I even heard that on NPR this morning. I wish our reporters would bother to do more than take their cues from Orrin Hatch on procedural rules. For the last time, we are not passing major legislation via reconciliation. The healthcare bill already passed both houses. It was even in the news. For this to work, the house would have to pass the Senate bill as is, and then they use reconciliation to iron out some of the budgetary issues--things like making sure the subsidy for lower wage people is adequate (one of the problems in Mass).
To hear Republicans talk about it, the Democrats will somehow ruin democracy by daring to actually pass anything with only 51 votes in the Senate, and Senate Republicans (and the media) seem to have completely forgotten that they have used this tactic themselves--including to pass Bush's tax cuts.
Idiots.
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Idiots
In purpose. They have selective, purposeful amnesia, because they know John Q Dumbfuck Ignoramus won't remember.
I tend to swear a lot. Leftover from the military. Hope this isn't a family blog.
I am getting a little tired of minority rule here in the USA.
Damn that Kos for fighting the so-called "nuclear option".
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