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Reid: We Have 60 Votes
The Latest on Air America —
Politico has the story:
Meetings intensified Thursday among a bipartisan bloc of senators seeking to trim close to $90 billion from a massive economic recovery bill nearing final action in the chamber.
The White House was not directly involved in the morning talks, but Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said President Barack Obama had promised his economic team would be available to her once the dozen or more senators have reached more of a consensus among themselves.
“I think they will be up here this afternoon, but in many ways I ...
Reid On Stimulus: We Have The Votes
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... "The president made very clear that he wants the bill, that he wants it this week and that it needs to be of sufficient size to do the job," added Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who has been working with Democrats on a bipartisan deal. ...
Reid On Stimulus: We Have The Votes
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... "The president made very clear that he wants the bill, that he wants it this week and that it needs to be of sufficient size to do the job," added Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who has been working with Democrats on a bipartisan deal. ...
Obama: Drop AlQaeda charges & stop drilling Utah
The Anchoress —
... , to Harry Reid reminding me of George in Of Mice and Men, “Duhhh, I got da votes! I have a furry economic windfall for the government, and I will love it and pet it and I will call it a stimulus, and I will hug it to my chest until it squeezes the whole country…” I just don’t know what to think anymore! ...
Obama: Drop AlQaeda charges & stop drilling Utah - UPDATED
The Anchoress —
... , to Harry Reid reminding me of George in Of Mice and Men, “Duhhh, I got da votes! I have a furry economic windfall for the government, and I will love it and pet it and I will call it a stimulus, and I will hug it to my chest until it squeezes the whole country…” I just don’t know what to think anymore! ...
Do Sens. Susan Collins and Others Want to Fire Teachers?
Firedoglake —
... The Politico reports that the Senate's so-called "moderate" block thinks the best way to stimulute the economy is to cut about $90 billion from the spending side, and perhaps take it out of state spending for education. Are they nuts? ...
Clock Ticking on Stimulus Vote
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... Politico: "Central to the drama is a bipartisan bloc of 12 to 18 senators... who hold the balance of power and are struggling among themselves over how best to scale back the $924 billion package." ...
Progressive Breakfast: Moderates Squabble While Jobs Slip Away
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... Politico on the mythical middle: "Central to the drama is a bipartisan bloc of 12 to 18 senators including [GOP Sen. Susan] Collins who hold the balance of power and are struggling among themselves over how best to scale back the $924 billion package. Cuts between $90 billion and $108 billion have been discussed, but the negotiations have become more difficult as individuals have sought to not just scale back spending but also redirect money with the package. Collins herself favors some formulation that adds more money for infrastructure spending, such as clean water and ...
Reid Thinks He Has The Votes To Pass Crap Sammich, Today
Nice Deb —
... The Politico is reporting:
As new jobless numbers Thursday testified to further deterioration in the economy, Obama’s impatience showed through during a talk at the House Democrats’ retreat in Williamsburg, Va., Thursday night, when he demanded prompt action and accused his Republican critics of wanting to return “to the same policies that for the last eight years doubled the national debt and threw our economy into a tailspin.”
What does Obama think his crap sandwich is going to do to the national debt?! And whose ...
