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EPIC FAIL: Pelosi Can’t Pass Senate Health Bill
  • The reformer and his trusty steed face defeat.So says Pelosi herself via the Washington Post: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the Senate will have to amend its version of a health-care reform bill before her chamber can pass it. “I don’t think it’s possible to pass the Senate bill in the House,” Pelosi told reporters after a morning meeting with her caucus. “I don’t see the votes for it at this time.” Of course the [...]
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    • Encouraging Quote of the Day
  • From Glenn Thrush at Politico: A Democratic operative familiar with Martha Coakley and the DSCC’s massive get-out-the-vote operation says that outreach workers in and around Boston have been stunned by the number of Democrats and Obama supporters who are waving them off, saying they’ll vote for Scott Brown. Obama supporters voting for a “teabagger” like Brown – who would have thought?

    • Pelosi: “We will have healthcare – one way or another” (Video)

    Morgen on January 18, 2010 at 5:12 pm

    From the San Francisco Chronicle’s Politics blog, Nancy Pelosi responds to the question of how a Scott Brown victory in Massachusetts would effect the legislative effort on healthcare reform:

    There you have it – no surprises here. Why would Pelosi and gang retreat now after withstanding 6+ month of overwhelming public opposition? They are shackled to this monstrosity of a bill, and will do everything in their power to force it on the American public.

    The only question is, can they? It seems almost certain that a Scott Brown victory in MA (in MA!!!) will give a lot of moderate Democrats in the House pause about voting for this bill. And liberals in the House will face the wrath of their constituents if they vote for the Senate bill as is. With it’s excise tax on union health plans, lower subsidies, and lack of a public option. (And don’t worry about the Senate. If Brown wins, ObamaCare cannot survive another vote there whether he is seated or not. It’s the Senate bill passed on Christmas Eve, or nothing.)

    If Brown wins, I think it’s over.

    Exit question: did Pelosi just roll out of bed for this interview?

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    4 Comments

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      January 18, 2010 @ 5:16 pm
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      January 19, 2010 @ 1:10 am
    3. soberdude40

      Nancy You are going away just as soon as the time comes for your election so enjoy being a tyrant now with lies to the People like it don’t matter what we say or do you don’t answer to the people we shall see!! In the longrun you and your Socialist boss shall be overcome by the People you shall answer up to the only King that matters Jesus Christ you will answer up, WE the People know You Lie Too!

      January 19, 2010 @ 12:53 pm
    4. Mark @ Israel

      Pelosi might not have been thinking straight at this time. She thought that the health care bill can be forced on the people. I don’t believe the legislators will not think ahead of the consequence if they should vote for the bill. Now that Brown has won the race, I just hope it is really over for ObamaCare.

      January 20, 2010 @ 1:12 am

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