[Zakeet]

This monstrosity covers illegals and pays for baby-killing.

Delusional RATS propose to fund the huge cost by hiking cigarette taxes to $1.00 per pack.

[socialismisinsidious]

Socialized Medicine aka Universal Health Care PING LIST

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[shielagolden]

NAMES THEM Republicans that voted for it .

[DoughtyOne]

It appears we only have between 32 and 34 Republican Senators these days. The government should not be in the business of insurance. This is another effort by the Democrats to buy support. They are buying it with our dollars.

You’ve just got to wonder if some Republicans have two brain cells to rub together any longer.

[WOSG]

“This monstrosity covers illegals and pays for baby-killing.”

Yes, but its a downpayment on SOCIALIZED MEDICINE you see, and having the glorious health care system of the USSR or Cuba makes it *worth it*.

[Myrddin]

Obama wants to cut TriCare for military veterans and extend medical care to illegal aliens. What a total asshole. That description falls on the shoulders of his socialist Democrat enablers in the House and Senate as well.

[arealconservativeforachange]

If you’ve been rolling your own cigarettes to avoid the high taxes on pre-packaged cigarettes you better buy some lube.
The tax on 1 pound of tobacco will go from $1.09 to over $24.00. Oh and pre-packaged smokes, the tax will go from .39 to $1.

http://www.stogieguys.com/2009/01/01262009-stogie-news-legislative-update-plus-rocky-on-cigar-taxes.html

[dan1123]

Delusional RATS propose to fund the huge cost by hiking cigarette taxes to $1.00 per pack.

How is a cigarette tax constitutional? I don't think it's covered by the 16th Amendment.

[rightinthemiddle]

What a headline!

No bias in the Media. Nope. None.

[hocndoc]

Here’s the votes - Maine’s Collins and Snowe have to go!
http://www.lifenews.com/nat4794.html

ACTION: 1) Contact your members of the Senate by going to http://www.Senate.gov and responding to how they voted on using your money to fund pro-abortion groups promoting and performing abortions overseas. See below for the Senate roll call. 2) Contact members of the House by going to http://www.House.gov and urging strong support for HR 708 to restore the Mexico City Policy.

Senate Vote on Pro-Life Martinez Amendment on Mexico City Policy
(Yea is a pro-life vote and Nay is a pro-abortion vote)

Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska: Begich (D-AK), Nay Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Arizona: Kyl (R-AZ), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Arkansas: Lincoln (D-AR), Nay Pryor (D-AR), Nay
California: Boxer (D-CA), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Colorado: Bennet (D-CO), Nay Udall (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut: Dodd (D-CT), Nay Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay
Delaware: Carper (D-DE), Nay Kaufman (D-DE), Nay
Florida: Martinez (R-FL), Yea Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Georgia: Chambliss (R-GA), Not Voting Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii: Akaka (D-HI), Nay Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Idaho: Crapo (R-ID), Yea Risch (R-ID), Yea
Illinois: Burris (D-IL), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Indiana: Bayh (D-IN), Nay Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa: Grassley (R-IA), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Kansas: Brownback (R-KS), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky: Bunning (R-KY), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana: Landrieu (D-LA), Nay Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Maine: Collins (R-ME), Nay Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Nay Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts: Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Michigan: Levin (D-MI), Nay Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota: Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Missouri: Bond (R-MO), Yea McCaskill (D-MO), Nay
Montana: Baucus (D-MT), Nay Tester (D-MT), Nay
Nebraska: Johanns (R-NE), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada: Ensign (R-NV), Yea Reid (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire: Gregg (R-NH), Yea Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
New Jersey: Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico: Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Udall (D-NM), Nay
New York: Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Yea Hagan (D-NC), Nay
North Dakota: Conrad (D-ND), Nay Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Nay Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma: Coburn (R-OK), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Oregon: Merkley (D-OR), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Nay Specter (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Nay Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina: DeMint (R-SC), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota: Johnson (D-SD), Nay Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea Corker (R-TN), Yea
Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Utah: Bennett (R-UT), Yea Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Nay Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Virginia: Warner (D-VA), Nay Webb (D-VA), Nay
Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia: Byrd (D-WV), Nay Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Wisconsin: Feingold (D-WI), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Wyoming: Barrasso (R-WY), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea

[Canedawg]

“Senate Republicans fell short Wednesday in their effort to curtail the expansion of a government health insurance program for lower-income children.”

I HATE THE MEDIA

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Republicans offered an alternative approach through an amendment sponsored by Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Look, the days of compromising only to see the goal posts moved to the left some more are over. McConnell - fight to abolish the thing in its entirety, there is no money to pay for this crap.