House Democrats face tough odds on health care

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[TruthHound]

Washington (CNN) -- House Democratic leaders hoping to pass a health care reform bill by the Easter congressional recess face increasingly difficult odds, as several of the party's rank-and-file have come out against the plan passed by the Senate in December.

According to an ongoing CNN survey, 17 House Democrats indicate that they would vote no on the Senate plan as currently written, including six members who voted in favor of the House bill passed in November.

Several of these representatives indicated that they would consider voting for the Senate bill if it were significantly modified. However, the lack of support among these members for the underlying plan passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve illustrates the challenge party leaders face in winning over enough votes to pass what has become the Obama administration's signature legislative priority.

Some members made clear that their votes are not negotiable.

[TruthHound]

[Berlin_Freeper]

[KoRn]

Sounds like the media spin is going out to try and lull/settle down the voters for when Congress goes out on Easter recess.

About all I’ve hard and read today in the media is about how the bill is unlikely to pass, while we all know they are scheming behind closed doors, and have even crafted a plan to pass the dammed thing without even voting on it!

[mrsmel]

Issue fatigue-for real. It seems to say a lot about how much the left has invested in this one policy that they won’t let it be buried when it’s dead. Not to mention Hussein’s ego.

[colorado tanker]

When is this movie finally gonna end??!!

[phil00071]

We should not become complacent because of this story. Of the 39 democrats who voted no in November, 26 have still not indicated whether they will continue to vote no, according to the results presented in this story.

[ssaftler]

In an odd sort of way, I’m glad to see Nancy, Harry and Barry tying themselves in knots trying to put enough chocolate on this heaping pile of excrement to make it palatable to the non-wingnut part of their party. In doing so, it is possibly keeping them from attempting to foist even MORE far-left nonsense on this great nation.

With any luck, this charade will drag on into the summer, by which time most of Washington will be vacated as the Congress-critters go home to save their phony-baloney jobs.

[what's up]

CNN of course will be trying to tamp down expectations so that if the bill passes they can trumpet how Zero got the bill passed despite "overwhelming odds".

17 House Dems is not enough to block the bill. The WH, Pelose, and Reid are doing EVERYTHING they can right now to get this thing passed by Easter and CNN is compliant.

BEWARE!!!!

[GUNGAGALUNGA]

If they had the votes...why were they trying to do that damn scheme of not actually voting for it...in other words cheating...then the Massa ordeal...Im just saying. All the dems are voting to having Pelosi and other leaders investigated. They want Commie care gone. IMHO. But my guard is still up.

[fortheDeclaration]

They have to vote on it!

[DarthVader]

House Democrats face political extermination on health care.

Fixed it!

[mrsmel]

Yeah but if they do pass this one, it’s a big one, not just in terms of statistics (1/6 of the economy, etc), but in terms of a governmental shift comparable to nothing in American history—truly a socialist takeover by this fascist government.

[Dragonspirit]

I think they will pull another dirty deal. Many of the no votes of the Dems will flip, certainly enough to pass the bill but the real negotiations are who crosses over for what favor or kickback.

The thing we have to remember is Democrats are fundamentally liars at heart. They are totally willing to vote for the bill because they have no morals or ethics, but they are extremely selfish and want sweet deals if they are going to be the ones that can be proven to be corrupt by going on the record with their vote.

[Nuc1]

LOL If the dims and CNN, but I repeat myself, think the odds are long for health care just wait until November, The odds against dims being reelected in general border on certainty.

[CharacterCounts]

Of the 39 democrats who voted no in November, 26 have still not indicated whether they will continue to vote no, according to the results presented in this story.

Especially since some of them were probably given a pass the first time around.

[GailA]

This crap is all over the ball park depending on which LSM you are reading. Keep the calls going.

Defeat Obamacare call list: List now contains the new MAYBES culled from FR posts.
PLEASE CALL! DC OFFICE LOCAL OFFICE State District

Code Red” - House Target List on Health Care

The National Republican Congressional Committee has published a target list on health care. In addition to continuing to contact the five Tennessee Democrat Congressmen, you can go http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/94697.aspx to contact some of these targets. Much of the talk following Obama’s announcement has focused on how to defeat this second bill through reconciliation, but that is misleading because the first step to defeating Obamacare is not by concentrating on defeating the “fixer” bill but by defeating the Senate bill in the House when it goes to the floor for an up-or-down vote on Thursday, March 18th.

Rep. Lincoln Davis 202-225-6831 Columbia office: 931-490-8699
Rep. Jim Cooper 202-225-4311 Nashville office: 615-736-5295
Rep. Bart Gordon 202-225-4231 Murfreesboro office: 615-896-1986
John Tanner (202) 225-4714, Union City, (731) 885-7070, Jackson Phone: (731) 423-4848, Millington (901) 873-5690 TN (MAYBE)
Rep. Steve Cohen 202-225-3265 Memphis office: 901-544-4131
Harry Mitchell (202) 225-2190 (480) 946-2411 AZ 5th District
Gabrielle Giffords (202) 225-2542 (520) 881-3588 AZ 8th District
Ann Kirkpatrick (202) 225-2315 (928) 226-6914 AZ 1st District
Jerry McNerney (202) 225-1947 925-833-0643 CA 11th District
John Salazar 202-225-4761 970-245-7107 CO 3rd District
Jim Himes (202) 225-5541 (866) 453-0028 CT 4th District
Alan Grayson (202) 225-2176 (407) 841-1757 FL 8th District
Bill Foster (202) 225-2976 630-406-1114 IL 14th District
Baron Hill 202 225 5315 812 288 3999 IN 9th District
Mark Schauer (202) 225-6276 (517) 780-9075 MI 7th District
Gary Peters (202) 225-5802 (248) 273-4227 MI 9th District
Dina Titus (202) 225-3252 702-256-DINA (3462) NV 3rd District
Carol Shea-Porter (202) 225-5456 (603) 743-4813 NH 1st District
Tim Bishop (202) 225-3826 (631) 696-6500 NY 1st District
John Hall (202) 225-5441 (845) 225-3641 x49371 NY 19th District
Bill Owens (202) 225-4611 (315) 782-3150 NY 23rd District
Mike Arcuri (202)225-3665 (315)793-8146 NY 24th District
Dan Maffei (202) 225-3701 (315) 423-5657 NY 25th District
Earl Pomeroy (202) 225-2611 (701) 224-0355 ND At-Large District
Steven Driehaus (202) 225-2216 (513) 684-2723 OH 1st District
Mary Jo Kilroy (202) 225-2015 (614) 294-2196 OH 15th District
Zach Space (202) 225-6265 (330) 364-4300 OH 18th District
Kathy Dahlkemper (202) 225-5406 (814) 456-2038 PA 3rd District
Patrick Murphy (202) 225-4276 (215) 826-1963 PA 8th District
Christopher Carney (202) 225-3731 (570) 585-9988 PA 10th District
Paul Kanjorski (202) 225-6511 (570) 825-2200 PA 11th District
John Spratt (202) 225-5501 (803)327-1114 SC 5th District
Tom Perriello (202) 225-4711 (276) 656-2291 VA 5th District
Alan Mollohan (202) 225-4172 (304) 623-4422 WVA 1st District
Nick Rahall (202) 225-3452 (304) 252-5000 WVA 3rd District
Steve Kagen (202) 225-5665 (920) 437-1954 WI 8th District

Bart Stupak (202) 225 4735 MI (MAYBE)
Brian Baird (202) 225-3536, Vancouver, (360) 695-6292. Olympia, (360) 352-9768, (MAYBE)
senator mark begich (202) 224-3004 toll free. (877) 501 - 6275 just became a MAYBE
Jason Altmire 202-225-2565, Aliquippa, 724-378-0928,
Natrona Heights, 724-226-1304 (MAYBE)

On the Bubble (Major developments from the “yes” and “no” columns in the House)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2467046/posts