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Dear Senate: Americans don't want your health reform bill. http://tinyurl.com/ydre7pl #healthcare @2gov 11/22/2009 |
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Why was it so hard for Dems even to start health care debate? | Washington Examiner: http://bit.ly/52cysh Don't blame Republicans. 11/22/2009 |
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The Bad News for Democrats -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
The Corner on National Review Online —
is that there was any drama today at all. Byron York writes:
the Democrats' problems in keeping their side together, in the face of united Republican opposition, is an indicator of how public opinion is beginning to dominate the health care debate. Dozens of polls show that Americans are deeply divided over the issue, with a slight plurality opposing the Democratic health care plans currently under consideration in Congress. Clear majorities of Americans don't believe their health care will improve under the plan, and don't believe the plan will not increase ...
Senate Approves Motion to Proceed on Obamacare
Stop The ACLU —
... Posted on November 21, 2009 -By Warner Todd Huston With a 60 to 39 vote, the Senate has passed the motion to proceed to move on with the debate over Obamacare. Again, it is important to note that this is only a vote to begin the floor debate on the bill. It is not a vote to pass Obamacare. In the Washington Examiner, Byron York has an excellent point when he asks , “why was it so hard for Democrats even to start the healthcare debate?” The extraordinary thing about the dramatic events surrounding the health care bill in the Senate is that there is any drama in it at all. ...
How John Hoeven Can Save America
GayPatriot —
... Neither his name nor that of his senior colleague was on the list of the wavering Democrats, those who might have voted for cloture. Like Conrad, Dorgan’s drunk his party’s Kool-aid, convinced that his regular visits home and friendly manner will continue to endear him to his constituents. But, if the popular Republican Governor of his state decided to throw his hat into the ring, well, then, Dorgan could no longer rest on his manner and constituent service. He would have to fight for his seat. ...
BYRON YORK: Why was it so hard for Dems even to start health care debate?…
Instapundit —
BYRON YORK: Why was it so hard for Dems even to start health care debate?
60 the hard way
Tertium Quids —
Byron York on why it was so difficult for senate Democrats to get the 60 votes necessary to being debate on Harry Reid's health insurance bill: But the Democrats' problems in keeping their side together, in the face of united Republican opposition, are an indicator of how public opinion is beginning to dominate the health care debate. Dozens of polls show that Americans are deeply divided over the issue, with a slight plurality opposing the Democratic health care plans currently under consideration in Congress. Clear majorities of Americans don't believe their health care ...
Some Things Are Certain
The Mahablog —
... Someone on the Right will explain why the accomplishment was not, in fact, an accomplishment, but a failure. Or a sign of weakness. Or a portent of failures to come. ...
A Little Senate 101
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
In the Washington Examiner Byron York writes: Why was it so hard for Dems even to start health care debate?
The extraordinary thing about the dramatic events surrounding the health care bill in the Senate is that there was any drama at all. Lawmakers were simply voting to begin debate on the Democratic version of health care reform. Just begin debate — not end it, and not move on to a final vote.
If Democrats, with a 60-vote majority in the Senate, had not been able to begin debate on the top Democratic policy ...
Quote of the Day: Why Was It So Difficult for Democrats to Start Health Care Debate?
The Moderate Voice —
Some pundits are now asking why it was so hard for the Democrats to start the health care debate in the nail-biting vote yesterday where GOPers were solidly against letting the bill go up for discussion and the Demmies were solidly for it?
Political scientist Steven Taylor points to this piece in particular that asks the question. And Taylor — as usual — stands back and gives us his take on the issue, minus any talk show like rhetoric of the left and right. And it’s our political Quote of the Day:
However, what it is ...
