Posted on 03/05/2010 12:25:54 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
So the yearlong production, set to close after Massachusetts' devastatingly negative Jan. 19 review, saw the curtain raised one last time. Obamacare lives.
After 34 speeches, three sharp electoral rebukes (Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts) and a seven-hour seminar, the president announced Wednesday his determination to make one last push to pass his health care reform.
The final act was carefully choreographed. The rollout began a week earlier with a couple of shows of bipartisanship: a Feb. 25 Blair House "summit" with Republicans, followed five days later with a few concessions tossed the Republicans' way.
Among the few Republican suggestions President Barack Obama pretended to incorporate was tort reform. What did he suggest to address the plague of defensive medicine that a Massachusetts Medical Society study showed leads to about 25 percent of doctor referrals, tests and procedures being done for no medical reason? A few ridiculously insignificant demonstration projects amounting to one-half of one-hundredth of 1 percent of the cost of Obama's health care bill.
As for the Blair House seminar, its theatrical quality was obvious even before it began. The Democrats had already decided to go for a purely partisan bill. Obama signaled precisely that intent at the end of the summit show -- then dramatically spelled it out just six days later in his 35th health care speech: He is going for the party-line vote.
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Explaining his comment, DeMint said that, if Socialized Medicine did not pass by the August, 2009 recess, the American people would learn what was in the bill and respond as the bill deserved.
Since The Obammunist has been president, there has been a haste to all socialist legislation because the Left cannot afford for the public to know in advance what they are up to.
yitbos
Krauthammer does another excellent piece.
It would make a great addition to Obama’s political obituary.
Ok, what I don’t get is if the Democrats in the House can’t pass the Senate bill, and the Senate is only going to get a bill through by forcing a reconcilliation vote that only requires 50 votes +1, why isn’t Harry Reid just pushing the House bill in the Senate? Sure, he’ll lose Lieberman and Ben Nelsen and a few others, but he can afford to if 50 is the new threshhold.
Something to be wary of.
The Obammunist and his comrades still have some fruitless tricks up their ruffled sleeves.
yitbos
There are two bills, the Senate Bill and the House Bill.
For the Senate to pass the House Bill, they have to vote on it and it would not be reconciliation, so Republicans could filibuster it.
To use reconciliation. the House must pass the Senate Bill or a version of it and then the Senate can go nuclear with it if it is aimed at deficit reduction which of course it is not, but that doesn’t matter to dems in the Senate.
Posted by Ace at 08:06 PM New Comments Thingy
( I lean toward "fear & loathing," myself... )
The thing I am concerned about at this point is that Stupak and his so called 12 that are opposing Obamacare on the issue of abortion only. They have no Concern about the rest of this Monstrosity,I believe that Obama is not going to let this fail over wording about Abortion,so we are screwed these Democrats will fold.
The only hope is that from what I heard is that the wording in the Bill cannot be Changed that would scuttle the Bill Because nothing can be Changed, I dont know if that is true or not
“they have the aliens”
Only those who cross our borders by conventional means. I have it on good authority that that the real “aliens” are warming up their death rays for the RATS.
That is why we can encourage each little group to stand on their STATED priciple and prove they are not being bought. I don’t care if they don’t like the bill because it uses one word too many times and might contribut to vocabulary shortages. If they have started they would vote against it because that is important to them,
......then we must insist they have to prove it (or prove they can be bought and will embrace a non-existance change in the bill). Enough REPS whose feet and in the fire on their own statements and no sham “I got the bill changed” will work.
Right, the bill cannot be changed. And here is the kicker, BUDGET reconciliation which is being threatened cannot be used to change things like the abortion language, AND...Harry Reid has made it known there will be such attempted change. Harry and Nancy are prepared to sacrifice on of their own, a peon Congressman. So there we have it folks a Mexican stand-off, will Stupak cave?
Reconciliation is only a ruse to secure House votes.
And if a change is put in, aren't we back to square one with filibuster in the Senate?
Serious question. Why is Krauthammer’s opinion so important ?
Tort reform is not a mere bone but an entire appendage and is not being offered by the Obammunist. Hence,the bill still sucks.
Bart Stupak has also said on Fox News that there were a lot of other people not voting for the bill for other reasons. He said they would not attach their names to a bill that was headed for reconciliation.
After 34 speeches, three sharp electoral rebukes (Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts) and a seven-hour seminar, the president announced Wednesday his determination to make one last push to pass his health care reform. The final act was carefully choreographed.That thing you smell is the rotting of the Obama administration. But, K is right, Zero needs O-care because he's literally had NO other successes with his announced agenda -- the unannounced stuff such as taking over large industries, he hadn't announced. Thanks sonofstrangelove.
The Senate can amend their bill and then the House can vote on their amended bill.
It’s an awful game played in Congress. Reps and Senators can vote for one thing and against the samething, and then claim either.
A lot of amendments are farces and are put up just so a member can say they voted or did not vote on a certain issue etc.
The principle is that the House representing the People votes on the final bill and the Senate representing the States (at one time) plays the role of referee or parent. If the Senate votes on a House Bill with no changes, then it need not be voted again by the House.
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