Publius Maximus wrote: > Well, she voted for cloture. > > Welcome to Washington, DC. The District of Corruption. > > What a den of vipers. > > Sigh. She's not voting on the merits of the bill, or even the merits > of debating the bill, but for $100 million grafted into the bill for > her poltical benefit. > > Now, learned people know that this show about 60 votes is irrelevant, > now that the beast itself will finally lurch onto the floor for a > vote. They only really need 51, because they will package the ultimate > reconciled bill as a budget reconciliation (i.e., the "nuclear > option", which in fact the Democrats in the House already did!), since > it only requires 51 votes to rape the country. Filibusters in the > Senate are nuanced out of the rules governing this procedural trick. > > You bet they'll pull that if/when they realize they won't get the much > bally-hooed 60. > > So if it goes for a vote, rest assured it will pass.
Hi Bob, Well, we can't afford the current health plan and we won't be able to afford the subsequent health plan. What else is new? -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
