Democratic senators stay with Reid… so far
Another big step cleared, apparently.
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) appears to have secured the 60 votes needed to move an $848 billion health-care reform bill to the Senate floor for debate.
After days of indecision, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) — the final Democratic holdout — announced Saturday afternoon that she has decided to support a procedural motion to break a GOP filibuster. Reid now expects all 60 members of his caucus to vote yes at 8 p.m. Saturday, clearing the way for amendment deliberations to begin after the Thanksgiving recess….
Two other undecided Democrats, Sens. Ben Nelson (Neb.) and Mary Landrieu (La.), also announced their support in the final hours before the Saturday vote.
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Rightwing Troll
November 21st, 2009
5:22 pm
Yawn… so what? Yet another non-issue that won’t won’t mean a hill of beans in my day to day life…
Balance Our Budget
November 21st, 2009
5:23 pm
Wonder how many billions they were promised for their votes?
Yo'momma Obama
November 21st, 2009
5:23 pm
Yeah, that’s like getting all 60 to agree on starting the “Death March to Bataan”
Yo'momma Obama
November 21st, 2009
5:26 pm
Meanwhile, I paid my neighbors kid to mow my lawn. Then I got a personal letter from Ayatollah Hussein Obama thanking me for “saving or creating” 8000 landscaping jobs….
Bill White
November 21st, 2009
5:34 pm
We’re taking this seriously by holding a prayer vigil. Freedom is dead. This is not America any longer.
Rev Al Sharptongue
November 21st, 2009
5:34 pm
I cant wait for health care to pass, I was promised a job through ACORN working on a death panel in a conservative district here in Ga.
Old cons lookout the grim reaper is coming
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
November 21st, 2009
5:35 pm
The democrats have a super majority and it’s like pulling teeth to muster up some votes for this wonderful legislation.
Not to mention they had to give away all the money left in the United States.
Vanity, maybe?
Dusty
November 21st, 2009
5:41 pm
Our Congress wanted to get home for Thanksgiving. That’s all. Who cares about the health bill?
We got us a bunch of turkeys gobbling away our money in Washington.
RW-(the original)
November 21st, 2009
5:47 pm
As I mentioned down below the usual suspects would be …what’s the word around here…..oh yea, trumpeting this vote as something much more meaningful than it is. The real vote comes when they need 60 to end debate.
It only took Jay B 11 minutes to prove me right.
@@
November 21st, 2009
5:48 pm
Mary Landrieu didn’t come cheap….$100,000,000? The taxpayers’ll pay if Mary will play…
with monopoly money.
The dems get Boardwalked in 2010. Conservatives will take Park Avenue on Pennsylvania.
Okey dokey!
getalife
November 21st, 2009
5:50 pm
Let the debate begin and the lobbyist millions flow.
Angry Black Man
November 21st, 2009
6:00 pm
Ok. Let them debate it. Put all the information out so we’ll know what’s really in there and what the true cost is.
Normal
November 21st, 2009
6:02 pm
I smell fear in the air…If the Democrats meld and become one, the earth will tremble…mainly from the Republicans knocking their head against the wall repeatedly.
@@
November 21st, 2009
6:02 pm
Strains in Party Threaten Democrats’ Plans
Lawmakers Feel Pressure to Respond to Voters’ Economic Pain as White House, Allies Focus Efforts on Passing Health Overhaul
It’s getting difficult to say which of the dems’ moves has been the most stupid. Almost makes ‘ya wanna sit back and let them destroy their party single-handed.
Naahhh, we’ll give ‘em a hand. It would be wrong, not to.
Angry Black Man
November 21st, 2009
6:07 pm
RW
Thanks for the info on book sales from the previous thread.
Normal
November 21st, 2009
6:10 pm
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Normal
November 21st, 2009
6:10 pm
Oops, that’s not refresh…
RW-(the original)
November 21st, 2009
6:11 pm
ABM,
You’re welcome and most of it I didn’t make up on the fly.
Balance Our Budget
November 21st, 2009
6:11 pm
Lets split the country down the middle put the liberals on one side and the conservatives on the other.In ten years the lib side would be a poor socialist east german type government that takes most of their peoples money .And the conservative side would be a thriving free market type government that lets their people decide what to with their own money.
After that happens we might have to build a wall to keep the libs on their side.
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:12 pm
“Thppbbbttt!!!!!!! You don’t know AmVet’s history here. Ugh!”
“Bruno is new here. Very new.”
Again, @@ and Dusty, I can only judge AmVet based on what I have read with my own two eyes. I see a sincerity in his point of view regardless of how it is packaged and despite the fact that he and I often end up on opposite sides of the issues. Ditto for several of the other “liberal” posters, chief among them USinUK, josef, Normal, TnGelding, and Bosch.
I respect the fact that you have had a difficult history with him for whatever reason, but it wouldn’t be fair for me to hold that against him no more so than it would be fair for me to pick up any grudges he may have toward you.
“Bruno- Vote for the democrat the, like you did the last time.”
And out of left field (or should that be RIGHT field?) comes Reporter with the strangest claim I’ve seen in a long time. Was it because I thought the final straw in McCain’s lost campaign was the selection of Sarah Palin??
Hard Right Hook
November 21st, 2009
6:13 pm
Rev Al Sharptongue
November 21st, 2009
5:34 pm
“I cant wait for health care to pass, I was promised a job through ACORN working on a death panel in a conservative district here in Ga.
Old cons lookout the grim reaper is coming.”
So much for the business as usual, hope n change bs.
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:14 pm
ABM–I didn’t put you in the liberal list above because I don’t really find you to be very “liberal”, but have enjoyed our limited interactions as well.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
November 21st, 2009
6:17 pm
Bruno- I am very good at sensing people’s sincerity and you have none.
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:19 pm
As for this legislation, I’ve found two loopholes which may save my bacon. If an “opt-out” provision is made, I’m pretty confident that GA will be one of the first states to bail. Secondly, I believe there is a religious exclusion clause whereby you won’t be forced to buy insurance if it somehow conflicts with your beliefs. So from here on out, guys, I’m a devout Christian Scientist.
@@
November 21st, 2009
6:21 pm
Bruno:
You’re free to do as you please. The thing about AmVet is he never thought we conservatives should be.
You remind me of him.
Let’s all just get along.
HEY!! Didn’t you kids hear me when I said GET ALONG????
BY GAWD!!!! WHEN I SAY GET ALONG, YOU BETTER DAMN WELL LISTEN OR I’LL KICK YOUR ARSES!!!!
It’s almost as though, you’re AmVet, reincarnated.
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:22 pm
“Bruno- I am very good at sensing people’s sincerity and you have none.”
Good one, Reporter. When I think of sensitivity and sincerity, you’re the first guy that comes to mind.
And in case you didn’t notice, I’m one of the few folks who addresses you as Reporter rather than Whiner. Hate to disappoint the masochist side of you.
Balance Our Budget
November 21st, 2009
6:22 pm
I propose a 60% tax on the liberals on here who support this 2.5 trillion dollar health care bill.That might slow them down a little if they knew their checkbook was going to get hit. aaaah But it is so easy to support taxing and spending other peoples money so they can have their wants.
RW-(the original)
November 21st, 2009
6:23 pm
Bruno,
Frankly I wouldn’t be surprised if you ARE amvet. That sort of thing has happened with some regularity around here and it nearly always sounds just like the conversations you “two” have with each other.
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:23 pm
“BY GAWD!!!! WHEN I SAY GET ALONG, YOU BETTER DAMN WELL LISTEN OR I’LL KICK YOUR ARSES!!!!”
Is there something wrong with that? I’m not following…..
Touche, @@.
@@
November 21st, 2009
6:25 pm
Bruno:
If an “opt-out” provision is made, I’m pretty confident that GA will be one of the first states to bail.
Think about ^^^ the consequences of that one long and hard. I’ll give you all night. I would actually welcome the consequences were they to occur.
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:26 pm
“Frankly I wouldn’t be surprised if you ARE amvet. That sort of thing has happened with some regularity around here and it nearly always sounds just like the conversations you “two” have with each other.”
If it will ease your mind a little, you can always go back to the old W2W blog and look for my posts. Same ultra-right wing Bruno for as far as the eye can see. I’ll pull up a sample post for you in a minute.
RW-(the original)
November 21st, 2009
6:29 pm
Bruno,
No need. Seeing amvet prancing around the W2W blog wouldn’t surprise anyone here either.
@@
November 21st, 2009
6:30 pm
Bruno:
Is there something wrong with that?
YUP! Dems didn’t wanna get along with conservatives when the reps were in power, and I don’t wanna get along with libs EVAH again.
AmVet a/k/a HUGE has already disappeared only to resurface as another big A$$.
You guys don’t change anything but your names.
getalife
November 21st, 2009
6:31 pm
Welcome back Chad.
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:32 pm
Here’s a nice sample for you, RW. Still sound like Am??
Bruno
March 13th, 2009
12:43 pm
One last plea to my blog buddies: Buy some stocks while they are still so undervalued. I’m becoming more and more convinced that the market has hit bottom and will only go up from here, despite every effort from Obama and the Democrats to permanently ruin our economy.
Question for the Libs: Are all of you still so high on Obama and the Democratic leadership?? After less than two months, I think Obama is definitely in the running for “Worst President Ever”. I’m also getting more than a little sick of the #1 hypocrite of all time, Nancy Pelosi. She made a big point of castigating the various company executives for flying around in private jets while she does the same thing, all on my dime.
Angry Black Man
November 21st, 2009
6:32 pm
Bruno
I believe you’re the first person on this blog to ever say that you don’t find me “liberal”. I take that as a compliment.
@@
November 21st, 2009
6:32 pm
RW:
Why do my paragraph closers work sometimes and not others?
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:35 pm
“AmVet a/k/a HUGE has already disappeared only to resurface as another big A$$. You guys don’t change anything but your names.”
I guess in the end, you can always check with USinUK, Nothing Is Free, Gale, and Matilda, since we all blogged together for a few years on W2W.
In remembering back, I don’t recall AmVet ever sticking his head in there, although getalife and Dusty did on occasion.
RW-(the original)
November 21st, 2009
6:36 pm
@@,
Why are you even using paragraph closers? Email me if you want and we can figure out what you’re doing.
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:39 pm
“I believe you’re the first person on this blog to ever say that you don’t find me “liberal”. I take that as a compliment.”
Can only call it as I see it, ABM. Your chosen blog name put me somewhat on guard when I first came here, but that changed as soon as I read your posts. Another example where the exterior bluster is in contrast to the inner intelligence.
RW-(the original)
November 21st, 2009
6:40 pm
Here’s a nice sample for you, RW. Still sound like Am??
“B”, I didn’t say you sounded like “Am” I said your conversations sound just like the sock puppet posts that seem like they’re people on opposite sides that find some great admiration for each other and turn out to be the same person.
@@
November 21st, 2009
6:40 pm
Bruno:
You’re working too hard to convince me. That alone, makes me suspicious. Kinda like the dems and their health care bill.
RW, Andy, Dusty…….elsewhere.
Sorry, I’ve been wanting to do that for a long time.
RW-(the original)
November 21st, 2009
6:43 pm
‘cept we don’t know where elsewhere even is.
(ISH)
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:43 pm
Last “proof of authenticity” question for you: How often has AmVet taken on GT grads over atomic Physics?? Ever any mention from him about bosons and fermions, the Pauli Exclusion Principle, Richard Feynman? Has he ever pontificated about the epistemological ramifications of Godel’s Incompleteness Theorem?? If so, let me know, because every blowhard GT Lib I’ve ever met on this site couldn’t hang with Bruno.
I Report (-: You Whine )-: mmm, mmmm, mmmmm!
November 21st, 2009
6:45 pm
It’d be cool if I could bring my John Kerry Blogger picture up in here.
@@
November 21st, 2009
6:48 pm
AmVet do like to talk about the Physics of Evolution.
I’ve never seen a GT lib on this site.
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:48 pm
“You’re working too hard to convince me. That alone, makes me suspicious. Kinda like the dems and their health care bill.”
““B”, I didn’t say you sounded like “Am” I said your conversations sound just like the sock puppet posts that seem like they’re people on opposite sides that find some great admiration for each other and turn out to be the same person.”
I guess I can’t argue with logic like that. You guys can be hysterical at times. Would a word from Jay re: separate IP addresses settle it for you?
Not an issue for me, just find it to be amusing you guys are so suspicious.
Bruno
November 21st, 2009
6:50 pm
“I’ve never seen a GT lib on this site.”
Where were you Wed night?? Taxpayer started running his mouth about how many degrees he had from GT and how smart he was in math and science. After NIF and I shut him up, he hasn’t been back since.
@@
November 21st, 2009
6:51 pm
Andy emerging in a…..was it a hazmat suit or scrubs?
RW-(the original)
November 21st, 2009
6:52 pm
The first rule of a good sock puppet is to make it seem like you take on different issues, then you can pat each other on the backside over how well they handle them. Call the “other one” the resident expert perhaps.