thanks for the update
this can be seen, more than anything, as a white house that has spun its dizzy head silly
that is, just a few hours ago, they were signalling the opposite
yesterday, mr boyd of florida said he'd never vote for the thing, and more than that, house leadership was considering scrapping all and starting over again
boyd's a bluedog, and last week it was the freshmen, perriello and kratovil, who assured angry town halls they would never support waxman/rangel
point one---boyd, perriello and kratovil are much more level headed in their comments than this zany white house
ms sebelius said what she said sunday, then took it back
gibbs said they haven't changed a word but the signs have been there all along
point two---this white house is making it up as it goes along and changes like a moody teenager every five minutes
don't worry about this at all, see it more as sheer desperate talk from leadership
they have NO IDEA what they're gonna do after recess
and never forget the landscape which, unlike obama's moods, aint gonna change
he does not have the votes to get a public option thru senate
not even close
so he's threatening to go the schumer route?
reconciliation, and 51 votes?
that's suicide, patently
i sincerely do not believe he has 51
and if he tries to radically rewrite 16% of the economy on such a crassly political loophole---he won't have 51
this is silly season at its least serious
it's an important story you break, thanks
but it does not mean the white house is gonna go schumer
NO WAY will the white house go reconciliation
they'd have to reup whatever provisions every single year
reconciliation has no muscle
and it, most specifically, has no LEGITIMACY
all see it for what it is, partisanship at its worst
if he even TRIED, he'd be deader than he is now
really, this headline from grey lady nyt makes me LOLOLOLOL!!!
hilariously, LOLOLOLOL!
100 times more lily livered than jimmy carter, mr vacillation himself
this white house does not have a CLUE what it's doing
the grownups are rolling their eyes
baucus, conrad, bayh...
even john kerry and difi---they too have been mentioned by howard dean's groups as senators who may need to be targeted by attack ads
trust me, this aint going nowhere
the mere floating of it is absurd, desperation, weakness, silliness
it would pass the house, that's true
but it's not even close in the senate, it won't even be tried
it's half bluff and half kiss up to the lefties who are so hurt
and it specifically undermines what mr baucus is trying to accomplish with his ubiquitous six
i'd be shocked at the amateurishness if i hadn't seen so much already
this actually sets back his ambitions severely, it undercuts what the negotiators are trying to get done in the gateway, senate finance
thanks for the scoop, good job
cliff