Absolutely ... and we know there’s no sewer
to which they won’t sink. Keep praying ..
relentlessly.
I’ve always been just a tinge suspicious
of Stupak .. wondering if he’s playing a
game, holding out for ............something.
Tomorrow, the trumpets will blare .. the
demons will declare themselves .. history
will be written for all time .. and we and
God will take names and fight on.
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Health Bill Will Fail Without Stupak Democrats
By Ed Carson
Sat., March 20, ‘10 - 8:13 PM ET
Two more key Democrats decided to vote against ObamaCare, Blue Dog leader Jim Matheson of Utah and Ohio’s Zack Space. Space voted yes for the House health bill in November.
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UPDATE: First-term Virginia Rep. Glenn Nye will vote no, saying the health bill doesn’t do enough to control costs. Based off of Firelakedog’s count, that would increase the no votes to 208, or 218 including Stupak Democrats.
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The latest proposed solution is for the White House to issue an executive order reiterating no federal funding for abortion. It’s not clear if this will satisfy Stupak, but if a few members of his bloc go along, that might be enough for Pelosi.
Meanwhile, Matheson was clear on why he’ll vote no, it’ll “leave our nation worse off”:
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Space apparently didn’t get the must-pass-something memo from the White House:
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Update: Where in the world is Rep. Loretta Sanchez? Democrats aren’t sure the Orange County Democrat will vote for the bill. In fact, they aren’t sure she’ll even show up.
From Roll Call:
Sanchez was nowhere to be found on Saturday — she was in Florida on a fundraising jaunt, two Democratic sources said — and while leaders expected her to return for the Sunday vote on final passage, they weren’t assured. What’s more, leaders now list the Orange County Democrat as a “no” vote.
At this point, every vote is key. Firedoglake had assumed Sanchez as a yes vote. The Hill has her as undecided.
Firedoglake, including Nye and Sanchez, has an updated count:
No votes: 209, or 219 including Stupak Democrats
Yes votes: 205.
Undecided: 8
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THANK YOU, NUTMEG, FOR YOUR FANTASTIC
ON SCENE REPORTS ~~~!!! YOU ROCK !
Every last one of them had better be at Mass tomorrow to hear the Bishops plea to vote NO.
PRAY ALL NIGHT AND STAND VIGIL.