Democrat: No ‘pushback’ from leaders for favoring repeal
By Michael O’Brien - 01/07/11 03:15 PM ET
One of the four Democrats likely to support repealing healthcare reform said Friday he’s not facing “pushback” from party leaders.
Rep. Dan Boren (D-Okla.) suggested that there’s more leeway for Democrats to vote for the GOP-led effort to repeal President Obama’s signature legislative initiative.
“I think after the shellacking, as they say, within our caucus, a lot of people realize, ‘Hey, maybe you should listen to your constituents and vote your conscience,’ “ Boren said on Fox News. “And I haven’t gotten a lot of pressure, a lot of pushback.
“I can tell you the folks at home are very happy with me, and that’s what we’re going to do,” he added.
Boren was one of the four Democrats who voted on Friday for a GOP rule governing the healthcare debate in a test vote for next week’s planned vote on legislation to repeal healthcare reform.
I've always said that Democrats were learning disabled.