Anyone keeping the count on how many Democrats have come out against the Pelosicare?
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats lost a key vote in the health-care debate Thursday, when U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, D- New Smyrna Beach, said she would go against her party and oppose its $1 trillion-or-more plan to cover more uninsured Americans.
The defection comes just shy of an expected Saturday vote on the plan and makes it tougher for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to corral the necessary 218 votes, as nearly every Republican is expected to vote against the proposal.
“As the bill stands right now, I am not going to be able to support it,” said Kosmas, who added that the measure is too expensive and doesn’t do enough to curb the rising cost of U.S. health care. “This is an extremely difficult decision, as you can well imagine.”
She joins Bart Gordon of Tennessee and Ike Skelton of Missouri, both House committee chairmen , in rejecting Pelosicare. Earl Pomeroy has no excuse now for going back on his word. Let’s give these three, three cheers for standing up for the people and rejecting this massive take-over of health care! Let’s hope more Democrats join them!
I want to note that I did see this on the front page of the Orlando Sentinal today. The local editorial people kind of lean left, but they are fair and have printed many Conservative columnists including, but not limited to, Charles Krauthammer. I would read the paper more often if I didn’t get most of my news off the internet.
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Here's some good news from Brietbart:
gekster (Diary) Friday, November 6th at 1:10PM EST (link)http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9BQ64F00&show_article=1&catnum=0
it appears support is crumbling
They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor.
If they need more voters,
then they have to make more of who they are for.
We are there in the various Tea Party groups, leaderless, but not rudderless.
We steer always toward the Constitutional principles this nation was founded upon.
Erick Brockway
Ok folks, 2012 is here. Get involved
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BigGator5 (Diary) Friday, November 6th at 1:58PM EST (link).
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The AP explains the obvious.
Flagstaff (Diary) Friday, November 6th at 10:26PM EST (link)No kiddin’?! I guess that’s because it would be broken, not made.
“The press is so powerful in its image-making role that it can make a criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”– Malcolm X, Audubon Ballroom, December 13, 1964
Heres another delay. From Reuters:
gekster (Diary) Saturday, November 7th at 1:57AM EST (link)http://www.reuters.com/article/americasRegulatoryNews/idUSN0619195120091106
From the article:
Democrats were short of the 218 votes they need to pass the measure, but House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said “we’re very close.” House members were warned the final vote could slip to Sunday or even later in the week.
They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor.
If they need more voters,
then they have to make more of who they are for.
We are there in the various Tea Party groups, leaderless, but not rudderless.
We steer always toward the Constitutional principles this nation was founded upon.
Erick Brockway
Ok folks, 2012 is here. Get involved
At least one thing is wrong here.
Flagstaff (Diary) Friday, November 6th at 10:21PM EST (link)“Too expensive”? Yes, that’s right.
“Doesn’t do enough to curb the rising cost of U.S. health care”? It does NOTHING to curb that cost. It CAN’T.
The fact that Representative Kosmas doesn’t recognize that fact or can’t express it is at the base of our national problems.
“The press is so powerful in its image-making role that it can make a criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”– Malcolm X, Audubon Ballroom, December 13, 1964