Gawain 0 #1 March 1, 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100228/wl_afp/uspoliticshealth_20100228165706 Aside from Speaker Pelosi encouraging those to vote at the risk of losing their own jobs, I don't think she has the votes. She presumes too much. Barely got a tighter bill passed, and there are several democrats in her caucus that don't like the abortion language of the Senate bill.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #2 March 1, 2010 I think the debate over this should stick simply with whether one agrees or disagrees with the bill (or its sundry parts) as a matter of policy. Not directed at anyone in particular, I have little patience with people - of any party, conservative or liberal - who whine like babies when they're on the losing end of a legislature's parliamentary maneuvering. That kind of maneuvering, a hybrid of chess, poker, blowjobs, throat-slitting and military strategy, is done by everyone in any legislature. Deal with it, people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBachelor 5 #3 March 1, 2010 It just shows that the Democrats** don't care what the people want. Just look at Scott Brown in Massachusetts. Many of the Dems who voted for him said they did it because they didn't like the health care bill and thought that ending the super majority in the Senate would stop the bill. But Pelosi knows what's best for us. Of course she'd never vote for such a bill if she had to accept the terms of it. She has her own Cadillac health plan. She thinks they've bought themselves enough reelection votes by paying of the unions, and a few other favored sons, but I doubt it. If this fails to pass the House, I think it will be due to those Democrats wanting to keep their jobs in November and realizing that Obama's stock is sinking, so his endorsement isn't going to mean a lot. **Disclaimer: I'm not making any statement regarding the Republicans. Just an observation about the Dems.There are battered women? I've been eating 'em plain all of these years... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #4 March 1, 2010 Quote encouraging those to vote at the risk of losing their own jobs Sayeth the Queen, "Heed ME! Ignore the voices of those you were elected to represent." I'll be interested how this can be spun to attempt to make it sound positive.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #5 March 2, 2010 Quote Quote encouraging those to vote at the risk of losing their own jobs Sayeth the Queen, "Heed ME! Ignore the voices of those you were elected to represent." I'll be interested how this can be spun to attempt to make it sound positive. Isn't that default mode for ALL politicians? They all think they know what we need better than us, anyway.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
