tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post4091769241081340356..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: Those Patriotic Senate RepublicansMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-82931552165320142542009-12-22T19:05:10.419-05:002009-12-22T19:05:10.419-05:00So, you liberals are now for funding Defense and t...So, you liberals are now for funding Defense and the troops? Sweet. And, effin' politically expedient.<br /><br />And, Ed.. obstructionism? How about lack of ANY input and/or a HUGE difference in ideology? How about Reid's Managers Amendment being disclosed at 7am last Saturday for the 1st time?<br /><br />Who/what gives the government the right/pwer to say I MUST purchase health insurance or face fines, penalties or jail? Who/what gives the government the right/power to say I MUST provide health insurance for my employees of face fines, penalties or, possibly, jail?<br /><br />Hmmm?Conservative Mountaineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682687892115059220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-34785830089888808562009-12-22T12:59:33.026-05:002009-12-22T12:59:33.026-05:00The republicans, with their actions are on their w...The republicans, with their actions are on their way to becoming our countries most dangerous domestic terrorists.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577139165235704518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-27714460025663090792009-12-22T12:49:30.050-05:002009-12-22T12:49:30.050-05:00On the one hand, Senatorial Republicans have a poi...On the one hand, Senatorial Republicans have a point, after concessions to recalcitrant Democrats and an independent, there is what, almost two thousand pages that the Democrats want to vote on in two days. Republican Senators can rightly say they can not do an adequate job of representing their constituents in the time available (frankly I wonder that the Democrats are not saying this). On the other hand, Congressional Republicans have lost pretty much all credibility on health care/insurance reform (and many other legislative issues), with their sheer obstructionism. <br /><br />Pretty clearly this bill will pass the Senate. I don't know the rules on bills that come out of a reconciliation/conference committee. If those reconciled versions of the House and Senate) bills can sail through with simple majorities, then we might yet see a public option. It will be interesting to see if the Democrats let Olympia Snowe into the room when they work to reconcile the bills. <br /><br />If they still need sixty votes for passage of the reconciled bills (to end debate or agree to reset the vote counter or something) then we will be treated to the Democratic leadership pleading with House Democrats to accept the Senate version of the bill, since Senators never have to bend.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.com