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Katie Couric Uses Christmas Poem To Campaign For ObamaCare
newsbusters.org - 3 days ago
Katie Couric Uses Christmas Poem To Campaign For ObamaCare
— newsbusters.org — The advocacy on display Monday by "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric was almost unimaginable. In her... "Notebook" video posted at CBSNews.com, Couric read a poem fashioned after Clement Clarke Moore's classic "The Night ... (more) Katie Couric Uses Christmas Poem To Campaign For ObamaCare

Comments vote down JammieWearingFool found this 3 days agofound this
article.nationalreview.com - 13 days ago
Let It Snowe -- By: Robert Costa
— article.nationalreview.com — F orget about asking Santa Claus. Members of Congress already can guess what they’re getting for Christmas:... a nice, long working holiday in Washington, D.C. -- at least if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gets his way. According the U.S. Senate  ... (more) Let It Snowe -- By: Robert Costa

Comments vote down PoliPundit.com found this 13 days agofound this
Reid may not have 60 votes, at least for a few days
voices.washingtonpost.com - 9 days ago
Reid may not have 60 votes, at least for a few days
— voices.washingtonpost.com — Politico reports that Max Baucus is rushing back to Montana for a family emergency. Word was that... Reid was hoping to vote to proceed on the bill on Saturday, but if Democrats don't have Baucus, that could leave them with 59 votes, rather than ... (more) Reid may not have 60 votes, at least for a few days

Comments vote down Political Animal found this 9 days agofound this
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 7 days ago
Carper Working With Snowe To Bring Back The Trigger
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — Indeed she and Carper have discussed his plan, but she remains pessimistic that it’ll ever be adopted.“Tom... and I have been working on it, we’ve had discussions and so on, but, you know, we haven’t got down in concrete terms, and he’d like to have my ... (more) Carper Working With Snowe To Bring Back The Trigger

Comments vote down Blue Commonwealth - Front Page found this 7 days agofound this
Sen. Tom Carper Reinvents the Trigger
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 9 days ago
Sen. Tom Carper Reinvents the Trigger
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — A trigger by any other name still stinks It appears Thomas Carper (D-DE), who has famously created... a string of terrible “ alternatives ” and “ compromises ” for the public option, is at it again . This time, it seems Carper has completely ... (more) Sen. Tom Carper Reinvents the Trigger

Comments vote down Wonk Room found this 9 days agofound this
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7 days ago
Snowe, Carper In Discussions About Trigger-Like Amendment
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) seems to think his trigger-like public option amendment can win over Sen. Olympia... Snowe (R-ME). But could it ever become part of the health care bill? (more) Snowe, Carper In Discussions About Trigger-Like Amendment

Comments vote down Blue Commonwealth - Front Page found this 7 days agofound this
thehill.com - 5 days ago
Snowe still in discussions with Obama about final health vote
— thehill.com — Though Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) still plans to vote against Saturday night's procedural motion on the healthcare... bill, she is still in talks with President Barack Obama regarding her final vote on the legislation. Snowe said that she spoke to ... (more) Snowe still in discussions with Obama about final health ...

Comments vote down Michelle Malkin found this 5 days agofound this
Harry Reid’s Poll: 67% Say Public Option “Most Important Aspect of Health Care Reform”
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 13 days ago
Harry Reid’s Poll: 67% Say Public Option “Most Important Aspect of Health Care Reform”
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — 'nuf said (photo by swanksalot) Who knew Harry Reid used tweetdeck : RESULTS: 67% say creating a... public option to lower costs, create competition is top priority- vote now! http://bit.ly/3Dy2Rp #hcr I know conventional wisdom in the ... (more) Harry Reid’s Poll: 67% Say Public Option “Most Important ...

Comments vote down Blue Virginia found this 13 days agofound this
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6 days ago
Is Chuck Schumer Taking Temperature On Carper's Public Option Compromise?
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — I'd missed this before, but check out what Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) told reporters last night about... conservative Democrats' push for something like a public option trigger mechanism. "Senator Carper has been trying to help forge a compromise and I'm ... (more) Is Chuck Schumer Taking Temperature On Carper's Public ...

Comments vote down Political Animal found this 6 days agofound this
Snowe Job: Was Reid’s Merged Health Bill Written to Please Maine Senator?
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - 7 days ago
Snowe Job: Was Reid’s Merged Health Bill Written to Please Maine Senator?
— fdlaction.firedoglake.com — But who's buyin'? (photo by Mike Quick) The more I look at the merged Senate bill, the... more I’m afraid that Harry Reid might have been laying the ground work to betray progressives on the issue of the public option, and gain the support of ... (more) Snowe Job: Was Reid’s Merged Health Bill Written to ...

Comments vote down MoJo Blog Posts: mojo found this 7 days agofound this
Why is Olympia Snowe Disappointed with a State Opt-Out?
seminal.firedoglake.com - 30 days ago
Why is Olympia Snowe Disappointed with a State Opt-Out?
— seminal.firedoglake.com — When Harry Reid announced Monday that his Senate health reform bill would include a national public option... with a state opt-out, the most puzzling reaction came from Maine’s Senator Olympia Snowe. Yeah, puzzling . From the NYT coverage ... (more) Why is Olympia Snowe Disappointed with a State Opt-Out?

Comments vote down Blue Commonwealth - Front Page found this 30 days agofound this
Oh my: Lieberman vows to filibuster Reid’s ObamaCare bill
hotair.com - 30 days ago
Oh my: Lieberman vows to filibuster Reid’s ObamaCare bill
— hotair.com — Combine this with Snowe’s declaration that she’s not voting for any opt-out public option either and you’ve... got 41 votes to kill it. [...] Read the rest » (more) Oh my: Lieberman vows to filibuster Reid’s ObamaCare bill

Comments vote down Stop The ACLU found this 30 days agofound this
huffingtonpost.com - 30 days ago
M.S. Bellows, Jr.: How Lieberman Stole Reid's Candy & Drank Snowe's Milkshake
— huffingtonpost.com — Several weeks ago, I tried to cut through the Gordian-knot politics of Senate Democratic vote-wrangling over healthcare... reform by explaining the end-game math, which is that the Democratic caucus contains 58 Dems, one liberal Independent (Bernie ... (more) M.S. Bellows, Jr.: How Lieberman Stole Reid's Candy & ...

Comments vote down Hot Air » Top Picks found this 30 days agofound this
Video: Reid praises Lieberman, refers to self in third-person
hotair.com - 30 days ago
Video: Reid praises Lieberman, refers to self in third-person
— hotair.com — Why so cheery and forgiving after today’s kick to the groin when other liberals are sticking pins... in their Joementum voodoo dolls ? [...] Read the rest » (more) Video: Reid praises Lieberman, refers to self in ...

Comments vote down Wizbang found this 30 days agofound this
Reid hopes to sway enough senators on 'public option'
latimes.com - 30 days ago
Reid hopes to sway enough senators on 'public option'
— latimes.com — Shy of a safe majority even with the provision that states may opt out of a government... health plan, the Senate leader offers possible concessions and favors to Democrats and Republicans on the fence. >  ... (more) Reid hopes to sway enough senators on 'public option'

Comments vote down The Note found this 30 days agofound this
Key Senators React To Lieberman's Fuzzy Public Option Logic
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 30 days ago
Key Senators React To Lieberman's Fuzzy Public Option Logic
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — One of the most puzzling things about Sen. Joe Lieberman's opposition to the public option is that... he says it's based in a belief that a new government "entitlement" will end up being a large burden on taxpayers. In fact, the vast consensus among ... (more) Key Senators React To Lieberman's Fuzzy Public Option Logic

Comments vote down Desert Beacon found this 30 days agofound this
foxnews.com - 30 days ago
Will Reid Retreat? Resistance to Government Health Plan Could Force Compromise - Political News
— foxnews.com — The problems Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is having securing the 60 votes he'll need to block... a filibuster of his health care reform bill raises the possibility that he'll scrap his proposal and revert to a more moderate version that can attract ... (more) Will Reid Retreat? Resistance to Government Health Plan ...

Comments vote down Open Left - Quick Hits's RSS Feed found this 30 days agofound this
realclearpolitics.com - 30 days ago
Joe Lieberman, Olympia Snowe, and the Health Care Filibuster
— realclearpolitics.com — Ezra Klein had an interesting read on the health care negotiations taking place in the Senate. Noting... that Olympia Snowe is now one of the few participants in the high-level talks, Klein hypothesizes: Democrats really want this bill to be... (more) Joe Lieberman, Olympia Snowe, and the Health Care Filibuster

Comments vote down Baseball Crank found this 30 days agofound this
The lineup: Reid's toughest votes (Politico)
politico.com - 29 days ago
The lineup: Reid's toughest votes (Politico)
— politico.com — Politico - What would Reid have to change in his bill to get Snowe's vote? “The whole... thing,” she says. (more) The lineup: Reid's toughest votes (Politico)

Comments vote down No More Mister Nice Blog found this 29 days agofound this
eschatonblog.com - 28 days ago
Who Will Tell President Snowe?
— eschatonblog.com — And the rest of the Villagers. "Which of these would you prefer – (a plan that includes... some form of government-sponsored health insurance for people who can’t get affordable private insurance, but is approved without support from Republicans in ... (more) Who Will Tell President Snowe?

Comments vote down Matthew Yglesias found this 28 days agofound this
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