Report: too few votes for reconciliation in House or Senate ... link

[Alhena]

Not sure how accurate this is:

http://www.politico.com/playbook/

PLAYBOOK FACTS OF LIFE: Top aides tell us there are not currently 50 votes for the plan in the Senate, or 218 in the House. Moderate and endangered lawmakers want the spotlight off comprehensive health reform. Instead, it’s about to take center stage.

[Tesha]

1. Then come November, they can all be defeated.

I'm done hoping against hope that the Democrats will
realize the peril they are in and actually *DO* anything.

Tesha

[damntexdem]

10. They'll deserve it.

Unfortunately, the entire country will suffer horribly for that.

[Tesha]

11. No doubt. :-( (NT)

[napi21]

2. They should all wait until after Thur. summit efore they make a final decision!

They're acting like a bunch of jackasses AGAIN!

[xchrom]

3. I'm not suprised.

I wonder when they'll call time of death?

This is all so frustrating.

[Alhena]

4. What is Obama's rationale if this is true?

I'm sure there's some broad political strategy in all this, but I have a hard time seeing why Obama is pushing reconciliation if he doesn't have the votes for it.

Maybe he just thinks it's the right thing to do, but there's usually some political calculus involved in anything that is done in DC, and I'm having a hard time seeing it here.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Take a look at the source.

[spanone]

6. key words...'not currently'

[Winterblues]

7. What does the House have to do with Senate reconciliation?

House operates solely on Majority rules.

[Narraback]

13. As I understand the plan...

The House would pass the Senate Bill, without change. The Senate would pass revisions using the Reconciliation Process. The the House would pass the Reconciliation Bill. Then The final Health-care bill gets signed by the President.

[Cleita]

8. Politico is not a reliable source.

Too much of what they put up is biased disinformation.

[Kyril Enko]

9. POLITICO?????

:rofl:

[HughMoran]

12. Negativico

Trying to PUSH the result by calling it a failure - prematurely, of course.

[CreekDog]

14. Moderate Reelection Platform: We didn't do too much!

Elect us so that we make sure not to do too much again!

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