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Vulnerable Democratic freshman abandon the health care bill
Some of the most vulnerable Democrats in the House are starting to flake off the health care bill. There are a dozen first-term Democrats representing districts that Republican presidential nominee John McCain won last year. So far, six have announced that they will vote against their party's ...
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House vote: Vulnerable Dems
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Weekly Standard Blog — "Unpleasant as it may be for the president to hear, his policy is objectively aiding the Tehran regime and harming the opposition in their ongoing struggle." Strategic Reassurance, we hardly knew ye. Vulnerable freshman Democrats abandoning ship on health care. Apparently they learned the wrong lesson from the Deeds Disaster in Virginia. Oh wait, two more Dems just bailed on the health care vote. Hoyer isn't sure they have the votes yet, the vote may get pushed to Sunday or next ...

USA TODAY: Vulnerable Democratic freshman abandon the health care bill….
Instapundit — USA TODAY: Vulnerable Democratic freshman abandon the health care bill.

The new Imperial Congress votes on Pelosicare
Michelle Malkin — ... Keep a close eye on the vulnerable Democrats listed here by USA Today. Here is their current tally of House Dems voting no: The New York Daily News has just published a statement from hometown Rep. Michael McMahon, D-N.Y. He’s in the no column. “I believe the net negatives of this bill outweight the positive effects,” McMahon says. Five of those announcements came today. All of the lawmakers who announced opposition cited concerns about the price tag of the legislation, estimated by the Congressional Budget Office to be more than $1 trillion over 10 years.“After months of ...

Jail time for not buying coverage?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... I wonder if Nancy Pelosi tried out her “we won the election” argument on freshman Democrats in Congressional districts carried by John McCain in 2008?  If so, she’s already lost half of them, according to USA Today .  Seven of the twelve freshman from conservative districts have announced their opposition to the Pelosi version of ObamaCare, scheduled for a vote this weekend: There are a dozen first-term Democrats representing districts that Republican presidential nominee John McCain won last year. So far, six have announced that they will vote against their party’s health ...

Health care “reform” goes to vote in the House
Sister Toldjah — ... of Democrats who are on the fence. USA Today’s On Politics blog has more on the fencesitters, some of whom are first termers who represent districts McCain won last year. ...

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