Walking the Plank
Will Senate Democrats follow their House counterparts?
Don’t assume that the 38 Democrats who voted against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) extremist version of healthcare reform wouldn’t have supported it if their votes had been needed. The days before the final passage on Saturday were not filled with stirring appeals to get Democrats to back the bill so much as an auction to decide whom to let off the hook.
Knowing that the bill will likely be political suicide for any red-state Democratic congressman, particularly if he or she is a freshman, the House leadership had to negotiate with its members to assure that the 38 defectors were the ones who needed the political cover the most. That there would be 38 Democrats who would oppose the bill was pre-ordained. Who they would be was the subject of negotiations right up to the wire.
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In the Senate, where 60 votes are needed, there can be no such shell games. All Democrats must report for duty for this bill to pass. So Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) have a serious decision to make. They have no place to hide.
And should Harry Reid invoke the reconciliation option, he would face other defections from Democrats who realize that they, too, might one day be in the minority and need the filibuster to maintain their relevance in the future.
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November 15th, 2009 at 6:58 am
“Red” or “blue,” polls show that the majority of people in most of those states support the Public Option.
November 15th, 2009 at 7:04 am
November 15th, 2009 at 6:58 am
“Red” or “blue,” polls show that the majority of people in most of those states support the Public Option.
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Link to the polls.
I bet you can’t, liar.
November 15th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Poli, I would add Landreaux, Byrd and Salazar to that list.
November 15th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Frosty’s right. Even in Arkansas
QUESTION: Do you favor or oppose creating a government-administered health insurance option that anyone can purchase to compete with private insurance plans?
FAVOR OPPOSE NOT SURE
ALL 55 38 7
MEN 49 45 6
WOMEN 61 31 8
DEMOCRATS 81 14 5
REPUBLICANS 22 71 7
INDEPENDENTS 56 34 10
18-29 59 34 7
30-44 54 40 6
45-59 56 37 7
60+ 50 42 8
WHITE 51 43 6
BLACK 81 5 14
November 15th, 2009 at 8:07 am
WHERE IS THE LINK?
I could fabricate numbers too.
November 15th, 2009 at 9:45 am
When I Googled that question I found links to a Maine Daily Koss Poll. heh
November 17th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Come on, McRock. Show us the link or are you lying again?
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:42 am
Респект.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Действия не всегда приносят счастье, но не бывает счастья без действия. – Б. Дизраэли
November 25th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Спокойно наслаждаться можно лишь тем, что можно потерять без огорчения. – Ж. Руссо
November 26th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Это должно быть в цитатнике
November 26th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
класс)мне понра)особенно!
November 27th, 2009 at 3:53 am
их больше было О_о
November 27th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Огромное человеческое спасбо!
November 27th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
“Классный пост”
November 27th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Гладко пишите, молодец, а я пока так не могу, коряво как-то выходит текст из под пера
Думаю, это исправить со временем.
November 28th, 2009 at 3:24 am
Интересная статейка, автору респект, гы могу помоч с развитием, пиши icq 2225456
November 28th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Вино и женщины приносят нам,
February 1st, 2010 at 4:03 pm
скачать сериалы
February 1st, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Продвижение
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:14 pm
аквариумные рыбки