Grassley to Dems: Let’s keep working together

[babylonsister]

:shrug: Bi-polar? or "Symptoms of Frontotemporal Dementia"?
http://www.mydd.com/story/2009/8/18/15310/8565


Grassley to Dems: Let’s keep working together
By Alexander Bolton
Posted: 08/19/09 12:23 PM


Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), the powerful Republican who has spent weeks working on a healthcare reform compromise, is urging Democrats not to abandon bipartisan talks despite growing pressure from liberal activists and White House officials.

Grassley reacted Wednesday to news reports of growing sentiment among White House officials that Democrats should pass a partisan healthcare reform package, relying entirely on Democratic votes.

“I’ve said all year that something as big and important as health care legislation should have broad-based support,” Grassley said in a statement to The Hill.

“So far, no one has developed that kind of support, either in Congress or at the White House. That doesn’t mean we should quit. It means we should keep working until we can put something together that gets that widespread support.”

Grassley, the senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over paying for a healthcare overhaul, struck a conciliatory tone a day after Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.) called on Democrats to scrap their proposals and start over.

“There is no way that Republicans are going to support a trillion-dollar-plus bill,” Kyl told reporters.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/grassley-to-dems-lets-keep-working-together-2009-08-19.html

[undeterred]

1. Snakely Grassley

I heard someone on Ed Schultz show call him that today.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

2. Take a hike, Chuck.........

You guys had your chance and you chose fearmongering and deceit.

[notadmblnd]

3. How is a republicon the head of the finance committee?

Shouldn't a Dem be the head?

[DebbieCDC]

5. Grassley's not the head

He's the senior puke

Baccus, so-called "Dem" is the chairman

[notadmblnd]

31. Baccus a DINO? Cause it sounds like Grassley is running the show.

[DebbieCDC]

4. Oh now there's someone the Dems should take advice from

NOT!!

:puke:

[BattyDem]

6. FU Grassley. You had your chance and ...

you chose to justify the "pulling the plug on Grandma" fears!

[dflprincess]

7. Trust me Charlie Brown,

[Vincardog]

8. Does GrASSley also think we should donate to his reelection? FUCK HIM

[katandmoon]

9. Sounds like somebody has been massaging his ego behind the scenes.

Gee, I wonder who.

[Arugula Latte]

10. Elections have consequences, Senator.

[madrchsod]

11. chuckles the clown mumbles incoherently

while wondering where he is. time for chuckles to eat his cornflakes and go back to bed

[DCKit]

12. Chuck's just pissed he wouldn't be able to sabotage as effectively from "outside".

Like any dog that pisses all over the house every time you let it in, outside is exactly where Chuck (and Max) belongs.

[regnaD kciN]

13. Me to Grassley: Go fuck yourself...

:spank:

[jimshoes]

14. Why?

Change your mind?

[JDPriestly]

15. The purpose of the delay is to deprive Ted Kennedy of the opportunity

to vote on the bill. This is positively macabre and cruel. In the interview with Congressman Weiner, Tweety spilled the beans (as he does so often). The bet is that if they can just wait long enough, Democrats will not have 60 votes because Ted Kennedy will not be able to vote.

What a bunch of scum those senators really are.

[babylonsister]

23. That is horrendous, and I really never thought of that.

It makes perfect sense with these ghouls.

[Faygo Kid]

16. Screw Grassley. Dirtbag.

A man of no integrity. So much for "bipartisanship." Once he went over to the "death panels" lie, there's no turning back.

Go worship your leader, Rush, senator.

[Cairycat]

17. If he calls what he's been doing bipartisanship

then he needs a dictionary as well as a major ass-kicking.

[madokie]

18. grASSley can kiss my okie ass

he blew his chance at ever being taken seriously ever again and I'm not just talking healthcare here either.

[Parker CA]

19. Does Grassley really think Obama is this dumb? Grassley, you've dealt your own hand. Your opinions

don't matter anymore. You're finished.

[northernlights]

20. Dems to Grass: you had your chance, you blew it

NOw get the fuck off the lawn!

[MadMaddie]

21. You know they tried to deal with the Devil Grassley and he

showed his hand....fool me once..um ...uh....fool me twice...um uh..

Screw Grassley, the Blue dog dems and the rest of the repugs.....they had their chance and they played their hand.

Time to move on and get things done!!

[CanonRay]

22. ...until this thing is totally dead and we win. Again

Lying sack of shit

[moondust]

24. Did this come before or after Rahm declared war?

Obviously it came after the Dem's "go it alone" news broke Tuesday night.

Maybe a little more pressure wouldn't hurt.

[orwell]

25. F-U-C-G

Lucy to Charley Brown:

Come on Chuck. You can kick the football. I'll hold it this time.

I promise.

[ljm2002]

26. Ha ha ha ha ha!!!

NOW he wants to "work together". Now that the Democrats have signalled they may be through with him and his cronies altogether.

I have a suggestion for Senator Grassley: PISS OFF!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

27. But TRILLIONS-PLUS wars and tax cuts are o.k.?

:wtf: ever

We all need to keep pointing out that if we can pay for two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and tax cuts for the rich, then there should be NO reason why we can't set aside some money for HCR. A trillion-plus (whatever the exact figure) is a drop in the bucket when compared to everything else THEY want us to keep paying for. If they still have a problem with this, then maybe we should be talking about rolling back some of the tax cuts or, even better, going ahead and getting us out of Iraq so that we don't have to keep sinking billions and trillions over there. There ARE plenty of possible solutions that the Republicans just don't want to talk about or have already taken off the table because they simply don't care. They've got theirs and I guess they think that the rest of us can just take a hike off a cliff for all they care. :mad:

[Zorra]

28. It's time to face reality and stop letting republicans waste our time and money.

They're never going to support any reasonably effective health care reform that will benefit the majority Americans.

Grassley's real intention here is to haggle until republicans can figure out some way to kill real health care reform.

[rucky]

35. It's the only thing they do well. n/t

[Dr Fate]

29. At this point, I'd rather see him in front of one of his "Death panels"

hopefully he would get the thumbs down.

[lumpy]

30. Bottom line. Grassley and the Repub minions want to defeat

any progressive ideas that conflict with their capitalistic ideologies. Power corrupts and Grassley is a fine example of ideological corruption.

[rucky]

32. I promise to change, baby!

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[and-justice-for-all]

34. AJFA to Grassley: "Go fuck yourself".nt

[kentuck]

36. Time to go home Chuck...

Your dogs are waiting on you.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

37. He can kiss my uninsured ass!