Sarah Palin has been fighting hard against the Obama-Pelosi Healthcare Plan. And it looks as if it will go to the Senate now to die.In the Senate, the Democrats have 60 votes, including two Independents. One of those Independents, Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, today said that he would not only vote against the House Bill - he'll fight it.
The Associated Press has this -
If a government plan is part of the deal, "as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent whose vote Democrats need to overcome GOP filibusters.
"The House bill is dead on arrival in the Senate," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said dismissively.
So the 60 votes is publicly down to 59, privately it is closer to 50. There are 8-12moderate Democrats who have real problems with the bill.
You can expect this "historic" house bill to get watered way down before it has any chance to come out of the Senate. The public option will either be eliminated or postponed; abortion funding will be gone and it will cost significantly less - to name a few expected changes.
Even then, it may not pass - and certainly not by year's end.
The Senate will likely begin debate on the ObamaCare bill in the next week or two. Here is a target list of Democrats who can be persuaded to vote against the bill.
Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas) ~ (202) 224-4843
Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) ~ (202) 224-2353
Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) ~ (202) 224-5824
Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) ~ (202) 224-5852
Mark Begich (D-Alaska) ~ (202) 224-3004
Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) ~ (202) 224-2551
Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota) ~ (202) 224-2043
Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) ~ (202) 224-6551
4 comments:
Not sure I can take any more false hope. I am truly a wreck over this. I pray to God that this is true, but if I don't keep some reservations, I'll be one of those people bouncing off padded walls.
Meantime, I'll do what I can do. God Bless you.
If we give Government control over our lives through Government caring for our health, we give them our liberty. This bothers me more than the money. I want my children to be free.
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"They that can give up essential liberty to gain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin
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"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." ---Thomas Jefferson
Elizabeth, under our current health care system, you cannot afford to be crazy. Too many mentally ill people are now homeless. They get some meds and are shoved out of hospitals with no follow up. I realize you were speaking figuratively, but the truth is, people are not being cared for now. We need to start thinking about others, not just ourselves.
Elle Leet
So Bill589, I'm assuming that your kids go to private schools, use private libraries, private parks. If your house catches fire you sure wouldn't want those public fire fighters taking away your freedom. Funny how you are willing to trust the government on some things.
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