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Obama To Dems: GOP Will Attack Regardless of How You Vote - HuffPo http://bit.ly/3KfOz9 (via @EileenLeft) 15 days ago

RT @EileenLeft HEY SENATE!!! Obama To Dems: GOP Will Attack Regardless Of How You Vote http://bit.ly/3KfOz9 Truer words never spoken!! 15 days ago

DING! RT @RayBeckerman RT @charyl: Obama To Dems: GOP Will Attack Regardless Of How You Vote http://bit.ly/2GtCGf 16 days ago

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Firing up the caucus
Political Animal — ... on a health care overhaul and protesters objected.... Obama told lawmakers -- who spontaneously erupted in Obama campaign chant "fired up, ready to go" -- he preferred to sign a health overhaul bill by year's end, Burton said. Rumor has it, the pumped up lawmakers could be heard chanting from the hall. Now, we know there are more than a few House Democrats who think voting with Republicans tonight will immunize them from campaign attacks this year. The president reminded them of the futility of this approach . Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) told Sam Stein the president "talked ...

HCR House Debate: The President's Pep Rally
Daily Kos — Obama met with the House Democratic caucus this morning. Sam Stein has a report on his message: The president, according multiple attendees, played the role of political prognosticator during his roughly 30 minute address before Democratic caucus members on Capitol Hill. Addressing, implicitly, those conservative Democrats who are worried about voting for a nearly trillion dollar health care overhaul, he insisted that they would not be safe from partisan attack even if they opposed the bill. "He certainly talked about the politics and he said that ...

The Right Side of History
MyDD — The President went this morning to meet with members of the Democratic caucus of the verge of a historic vote. Thankfully, he seems to have abandoned his bi-partisan baggage. From the Huffington Post: In a final push to get health care reform through the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama warned lawmakers on Saturday that a vote against the legislation would not immunize them from Republican attacks. The president, according multiple attendees, played the role of political prognosticator during his roughly 30 minute address ...

President Obama is absolutely right: Voting against health-care reform won't protect Democrats from the abject viciousness of Republicans
The Reaction — ... By Michael J.W. Stickings Sam Stein at HuffPo: In a final push to get health care reform through the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama warned lawmakers on Saturday that a vote against the ...