On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Pete Theisen <[email protected]> wrote: > 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?
What is new is the fact that NOW we are in the middle of a phony dollar carry trade asset bubble, induced by government policy, which, when it bursts, will finally be the end of our system as we know it. They -- the architects of this monstrous bill -- are well aware of this, and things are proceeding as planned. In other words, what's new is that in the past this kind of thing was motivated by stupidity or mere greed. That continues in most quarters (esp. in Sen. Landrieu's office), but in the most important halls of government, now it's motivated by demonstrable malice aforethought. - Publius > Regards, > > Pete > http://pete-theisen.com/ > http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ > "It ought never to be forgotten, that a firm union of this country, under an efficient government, will probably be an increasing object of jealousy to more than one nation of Europe; and that enterprises to subvert it will sometimes originate in the intrigues of foreign powers, and will seldom fail to be patronized and abetted by some of them. Its preservation, therefore ought in no case that can be avoided, to be committed to the guardianship of any but those whose situation will uniformly beget an immediate interest in the faithful and vigilant performance of the trust." [Federalist Papers #59] _______________________________________________ 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.
