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House Democrats Voting No
An interesting table from The New York Times profiles the House Democrats who voted “no” on health reform last night. Mostly it’s people from districts that went for John McCain, oftentimes heavily so. There’s also Artur Davis whose district suggests he ought to be a ...
The most important number in politics this weekend
voices.washingtonpost.com — 8 That's the number of House Democrats voting against tonight's health care bill who represent districts carried... by President Barack Obama during the 2008 election. Of the eight, Obama's highest percentage came in Rep. Artur Davis' 7th district where ... (more) The most important number in politics this weekend
Democrats against healthcare reform
mydd.com — The netroots have given Larry Kissell $485,795 (via OpenLeft), over the past couple of cycles. He voted... no on this healtcare reform bill. He says it was to "protect medicare" which seems like a bizzare explanation. Here's the list of those ... (more) Democrats against healthcare reform
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The House Health Care Vote
QandO — ... kick in when I think about it.  Democrats managed a close “victory” (I don’t consider it a victory for the American people at all, thus the scare quotes) which included one misguided Republican (what a surprise). Before I talk about it further, there’s an “Irony Alert” in full swing for the irony-impaired leftists who took great joy in touting NY-23 as a Republican civil-war and party purge. They’re are now doing the same sort of thing concerning the 39 Democrats who voted “no” on ...

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