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2009-11-08 Economy

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Posted by lord garth 2009-11-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 The show must go on.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-11-08 03:57|| 2009-11-08 03:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Passed in spite of massive protests by American taxpayers. If this thing passes the Senate the republic is doomed, we'll be taxed into history.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-11-08 05:21|| 2009-11-08 05:21|| Front Page Top

#3 The Associated Press has a delightful photo of Pelosi flanked by two others in front of George Washington's portrait. Their facial expressions, as contrasted with George's, says it all. I regret that I'm having trouble providing a coherent link; but if you google "Associated Press, photo, Pelosi, Alex Brandon", you'll get a link to the AP photo catalog and you'll find it.

Posted by mom">mom 2009-11-08 09:25|| 2009-11-08 09:25|| Front Page Top

#4 it'll never pass both House and Senate in a form acceptable to both. Keep up the pressure, though, and remind weak-kneed critters about next fall's elections. F*ckers

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-11-08 10:15|| 2009-11-08 10:15|| Front Page Top

#5 I wonder what kind of contributions and favors the reconciliation committee members will be getting.

Posted by James">James 2009-11-08 10:26|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2009-11-08 10:26|| Front Page Top

#6 This image?

Posted by badanov 2009-11-08 10:43|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2009-11-08 10:43|| Front Page Top

#7 subtitle: "George Washington's three assholes revealed"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-11-08 10:53|| 2009-11-08 10:53|| Front Page Top

#8 It just might pass the Senate, if Reid uses the "reconciliation" procedure to jam it through. He then needs 50 votes with Biden voting 51.

The House bill is horrific. We're going to tax small business into breaking. We're going to tax people who have insurance. We're going to force everyone to buy insurance. We're going to kill private insurance dead, dead, dead. We're going to force Catholic hospitals to provide abortions. We're going to force Catholic doctors to do abortions. We're going to bankrupt medical practices. We're going to stifle medical innovation, tax the pharmaceutical and medical device industries into submission, and kill the supply of new drugs. We'regoing to have 'comparative effectiveness' panels that will tell doctors what to do regardless of the medical circumstances and patient preferences. We're going to force senior citizens into accepting less care. We're going to put granny on an ice floe.

We're going to wreck our current medical care system which, with all its warts, is still one of the best in the world.

All so that the Democratic Socia1ists can boast to their Euro-weenie friends that the USA has now joined the club.

Idiocy.

Posted by Steve White 2009-11-08 11:03|| 2009-11-08 11:03|| Front Page Top

#9 We attended several meetings with Cao: I believe the abortion funding ban amendment was what made it possible for him to vote for the bill. If one accepts the premise that as an elected Representative he is to represent his whole constituency and not just the party, then he probably voted appropriately - the district is the urban core of New Orleans and is strongly supportive of a bill generally like this. (MUCH harder to defend Owens' vote.) I am sure there were at least a couple of Blue Dogs who were similarly persuaded to vote for it. Smart move by Pelosi (even though you despise her, don't underestimate her political acumen.) In the end the abortions will be funded anyway - either the amendment will be dropped from the reconciled bill or they'll find it's unconstitutional to discriminate against women that way, or some other excuse.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-11-08 11:22|| 2009-11-08 11:22|| Front Page Top

#10 the district is the urban core of New Orleans and is strongly supportive of a bill generally like this

IOW they haven't been paying for their healthcare before, and they won't now. No skin off their fores...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-11-08 11:28|| 2009-11-08 11:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Daughter goes off our health coverage at the end of the year. She's been shopping and found a policy that costs 7% of her gross pay for $7500 deductable (with some preventative care outside the deductable.) That's all that she can fit in her budget. Obama care will boost even that out of her reach and force her into needing the 'government option'. Her peers don't feel they should have to even pay 7% - that they have a 'right' to care (and a lot better coverage than hers) without any obligation to pay for it. We've created a mindset of dependency.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-11-08 11:29|| 2009-11-08 11:29|| Front Page Top

#12 Ah, the Congress and Administration of "transparency". What happened to the "72 hour of public scrutiny?

Posted by WolfDog 2009-11-08 11:47|| 2009-11-08 11:47|| Front Page Top

#13 Perhaps they meant 72 hours in 'dog years'.

But then it wasn't even that long was it?

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-11-08 11:58|| 2009-11-08 11:58|| Front Page Top

#14 Cong Anh Cao. The posterboy for the name Zip.

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2009-11-08 12:37|| 2009-11-08 12:37|| Front Page Top

#15 Cao took over the indicted Cold Cash Jefferson's district. Cao won't be back in Congress come 2011.

Posted by ed 2009-11-08 13:54|| 2009-11-08 13:54|| Front Page Top

#16 The Democratic Representatives must realize Pelosi is leading them to disaster. Why don't they dump her?

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2009-11-08 18:37|| 2009-11-08 18:37|| Front Page Top

#17 Look for an amnesty push to put millions of immigrants on the voter rolls, and voting Dem in thanks for this health bill and the amnesty grant.

That's why.

Posted by lotp 2009-11-08 19:28|| 2009-11-08 19:28|| Front Page Top

#18 Three years from now 10.2% unemployment will be known as "the good times".

Posted by DMFD 2009-11-08 22:02|| 2009-11-08 22:02|| Front Page Top

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