Posted on 03/19/2010 5:14:32 PM PDT by mathprof
Stupak evidently met with Pelosi tonight. And has a press conference scheduled for the morning ... On my Twitter feed, I see Diana DeGette (radical liberal feminist, if you need a broadbrush label — Yuval wrote everything you ever need to read about her a few years ago here) is not happy.
My understanding if a fix were to happen via an enrollment corrections bill, the Senate would have to pass it first. I would think Barbara Boxer would sooner give up her seat (which she might have to) than allow that happen ... for one thing.
UPDATE:
Here's how CNN is reporting it:
Washington (CNN) - The divisive issue of abortion is once again causing eleventh hour problems for House Democrats as they plan to move forward on health care reform.
Anti-abortion Democrat Bart Stupak of Michigan is asking for a vote on his language restricting taxpayer funding for abortion, and a group of female abortion rights Democrats came out of an emergency meeting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office Friday evening visibly angry about the prospect.
Rep. Diana Degette, D-Colorado, told reporters a vote on Stupak's measure was a "non starter" and said "somewhere between 40 and 55" abortion rights Democrats would bolt from the bill.
"We are holding firm this time," she insisted. "If Mr. Stupak and a few members along with the Republicans decide to use this to take health care down, that loss of health care will be in their hands."
It's not yet clear how seriously Democratic leaders are considering allowing a vote on Stupak's abortion language, or in what form.
But Stupak told CNN he is in discussions with Pelosi.
"We had a good discussion with the speaker on the floor," said Stupak. "But there was no agreement and there's no agreement until we see it in writing and we get a chance to massage it."
If that happens there is no way they can get 60 votes.Scott Brown would get to keep his campaign promise to be the 40th vote.:)
That's making me nervous. OTOH, maybe 40 pro-aborts will jump, as they've promised, if Stupak caves.
We can only hope and pray.
>> It’s amazing that the commies so want to see innocent unborn babies die,
And if you pay taxes...
- Your money will help to finance the killing of those unborn babies.
- Yes, your money will be used to kill the unborn.
- Some portion of your work week will be dedicated to killing the unborn.
What the Left is doing is f’ing depraved!
National Right to Life is responsible for this fight,
Evil, or just Stupid?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2473967/posts
Right.
If they hold the balance of power, they can forge an alliance between Republicans and Democrats and establish a pro-life left-of-center Speakership, unseating Pelosi until the next election.
Supposedly he already said that he is in the No column.
Another NO vote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2475092/posts?page=3#3
Yes, but I want him to remain firm, I read today he said he might change his mind.
It’s making me VERY nervous, because I’m afraid he’s falling for her lies... we know Pelosi is as pro-abortion as any of those other 40+ democrat women are.
Same here. Prayers all around.
Pelosi is evil but not that stupid. She wants to keep maneuvering in the House endgame.
Quote: “Face it, this guy is a Rat and a Rat is a Rat is a Rat. In the end he’ll do whatever his masters wish.”
I have been saying this for sometime now and have been largely shouted down here on FR. There is no such thing as a moderate democrat. They are all leftists to their core. HOPE!!! CHANGE!!! Suckers!!
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Without Stupak they don’t have the votes, that’s certain.
Good point. I have this gut feeling that this may be what she’s trying to do (i.e. put the failure on Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Joe Lieberman, etc). I’m still holding with the vote count in my tagline, and if there is a 12/30 vote trade, then that No count will go skyward!
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