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Reid Says He Has the Votes
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Senate, Budget, Obama AdministrationFrom The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate. Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of "good will" would support the Democratic-crafted package. ...
Obama: “Pass this, or else…” - UPDATED
The Anchoress —
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UPDATE: Apparently fear and charm are a potent combination and some unsurprising GOP senators fell for it. Ah, well. Got phones? Kim Priestap emails that Sen. Collins’ office is not answering.
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Reid says he’s got the votes.
Charlotte Observer: This is not the “change” ...
Melt the Phones!
Wizbang —
The Hill reports that Senator Reid has two Republicans voting for the stimulus which means passage of the $900 billion boondoggle. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate. Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of "good will" would support the Democratic-crafted package. "Do we have the votes? I believe we do," said Reid, who expects a final vote on the package will be held on Thursday. It appears the stimulus would attract only a few GOP votes, ...
Majority Leader Optimism
The Corner on National Review Online —
[image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] Thursday, February 05, 2009 [image] Majority Leader Optimism [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] " Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of 'good will' would support the Democratic-crafted package ." 02/05 01:24 PM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2009. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us ...
Harry Reid Says He’s Got The Votes For Stimulus Bill, Lindsey Graham Throws Hissy Fit
Firedoglake —
Harry sounds like he's holding all the cards.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate. Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of ...
PORKULUS: Just Say NO - Melt The Phones
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... Just “Say No” to the Democrat/Obama Economic Stimulus Bill, S.1. Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now saying he has a two GOP Senators to avoid a filibuster and pass S.1 this afternoon. ...
Chuck Schumer: Americans are "Overwhelmingly" for Stimulus Americans: Yeah, We'd Like to Have a Word With You About That
Ace of Spades HQ —
... So, as Instapundit says, find the number for their local office and call them there. Thanks to CJ. Oh: Does this mean that Republican Congressmen can, in fact, "just listen to Rush Limbaugh?" Reid: I believe two Republican Senators of "good will" will vote for the spendulus. On the other hand, not ...
You think you have the votes, Reid? Fine.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Then just go ahead and pass that debt bill of yours, over our objection.
RIGHT NOW.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate.
Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of “good will” would support the Democratic-crafted package.
Note, by the way, that this is as-is: the Democrats aren’t inclined to give the moderates even the 200 billion that they’re ...
Are the votes there?
Political Animal —
ARE THE VOTES THERE?.... Yesterday, the conventional wisdom said the votes to pass an economic stimulus package may not be there. Today, we're hearing a very different message . Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate. Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of "good will" would support the Democratic-crafted package. "Do we have the votes? We believe we do," said Reid, who expects a final vote on the package will be held on Thursday. [...] Democratic ...
Sen. Reid: Weve got votes on stimulus
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate. Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of "good will" would support the Democratic-crafted package. "Do we have the votes? We believe we do," said Reid, who expects a final vote on the package will be held on Thursday. It appears the stimulus would attract only a few GOP votes, however, and Senate Democratic leaders distanced themselves from earlier hopes that the economic recovery could draw more Republican support. Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/sen.-reid-weve-got-...
Graham goes nuclear on Obama over stimulus: “Scaring people is not leadership”
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... “bipartisan” but they’ve both come out hard against this boondoggle. And then some: This is as close to bareknuckle as you’ll ever see from this guy, especially the shots at Obama’s leadership. I figured the GOP would keep triangulating between Obama and Pelosi, blaming the Democrats while staying well clear of attacking our new Messiah, but it looks like the bill is now sufficiently toxic that they think they can use it to score some points on him, too. Sweet. Reid says they’ve got the votes . And, per MM, it sounds like ...
Harry Reid says Dems. have the votes to pass stimulus. Also acknowledges bipartisanship "isn't working"
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
First, the news that the Majority Leader says they've got the votes to bust a GOP filibuster of the economic rescue package: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate. Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of "good will" would support the Democratic-crafted package. "Do we have the votes? We believe we do," said Reid, who expects a final vote on the package will be held on Thursday.Now, that sounds good. We'll see. ...
Reid: We Have The Votes
Open Left - Front Page —
Details are still sketchy, but it appears that the stimulus bill has newfound momentum, and without any of the Collins-Nelson cuts:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate.
Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of "good will" would support the Democratic-crafted package.
"Do we have the votes? We believe we do," said Reid, who expects a final vote on the package will be held on Thursday.(...)
Democratic leaders also ...
Carol Platt Liebau: Would They Really Do It?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Harry Reid says that he thinks he has the votes to pass the pork bill. His estimate includes two -- count 'em, two -- Republican senators. That means that the "bipartisan" bill would boast two Republican votes out of the entire Congress. Would the Democrats really dare to try to ram a bill that musters ...
Reid: We’ve Got the Stimulus Votes!
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of "good will" would support the Democratic-crafted package. "Do we have the votes? We believe we do," said Reid, who expects a final vote on the package will be held on Thursday. ...
Stimulus Bill May Pass (And Why It’s Reasonable The White House Got Caught Off Guard In The Messaging Wars)
Comments from Left Field —
... Despite all the doom and gloom, according to Senator Harry Reid, it looks as though the much debated stimulus bill may actually negotiate the perilous path through the senate. Normally, I’m inclined to believe that whatever Reid says, the exact opposite must be true; the man has the political instincts of a dead badger most times. ...
Hopefully Reid Isn’t Talking Out Of His Ass Again
Oliver Willis —
... Sen. Reid claims that he has the votes to pass the stimulus plan. When something as important as the economy is at stake, lets not let the GOP dick us around again. ...
On Stimulus, Democrats Beating GOP On Party Unity
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... By contrast, the Republicans have voted against the administration's position an average of 89.2 percent of the time. That's fairly unified also, but the Democrats are nevertheless picking off an average of 4 Republican votes on each amendment, whereas the Republicans are getting an average of only 1 and 2 Democrats siding with them. That's a net swing of 2 or 3 votes in the Democrats' direction -- possibly enough to get them to 60 votes when the final bill comes up for passage. ...
Guest Blogging
The Democratic Daily —
I am guest blogging at TaylorMarsh.com for a few days. Check in and see what’s happening there including the latest on the Senate Dems and the stimulus bill.
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