, buying votes isn’t that hard to do.


20 posted on 03/19/2010 7:42:07 AM PDT by brownsfan (The average American: Uninformed, and unconcerned.)
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