Posted on 11/20/2009 5:42:20 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said Friday night that she’s “leaning towards” voting to start debate on the health care bill – which would leave Democrats just a single vote shy of clearing a critical test for the reform package on Saturday.
Asked outside the Capitol if she’s made up her mind on starting the debate, Landrieu said she planned to announce her intentions Saturday but told POLITICO, “I’m leaning towards it.”
That would mean Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s hopes for a successful vote hinge on one senator: Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), who remained mum about her intentions as the clock ticked down to the critical vote.
Lincoln told POLITICO Friday afternoon that she has no timetable to make her decision ahead of the vote, scheduled for 8 p.m. "I was told I have time to make my decision," Lincoln said.
And Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) announced he would vote yes on going ahead with debate, even though he is calling for significant amendments to the bill on the floor.
Democrats from the White House to Capitol Hill projected confidence that Reid would have the 60 votes needed to start debate on health reform, despite the reservations expressed by senators on various details in the bill.
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Well of course she is.....can you say jackpot!?
There ain’t a democrat born, raised or converted who can’t be bought.
a $100 MILLION Brib can do that to a Lib! Just Damn!
Baby Moon didn’t fall far from the tree...
So far not able to fax Reid, Boxer ot Notso-Feinstein
A Democrat is a rat is rat is a rat.
Every wretched dog who is leaning or undecided is a YES vote.
Hey Mary, how much money did it take for you to sell your integrity..100 bucks, 200 bucks..we are so screwed..the Dems dont even give a damn about losing next years elections, they want this passed now so that America as we know it is finished
Then she is simply a political whore.
If I had 100 mill. in my pocket I’d lean somehow too ....
Political Harlot. I wanted to use the W word but I am a civilized person.
Little Mary aleady sold out a House seat for La. - won’t be surprised if she does this as well.
Well! We now know her price to be a Prostitute!
$100,000,000.00 of Our Money given by the dirtbag, Dinghy Harry Reid!! to sell her Self!!
I kinda like that everyone will know why she votes yes on this thing! 100 Million bucks for Medicade that will be gone in a year! Smart move to get the votes.
Rush said today Reid wouldn’t be bringing this to a vote if he didn’t have the votes. They have the votes.
He’s also calling them the kamikaze senators.
Question: The way Harry Reid has stacked this deck, can even the Dems get their say without moving to debate?
I think Reid backed himself into a corner here. His own party isn’t backing him unquestionably. It seems all have ‘necessary’ changes to HIS bill.
If this vote dies, healthcare in the Senate would be dead (I think) for the foreseeable future.
If it goes to debate, he will have to make changes. Once the changes are made it’s a 50/50 chance it will pass.
If it passes, it will have to go to Conference Cmte with the House. They are worlds apart on provisions and a compromise may not be available on all dearly held issues.
If a Compromise bill is rendered, will it pass a vote in both houses with constituent pressures of late.
Then the Pubbies haven’t even weighed in ... course Reid and Pelosi can pull a maneuver to ‘nuke’ them out. But that would mean disaster for this Democrat Congress.
Sen. Landfill, I think, will vote the Party line. She has no choice.
So, Sen. Landrieu, will you sleep with me for 50 cents?
“Of course not!” she exclaimed with disgust...”What kind of woman do you think I am?”
We already know what kind of woman you are...we’re just negotiating a price!
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