And the Battle Begins
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 9:22AM New York Times: Senate Votes to Open Health Care Debate
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Saturday to begin full debate on major health care legislation, propelling President Obama's top domestic initiative over a crucial, preliminary hurdle in a formidable display of muscle-flexing by the Democratic majority. [...]
51 votes here we come.
Byron York / Washington Examiner: Why was it so hard for Dems even to start health care debate?
The extraordinary thing about the dramatic events surrounding the health care bill in the Senate is that there was any drama at all. Lawmakers were simply voting to begin debate on the Democratic version of health care reform. [...]
51 votes here we come.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post: Sweeteners for the South
Staffers on Capitol Hill were calling it the Louisiana Purchase. — On the eve of Saturday's showdown in the Senate over health-care reform, Democratic leaders still hadn't secured the support of Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), one of the 60 votes needed to keep the legislation alive. [...]
51 votes here we come.
Publius at Big Government: 60 US Senators Vote For Government Take Over of Health Care
a step closer to reality
Bribery in action. I always thought that bribery was against the law. I suppose it just matters at who is doing the bribing.
[...] Note: The Kossacks aren’t happy. [...]
Screw the KOSmonoffs
Jim Hoft on two posts with videos:
Harry Reid Plays Slave Card As Dems Vote to Move Nationalized Health Care Forward and Liberal Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) Says Government is Too Big– But Votes to Make it Bigger Anyway (Video).
Harry played the slave card and Lincoln was just an idiot.
[...] We should be stopping the growth of government not expanding it more. [...]
And then she votes for the "debate". Clutz.
Senate ObamaCare™ Bill implements novel "COLA adjusted" penalty/tax
“This Is Not True Health Care Reform”
Mitch McConnell: It’s A “Monstrosity Of A Bill”
JWF: Make 2010 Their Last Year In Office
You've got that right.
Big victory for Reid but plenty of hurdles still remain
His next hrudle will be to see if he lives through it all.
What does a senate vote on health care reform cost these days?
For Landrieu? $100 Million. Nice vote asshat.
And the blame for Obamacare goes to...
Harry Reid got his sixty votes on the Senate floor yesterday, and Obamacare is nearly a done deal.
Who to blame for this atrocity for generations of Americans to come?
First, the sixty Senators who refused to listen to the majority of their constituents.
Second, the 54% of Americans who put a socialist into the White House.
Third, the 52% of American Catholics who voted for President Obama. The Catholic voting bloc is powerful and effective. The ultimatum that the USCCB in Washington, DC put out two weeks ago to the Congress about keeping abortion coverage out of the final health care bill was too little, too late. Some bishops have cried foul all along, but the group as a whole was on board with Obamacare until recently.
Now it looks like all of us will be forced to pay insurance premiums which insure that abortion on demand will be covered under the new health plan.
Nice job asshats.
Health Care Debate Heats Up in Senate; Health Care Protests Heat Up Nationwide
[...] So now the real battle begins.
As I said before Both Laudrieu and Lincoln can basically kiss their ample rear ends goodbye.
Pundits said that voting to proceed would be a "safe vote" and wouldn't hurt their political chances. But that's nonsense. Both are facing daunting odds in retaining their seats and both had receive the message from constituents that they were not to support this bill in any measure.
We know that Laudrieu was "paid off" and has other campaign corruption problems, and we've yet to find out what Lincoln received. Nevertheless York is right that this vote was ridiculously weak for the Democrats, much like the squeaker in the House. [...]
Landrieu's $300 Million Fix for Louisiana in Exchange for a Vote on Healthcare
Health Care Bill Debate Passes In The Senate!
[...] I can only hope that each and every one of these liberal/demorats traitors that voted for this out are voted off office as soon as they are up for re-election. [...]
See previous posts here and here.
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Reader Comments (4)
It's all paid for??? Harry Reid needs to step AWAY from the crack-pipe, stat!
The poor lad seems to think that our grandchildren that I don't have yet will pay for all of this.
Harry Red is a traitor and liar. This man should be tried for treason, convicted and hanged. No mercy.
Indeed.