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Kim Strassel: Hello, Tipping Point
Kim Strassel: Hello, Tipping Point
Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with Rep. Gerry Connolly (D., Va.)
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KIMBERLEY STRASSEL: White House Losing Its Race Against Time?…
Instapundit — KIMBERLEY STRASSEL: White House Losing Its Race Against Time?

The Toll: Tragedy freezes politics -- and starts new debates
The Note — ... Kim Strassel, in her Wall Street Journal column: "A lot of Democrats are getting a sneaky suspicion Mrs. Pelosi is willing to sacrifice their seats on the altar of liberal government health care. Combined with the election results and Mr. Obama's falling poll numbers, this is no recipe for loyalty. Hello, tipping point. Hello, even crazier Washington." ...

Now Cluck Like a Chicken
VodkapunditKimberly Strassel knows what happened on Tuesday — and so does all of Washington: The White House and the congressional leadership saw this coming, and it is why Speaker Nancy Pelosi is force-marching her health bill to a vote tomorrow. She’s not about to give her members time to absorb the ugly results, or to be further rattled by next week’s Veteran’s Day break, when they go home for a repeat of the August furies. If not now, she knows, maybe never. But remember — Tuesday’s election results ...

Tipping Point?
Taegan Goddard's Political WireKim Strassel: "On Jan. 20, Barack Obama began a race against time. The White House knew its liberal agenda would prove unpopular in many parts of the country represented by Democrats. So long as the president looked strong, those Blue Dogs and freshmen and swing-state senators would stick. Show them any sign of weakness, however, and rattled Dems would begin to care more about their own re-elections than they did their president." ...

Two Different Views of Healthcare Reform
Stones Cry Out — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi insists that she is going to get a vote on healthcare reform over the weekend but one has to wonder what she thinks she is going to accomplish. According to the Wall Street Journal’s John Fund, there are some Democrats who are questioning the wisdom in pushing ahead especially in light of Tuesday’s election results: It’s one thing to be serene under fire, it’s another to be delusional. More than a few Democrats in Congress are perplexed and worried that House Speaker Nancy ...

The Dems' Tipping Point
The New Editor — Kimberley Strassel argues, "The Obama presidency was always a race against time." Strasell writes: On Jan. 20, Barack Obama began a race against time. The White House knew its liberal agenda would prove unpopular in many parts of the country represented by Democrats. So long as the president looked strong, those Blue Dogs and freshmen and swing-state senators would stick. Show them any sign of weakness, however, and rattled Dems would begin to care more about their own re-elections than they did their president. Tuesday, the White House hit that ...

House Bill Lacks Broad Support,Radically Disrupts System
RealClearPolitics - Homepage — RECOMMENDED ARTICLES November 6, 2009 Obama's Race Against Time Hits a Tipping Point Kimberley Strassel, WSJ 'We don't look at either of these gubernatorial races . . . as something that portends a lot for our legislative efforts," insisted White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday, as New Jersey and Virginia voters gave... ...

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