Healthcare tax still going through -- even if your leaders have to threaten you with the loss of your seat!
Face it, EITHER WAY, YOU LOSE, Democrats!!!!!
"With 60th vote gone, a search for a new strategy; Democrats split on starting anew on health deal" by Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff | January 20, 2010
WASHINGTON - Failure to enact a health care bill, which the president made his top domestic priority and Congress spent a year pursuing, could be a political disaster of epic proportions for Democrats, casting serious doubt on their ability to govern and further jeopardizing their political position heading into this year’s elections....
And the "success" of PASSING A BILL Americans DO NOT WANT?
Related:
"National polls have shown dismal support for the House and Senate health care bills, which Democratic leaders are racing to merge in talks this week. A CNN poll conducted Jan. 8-10 found 57 percent of respondents opposed to the proposals and 40 percent in favor."
Yup, the BOSTON GLOBE and DEMOCRATS NEVER LEARN!!!
GO BACK INTO YOUR SHELL, you pathetic PoS!!
You think Brown pulled an upset? Pass the health tax and cede control of Congress.
Democratic leaders showed little interest in trying to hurry up and pass a compromise bill based on the House-Senate negotiations of this month before Brown is formally seated. They also seemed loath to use a special parliamentary process known as “reconciliation,’’ which allows revenue-related items to pass the Senate with a simple majority of 51 votes, to shoehorn through a scaled back, and possibly more partisan, bill. Another route could be for the House to pass the Senate bill, with the understanding that it would be “fixed’’ later using reconciliation.
They just don't get it, do they?
They think PASSING a TURD we HATE will calm us down!
It is JUST GOING TO MAKE US ANGRIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
House majority leader Steny Hoyer would not comment on the postelection strategy yesterday, but he told reporters, “I think the Senate bill is clearly better than nothing.’’
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And check out these Orwellianisms supplied by the Boston Globe.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would have to both reassure members the party will bolster their reelection bids and discipline recalcitrant members. “She’s got to lean on people,’’ he said....
Oh, my printed paper expands:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi must proceed on two fronts. First, she must reassure her own caucus that if they support the healthcare bill, they can depend on strong support from the House Democratic Campaign Committee in the upcoming campaign season.
You want to lose your seat in November?
Succumb to Pelosi's pressure.
"The other, quite candidly, is intimidation," Ross Baker, a political science professor at Rutgers University who served as a scholar-in-residence in the office of Senate majority leader Harry Reid in 2008, said. Pelosi has to threaten people like Representative Bart Stupak of Michigan, the leading voice of antiabortion Democrats in the House, with the loss of his subcommittee, he said. "She's got to demand it of them...."
Aren't Democrats such a great group of people and such a nice, democratic party?
--more--"
Related:
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been trying to pressure some of those Democrats to switch their votes.... California Democratic Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey says the White House has also threatened to pull support from freshman anti-war Democrats who vote no on the bill.... In the crosshairs of the big guns at the White House and on Capitol Hill are anti-war freshmen legislators and the movement to hold those responsible for torture accountable.
In funding the wars, the White House has been able to rely on strong GOP support to marginalize the anti-war Democrats who have pledged to vote against continued funding (as 51 Democrats did in May when the supplemental was first voted on). But the White House is running into trouble now because of Republican opposition to some of the provisions added to the bill (and one removed), meaning the pro-war Democrats actually need a fair number of anti-war Democrats to switch sides. In short, the current battle will clearly reveal exactly how many Democrats actually oppose these wars. And, according to reports, the White House and Democratic Leadership have the gloves off in the fight:
Rep. Lynn Woolsey of California, a leader of the antiwar Democrats, said the White House is threatening to withdraw support from freshmen who oppose the bill, saying “you’ll never hear from us again.” She said the House leadership also is targeting the freshmen. “It’s really hard for the freshmen,” she said. “Nancy’s pretty powerful.”
Now you know how things get done in our extortocracy, 'er, democracy -- and why they don't listen to the American people.
Yeah, you will be getting a health tax, America!
In the end, however, the timing of the Senate Swearing-in may not bear on the outcome of the health care debate.
Representative Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the House Majority leader, indicated for the first time publicly yesterday that House Democrats are considering passing the version of the bill already passed by the Senate -- instead of coming up with a final bill for both chambers to vote on.
"The Senate bill is clearly better than nothing," he told reporters in Washington.
See if you can find that in the rewritten piece of dog s***.
--Delay could give Democrats options--"
FLASHBACK:
"Democratic leaders may push Senate health care bill in House; Consider options to save legislation if Brown wins vote" by David M. Herszenhorn, New York Times | January 19, 2010
WASHINGTON - The White House and Democratic congressional leaders, scrambling for a backup plan to rescue their health care legislation if Republicans win the special election in Massachusetts today, have begun laying the groundwork to ask House Democrats to pass the Senate version of the bill, which would send the measure directly to President Obama for his signature.
A victory by Republican Scott Brown would deny Democrats the 60th vote they need in the Senate to surmount Republican filibusters and advance the health legislation. And with the race too close to call, Democrats are mulling several options to save the bill, which could be a major factor in how they fare in this year’s midterm elections.
Some Democrats suggested that even if their candidate, Martha Coakley, scrapes out a narrow victory today, they might need to ask House Democrats to speed the legislation to the president’s desk, especially if lawmakers who previously supported the bill begin to waver as they consider the political implications in a tough reelection cycle. It is unclear whether rank-and-file Democrats would go along.
Even as Democratic leaders pondered contingencies, the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, insisted that the legislation would move forward, though she acknowledged that today’s election results could force a tactical shift.
“Certainly the dynamic will change depending on what happens in Massachusetts,’’ Pelosi told reporters in California yesterday. “Just the question of how we would proceed. But it doesn’t mean we won’t have a health care bill.’’
“Let’s remove all doubt,’’ she added. “We will have health care one way or another.’’
Still....
I hope you enjoy your final months as speaker, you f***ing failure!
