Posted on 03/21/2010 12:30:21 PM PDT by CWW
Unless a deal is struck with Stupak, Dems appear to be short on votes.
By Bob Cusack - 03/21/10 02:20 PM ET
Hours before a scheduled vote on healthcare reform, Democratic leaders don't have the votes.
The decisions of two Tennessee Democrats, Reps. John Tanner and Lincoln Davis, to vote no has put President Barack Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her lieutenants in a major bind.
If every member votes, Democratic leaders can only afford 37 defections. According to The Hill's whip list, there are 39 Democrats planning to vote no.
Furthermore, The Hill also has seven Democrats in the undecided/unclear column: Reps Jim Cooper (Tenn.), Kathy Dahlkemper (Pa.), Paul Kanjorski (Pa.), Alan Mollohan (W.Va.), Mike Quigley (Ill.), Bobby Rush (Ill.) and Loretta Sanchez (Calif.).
There have been various reports on Sunday that Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and other anti-abortion lawmakers have agreed to an abortion deal involving an executive order from the Obama administration. However, Stupak's office are strongly denying those reports.
Even though several Democratic leaders said they had the votes on Saturday, Stupak said on Sunday he and others were involved in intense negotiations with the White House late on Saturday night. The Saturday night talks strongly suggest Democrats are short of the 216 necessary.
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Haven’t they voted yet?????? How long can they keep the legislative polls open anyhow???
Pray to the Lord the vote fails and more defenseless children are spared government “health”.
Jesus does not extinguish hope....this is a miracle in motion.
We need a 'Deus ex Machina' event now.
Before Thanksgiving...no wait
Before Christmas...no wait
After New Years...no wait
Before Valentine's Day...no wait
Before Easter...no wait
Lots of things congress has done that are PLAINLY unconstitutional, and yet there they are, the law of the land.
the Constitution is a dead letter in Washington.
they will just slip it in with another bill sure to pass
Out of 39, 2 can be bought.
Everyone has a price, be it bribery or “protection”.
It’s the Chicago Way.
Color me cynical - at the end of the day the RATs will have their bill - one way or the other. My heart would like to believe otherwise, but my head tells me that they know how to dismantle the country and nothing is going to stop them.
Stup-id’s family have been kidnapped by Pelosi goons and are being held for ransom.
Do not stop praying even when the knife is at your throat.
That made more sense than anything I have heard today.
We don’t have a choice since the majority of congressional districts put rats in congress.
Praying my rosary, ping.
That is what is so ironic. It makes you think maybe God really is at work here. If He is, he must care more about the murder of millions of babies than about the U.S. Constitution. Just a thought.
Im keeping my fingers, toes, ears and eyes crossed
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That is incredible!! You must be the best typist in the universe!
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Stupak presser in about 20 mins per Major Garrett.
NOT gonna happen folks
If Stupak is calling a presser he is a YES vote.
Stupak has got to know if he caves then his name is on this bill. He becomes the poster boy. And he’ll be gone.
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