If they had the votes without Stupak’s bloc, they would not have been negotiating late into the night last night on an “executive order” fig leaf.
They don’t need all of Stupak’s votes. They already have peeled off Kaptur from the Stupak bloc. If they can get a few others peeled off, and leave Stupak out of it, I’m sure they would like to do that, as there can be no doubt that Pelosi and Hoyer must absolutely despise Stupak.
Pomeroy of North Dakota right now is swearing bullets. He sooo wants to vote NO . ., otherwise he loses his Congressional seat.