theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 10/28/2009
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Okay, looks like Senator Evan Bayh has no qualms about giving a boost to the GOP’s efforts to kill the public plan with the opt-out in the Senate.
Bayh, who is undecided on the opt-out, is now asserting that he sees no difference between a vote to bring that measure to the floor (which [...]
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washingtonmonthly.com - 10/28/2009
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washingtonmonthly.com —
BAYH ENDORSES MCCONNELL LINE ON CLOTURE.... Democrats and
other supporters of health care reform have a very...
simple message for center-right Dems who oppose fixing the system: just let the Senate vote. The issue, of course, is cloture. Reform ...
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Bayh endorses McConnell line on cloture
boldprogressives.org - 10/29/2009
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boldprogressives.org —
HOOSIERS WANT BAYH TO VOTE FOR PUBLIC OPTION
-- AND OPPOSE FILIBUSTER The Research 2000 Indiana Poll...
was conducted for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America from Oct. 24 - Oct. 25, 2009. A total of 600 likely voters who ...
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Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) - IN Poll
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Bayh endorses McConnell line on cloture
Political Animal —
... ." Why? Because he says so. And Sen. Evan Bayh (D) of Indiana, one of the Senate's more needlessly conservative Dems, apparently wants to help advance McConnell's GOP message . Bayh, who is undecided on the opt-out, is now asserting that he sees no difference between a vote to bring that measure to the floor (which requires 60) and a straight up or down vote on it -- a claim that's in perfect harmony with the GOP's songsheet. [...] This one will really help maintain unity in the Dem caucus. It's one thing, after all, to threaten to block efforts by the majority party -- your ...
A Reminder About Filibuster Math
The New Republic blogs —
With Joe Lieberman and, now, Evan Bayh threatening to support Republican filibusters of health care reform, it's worth taking a moment to contemplate what that would mean in terms of majority rule--or lack thereof. By most accounts, there are five non-Republican senators who might support a filibuster if reform includes a strong public option. The five are Evan Bayh, Mary Landreiu, Joe Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, and Ben Nelson. Assume, as a worst case scenario, all five were to follow through on the threat. According to TNR's crack research team, the forty-five senators ...
Let the Senate vote (on health-care reform)!
The Reaction —
... And Sen. Evan Bayh (D) of Indiana, one of the Senate's more needlessly conservative Dems, apparently wants to help advance McConnell's GOP message. ...
10/29: Those Rascally Dem Senators...
Blogometer —
... warns that standing up for Lieberman will damage Dodd's own reelection prospects: "[Dodd's] path to victory requires strong Democratic turnout. And I can guarantee that there's no better way to dampen support for any Democrat than to get Joe Lieberman's back -- especially when Lieberman is in the middle of one of his patented hissy fits." Lefty bloggers are also criticizing Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) for echoing the GOP argument that voting for cloture on a health care reform bill is tantamount to supporting the bill. ...
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politico.com 10/30/2009 — Hours after POLITICO posted results of a poll showing a possible backlash by Indiana Dems, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) backed off of previous statement saying he was considering siding with the GOP on a public option filibuster.
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balloon-juice.com 10/29/2009 — I guess it makes sense that Evan Bayh is vociferously opposed to the public option :
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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 30 days ago — Yesterday, Sen. Evan Bayh joined his colleague Joe Lieberman in suggesting that he may not oppose health-care reform, citing concerns about the deficit. Bayh has long been one of the more conservative members of the Democratic caucus. But is his ...
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From NBC's Chuck ToddFormer GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel will be at the White House event this afternoon where he'll be named by the president as co-chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
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