Posted on 03/15/2010 10:34:49 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
CBS's Bob Schieffer: White House May Have to Waterboard Dems to Pass Health Care By Alex Fitzsimmons Created 03/15/2010 - 12:51 The White House may have to waterboard its congressional allies to compel enough Democrats to support the health care bill and Congress will definitely have to raise taxes if the bill passes, insisted Bob Schieffer, host of Face the Nation on CBS, this morning on The Early Show. [Audio available here [1].]
As liberals focus on extending coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, Schieffer departed from the liberal talking points by pointing out that the current bill would definitely force Congress to raise taxes.
These Democrats dont know yet how much this bill is going to cost, they dont know exactly whos going to pay the taxesthere is no question some taxes are going up on this, he said.
Schieffer also said he doesnt see how the White House can be so confident this bill will pass.
I think thats going to be a tall fence to climb because they are really going to have to twist some arms, he said.
The full transcript, from the March 15 Early Show, which aired at 7:07 a.m. EDT, is included below (emphasis mine):
ERICA HILL, Early Show co-host: Harry, thanks. It is make or break week in Washington for health care reform. President Obama is heading to Ohio today for another campaign-style rally while Democrats are doing their best to secure enough support to pass this bill, possibly with a vote later this week. Joining us now is the host of Face the Nation and Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer. Good to see you this morning, Bob.
BOB SCHIEFFER, Face the Nation host: Thank you, Erica.
HILL: I know White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was on your show yesterday saying he believes this is going to pass. No real surprise there that he would say that, yet the top vote counter, Democratic vote counter in the House, says look we still dont have the votes. Is the White House overly optimistic at this point?
SCHIEFFER: Well, Jim Clyburn, the Democrat who said that they dont have the votes yet, I take him at his word. I dont know any independent vote counter who thinks that they have the votes now. Now Speaker Pelosi, and Robert Gibbs, David Axelrod from the White House are all saying by the end of the week they will have the votes. I think thats going to be a tall fence to climb because they are really going to have to twist some arms. I mean it might take more than arm-twisting with some of the Democrats who voted against this the first time around. It may take waterboarding or something of that nature, but they, they seem confident that they can do that. I think were just going to have to wait and see because Erica, these Democrats dont know yet how much this bill is going to cost, they dont know exactly whos going to pay the taxesthere is no question some taxes are going up on this. And until they get a clearer outline of exactly whats in this bill, I just dont think you can say whether or not theyre going to be able to get these votes. Well find out later in the week, but right now I just dont think you can say.
HILL: So much depends as you mentioned, on getting those numbers from the CBO and also on finding out exactly what is in this bill. When it comes to Americans, to American people though supporting the bill, most of the polls show that overall as a giant measure they dont really support this, though some elements of it they might. Is it smart for the president to keep pushing on this, uh, so strongly when we know that there could be huge ramifications come November?
SCHIEFFER: Well, uh, there could, and thats what the Republicans are really pumping. The Republicans are saying youre going be worse off if this bill passes because its going to cause a revolt. What you have to remember while the polls show that people dont like the process that Washington is going throughthey dont like this particular form of health careas you point out a lot of people and polls do show that people do want to make health care better. So its going to be a very very difficult thing to get this done. Uh, they may be able to do it. At this point I think were just going to have to wait and see; this is something you just cannot make a prediction on right now.
HILL: Its going to keep us all busy with the guessing game throughout the week. Bob Schieffer thanks.
You can bet your booties waterboarding will be the least of it.
They’re gonna take a bath in November anyway...........
Theyre gonna take a bath in November anyway...........
It won’t matter for them because they’ll have their pensions and it will never be repealed.
May I repeat your point regarding the Marxists...
It wont matter for them because theyll have their pensions and it will never be repealed.
It wont matter for them because theyll have their pensions and it will never be repealed.
It wont matter for them because theyll have their pensions and it will never be repealed.
If they pass this crap, they’ll wish all they got was a waterboarding.
Schieffer has been a Donk mole at CBS for decades.
They will just make offers that congressional allies can’t refuse.
So they finally admit it is effective . . .
Waterboard them with liquid gold!
the Monongahela is above flood stage, so waterboarding Jason Altmire should be pretty easy
It’s sick, for sure.
If they pass this crap, theyll wish all they got was a waterboarding.
They’ll be scared to show their evil faces in public.
>> White House May Have to Waterboard Dems to Pass Health Care
I don’t care who you are, that’s funny.
When Chicago-style arm-twisting politics and nancy-pants liberal interrogation techniques collide ... who will emerge?
SnakeDoc
Does that include Rahm Emanuel snapping towels in the House shower room?
There has never been any legislation like this before. Not even close.
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