White House and the Speaker have Few Options Left on ObamaCare — UPDATE: Pelosi Admits She Doesn’t have the Votes
By: Dan Perrin (Diary) | January 21st at 10:39 AM |
UPDATE — About an hour after this post, Pelosi admits she does not have the votes to pass the unamended Senate bill on the House floor. As soon as Senator McConnell objected to the appointment of the Conferees of on behalf of Senator DeMint, the Democrats in the House, each, individually, were given an unprecedented opportunity to influence the amendment that the House would vote | Read More »
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Update — Sen. Sanders is a NO, the SEIU & the AFL-CIO may be a NO on ObamaCare
By: Dan Perrin (Diary) | December 16th at 04:44 PM |
The Hill is reporting that Senator Sanders is a NO on ObamaCare: Asked by Fox Business Network’s Neil Cavuto asked Sanders if he could support the compromise bill. The senator replied “I’m struggling with this. As of this point I am not voting for the bill. And here’s why.” Sanders, who favors a single-payer healthcare system, said that he has informed the White House and | Read More »
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Uncut Video of President Obama’s Emphatic Support of a Single Payer System
By: Dan Perrin (Diary) | August 4th at 07:33 PM |
According to the White House, the video shot in 2003 that you are about to watch gives a “very false impression.” It sure is easy to get this “very false impression” when you take the President at his word. Or when President Obama over-ruled his Chief of Staff to support MoveOn.org’s push for a public plan option in the House and Senate health reform bills, | Read More »