Republicans are stupid. They could have defeated the health care bill by not supporting that amendment.
The Freeper “Political Stategists” are the stupid ones being unable to look at how that vote could be used to give an out to the Blue Dogs to excuse their having voted for this monstrosity.
I think many, if not all of the Blue Dogs are LIARS anyway. Nancy let them vote the way they did (39 against) because she didn't need the votes anyway.
You are assuming Blue Dogs would have shot down this bill because of the abortion provision -- that would have ratcheted up the stakes enough that Nancy wouldn't have allowed it. They would have fallen into line just like all the others, if it were crucial to passage of the bill.
(And you thought YOU were cynical ;) What I'm saying is true though!))
At any rate next year I have resolved to target all the BLUE DOGS since they are most vulnerable and are the least honest about where their sentiments lie.
Don't get so wedded to your emotion based opinions that you ride a mistaken notion down in flames.
The leader of the blue dogs said he was voting FOR the bill regardless of how the amendment went. This was just posturing to give political cover back home for the blue dogs in 2010
IF the GOP had voted against it, the blue dogs would of still voted for the bill while blaming the GOP for the failure of anti Abortion amendment.
It was a no win position for the GOP.
Exactly!
This was stooopid on the part of the Pubes because without a bill, there would have been nuttin to worry about anyway.
Additionally, IF anyone believes this provision won't be added back in, well I've got a nice __________whatever for sale, cheap!!!
I don't discount Stupak's strong beliefs or intentions, but I wonder after first proposed whether this was not seen by the Rats as a way to insure passage and couldn't the Republitards not have realized this???
Exactly. Republicans fell into their trap.
It was a stupid move, and they fell for it.
Not a brain in any of their heads.
That goes to show that the pubbies care more about how their voting records are perceived in their right-leaning districts than about what is actually happening to the country.
Correct, and the people who claimed they had to vote for it were even worse. They were so damn dumb as not to think, there would not be 4,000 exceptions are clauses inserted in committee to make the abortion prevention loop hole land, if the senate approves a bill with it in.