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The Reid Factor (4.00 / 1)

Do we know that Spineless Harry will allow health care to be introduced via reconciliation?  How about Dinosaur Bob Byrd?  Will he go for that approach?

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by: dricey @ Thu Apr 02, 2009 at 16:41:55 PM CDT

Byrd has now said he WON'T go for it (0.00 / 0)

I just saw this article on TPM, quoting The Dinosaur as saying he's against using reconciliation to pass health care:

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo...

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by: dricey @ Thu Apr 02, 2009 at 16:52:31 PM CDT

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Real reform won't get through the Senate (4.00 / 8)

I'll just say it right now. Any "reform" measure that gets through the Senate will just be some species of turd blossom. The smugness of the usual suspects in the senate is just too plainly apparent, Reid and Baucus especially.

But if the progressives are willing to make a real, substantive stand, then the people will be able to start making some stark distinctions going forward. Could make the next election cycle a lot more interesting in a good way.

I'd rather have the people see just how corrupt the Senate is than pass some bullshit healthcare Deform. That's a harsh thing to say, given how many people will suffer in the interim, but they're going to suffer anyway. Might as well suffer for something real, than this bullshit.

"In our country, the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State" -- Alexander Solzhenitsyn

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by: Emocrat @ Thu Apr 02, 2009 at 17:37:32 PM CDT

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