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Villanova Friday NightFor a Friday Night post, there is no better way to head into the weekend than to celebrate the latest cover of Sports Illustrated that just hit my mailbox. Off to see The Blindside about Ravens’ star Michael Oher. Enjoy your Friday night….
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One reason that Steve Israel, Carolyn Maloney, Jerry Nadler and every other New York Democrat who yearns to serve in the U.S. Senate someday may be particularly thankful next Thursday: Rudy Giuliani and his apparent readiness to challenge Kirsten Gillibrand next year.
Until I see Giuliani in front of a mike announcing that he is running for Senate, I will not believe it.
Blind side is about a young man from here in memphis TN. Truely inspiring story. A must see movie.
I will be in Memphis in a couple of weeks. Love the BBQ.
I saw the funniest cartoon today. It had Obama bowing to Burger King.
zzzzz.. college basketball is only exciting in March
Suprising decent info on real HC issues coming from PBS:
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDlhOWMxMWM0NjI0Y2RmYTUwNzQ4YmJjMTIyYTA5MWE=
“4. Obamacare won’t fix it. The NPR team did not come right out and say it, but its reporting points to this conclusion. Alex Blumberg put it this way:
Markets are usually really good at controlling costs. When they work best, products come into existence like cell phones or stockings, they start expensive and then they get cheaper and better. But markets don’t guarantee that everyone can afford the things they need. Government can be good at that, ensuring universal access. But when you’re paying for everybody, it’s hard to control costs.
For [economic historian] Melissa Thomasson, she says that either extreme — a competitive market system where consumers know what price they’re paying and what they’re getting, which would drive the cost of health care down, or a government-run system which would cover everyone — would be better than the accidental mixture that we have today: a really expensive system that doesn’t cover us all.
Obamacare would pour even more cement over this broken system. It’s not a single-payer system that would cover everyone and control costs through price controls and rationing. Nor is it a market-oriented reform that would empower consumers by equalizing the tax treatment of health insurance and reducing the role of government in the market. Instead, it makes health insurance mandatory for everyone. It bends the cost curve up by subsidizing insurance without putting any real cost-control measures in place. And it creates a public option that would weaken the power of insurance companies to bargain with hospitals for better rates.
Democrats have accused conservatives of spreading fear and misinformation about their health-care legislation. They might want to look into this new and most insidious propaganda arm of the conservative movement: NPR.”
Okay here’s my list of top ten amendments on Reidcare
1. Stupak
2. Illegal immigrants cannot buy insurance from public option or any of the insurance pools.
3.No legal immigrants get government subsidies. Even if you are here legal you do not get government handouts for insurance. Let’s limit the handouts to Americans
4. No fines for opting of insurance
5. No jail time for opting out of insurance
6. Public option is opt in and not opt out for states.
7. No cost shifting to the states through medicare funding rules.
8. Reidcare must be deficit neutral. If deficit goes up coverage must be cut back. Its called a back door trigger
9. Sunset provision. In 10 years this turkey comes up for renewnal
10. the sixteen new taxes get up or down votes
God grant the castrated Senate Republicans the cajones to stop this travesty.
Wes,
Let’s be realistic. They can’t. They don’t have the numbers.
For those of you who want to pay more taxes, you will love this HC bill – ample opportunity here for patriotism (as defined by the VP):
How Will We Pay for Health-Care Reform? New Taxes! [NRO Staff]
From Heritage:
Below is a list of the tax increases Congress and the Administration have proposed to finance health care reform. This list includes taxes in the bill passed by the House of Representatives, the bill the Senate is currently debating, and other taxes mentioned as a possible way to pay for health care reform.
An income surtax on taxpayers earning more than $500,000 a year,[1]
An excise tax on high-cost “Cadillac” health insurance plans that cost more than $8,500 a year for individuals or $21,000 for families,[2]
An excise tax on medical devices such as wheelchairs, breast pumps, and syringes used by diabetics for insulin injections,[3]
A cap on the exclusion of employer-provided health insurance without offsetting tax cuts,[4]
A limit on itemized deductions for taxpayers with a top income tax rate greater than 28 percent,[5]
A windfall profits tax on health insurance companies,[6]
A value-added tax, which would tax the value added to a product at each stage of production,[7]
An increase in the Medicare portion of the payroll tax to 3.4 percent for incomes great than $200,000 a year ($250,000 for married filers),[8]
An excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages including non-diet soda and sports drinks,[9]
Higher taxes on alcoholic beverages including beer, wine, and spirits,[10]
A tax on individuals without acceptable health care coverage of up to 2.5 percent of their adjusted gross income,[11]
A limit on contributions to health savings accounts,[12]
An 8 percent tax on all wages paid by employers that do not provide their employees health insurance that satisfies the requirements defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services,[13]
A limit on contributions to flexible spending arrangements,[14]
Elimination of the deduction for expenses associated with Medicare Part D subsidies,[15]
An increase in taxes on international businesses,[16]
Elimination of the tax credits paper companies take for biofuels they create in their production process—the so-called “Black Liquor credit,”[17]
Fees on insured and self-insured health plans,[18]
A limit or repeal of the itemized deduction for medical expenses,[19]
A limit on the Qualified Medical Expense definition,[20]
An increase in the payroll taxes on students,[21]
An extension of the Medicare payroll tax to all state and local government employees,[22]
An increase in taxes on hospitals,[23]
An increase in the estate tax,[24]
Increased efforts to close the mythical “tax gap,”[25]
A 5 percent tax on cosmetic surgery and similar procedures such as Botox treatments, tummy tucks, and face lifts,[26]
A tax on drug companies,[27]
An increase in the corporate tax on providers of health insurance,[28] and
A $500,000 deduction limitation for the compensation paid by health insurance companies to their officers, employees, and directors.[29]
Tomorrow would be a golden opportunity for one, just ONE blue dog to prove he or she is a blue dog. They will all show they are just lap dogs.
and all this baloney about Mark Warner (VA) wanting to make the Democrat party more centrist. Hogwash. If he wanted to do that, he could stand up tomorrow and say NO. It would send shock waves through the party. But he won’t. Just another pathetic hard left liberal.
Why does BOR feel compelled to tell us what “he” would do?
#14 Why in the heck are we all sitting here “wondering” what a Senator from a deep red state where the damm bill has a popularity ratings worse then the smell of Rosie’s panties after a 5 burrito bender (24/65 against it)!
This should have been over and done if this was “convential” politics – nope, this is about a huge left wing power grab!
In any case, yes it does go to show their is no such thing as a “moderate” statist/socialist:
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjUxNzU2ODFmMjVlOTA2ODgxMjE3NjJlNDA3N2UxMDc=
I have a another question to throw out. Doesn’t the HC bill fundamentally alter the constitution? If so, then why is not structured as a constitutional admendment, rather than congressional action? Should not this issue be put forth for a 2/3 vote of the states.
Any ideas?
#18 Because our elected represenatives are totally ignorant of the Constitution and those who arent would rather blantantly ignore it as it check their power…..
Also, since a majority of “we the people” are equally as ignorant of the Consitiution or excuse this behavior when it happens if it supports our particular cause and/or pocketbook, we allow the total disregrad to take place….
Only when we demand and elect people who have a fundamental respect for individual rights, personal freedom, limited government, federalism, will we see this change….
18….Obama answers you: We Won.
“Give me Liberty , Or Give Me Death”
#18 Here is a good article on the subject that may help you out:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/11/19/fighting_a_coericion_clause_99203.html
The Senate Switchboard in D.C has been shut down due to overloading.
#21 I guess for alot of our fellow “compassionate” citizens its:
“Give me HC – I mean now! Uh, you pay for it too”
#23 One Word for you: Faxes
Wes, you are my brother in these dark times. The people are doing everything they can, they overloading the Senate scum with Emails and Phone Calls.
It is now up to the Senators. Blanche Lincoln will get a pink slip, or another Term tommorow.
Ben Nelson is a afterthought and a Traitor.
I just checked out a Omaha political blog, and the people of Nebraska are furious with Nelson. They call him Senator Judas.
Please, please, please:
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/2009/11/hoeven-leads-dorgan-in-potenti.html
http://www.crookstontimes.com/news/x896785152/Will-Gov-John-Hoeven-run-against-Sen-Byron-Dorgan
Mary Landreau to host a Fundraiser for Harry Reid in New Orleans Next Month.
Scum
heh
AC1, Hoeven leads, so what? If Hoeven announced tomorrow for Senate, it would change Dorgan’s vote.
Senate Health Bill’s Progress Hinges on Two Southern Dems
AP
Democratic leaders and the White House are pressing Sens. Landrieu of Louisiana and Lincoln of Arkansas to vote Saturday to move the reform bill to floor debate
They’ll both flip.
Landrieu is a liberal Howard. Lincoln is 50/50. She is done like Santorum if she votes yes.
Loser McCain won ARK by 25%
Landrieu has been bought for a 100 million….Blanche is probably upping the ante since she is the last one…..
Jason, Landreiu is up in 2014, Lincoln up in the Fall. She is gone, unless Snowe covers her ass.
THANKS Wec,
But where are the Goldwater Institute guys Now? Is not there a procedure that can be used to force a Constitutional amendment, or do we need for a bill to be passed? If the bill passes, then it is too late.
The ERA amendment was sent out for 2/3 majority of the states. ERA may have been important, but HC is much broader in scope. Since, the initial constitutional changes be drected toward the states, can’t the states initiate action by the SCOTUS? I quess what I am looking for is a means to confront the HC bill as early as possible.
#33 Here is my Fax to the two “wavering” Senators from the deep red south:
“I do not live in your state. However, I am concerned citizen who feels deeply that we are on the verge of making a huge mistake if we adopt any of the currently proposed “health reform” legislation. I very much appreciate your candor on this issue and am writing to further elaborate my personal views on this very urgent matter.
I am strongly opposed to all of the current bills (HR 3292, Wyden-Bennett, et al) in Congress that are being considered by you and advocated for by the President. PLEASE VOTE NO ON CLOTURE FOR OPPENING DEBATE ON SENATOR REID’S BILL! All of the various Federal Government centric approaches currently being “debated” are unaffordable, ill conceived, and hastily thought out schemes that essentially cede control of the most basic right, that of control of our own bodies and lives, to the Federal government while doing little in the way of improving our medical care or the cost of medical care in this country. Systems in which control of medical care has been centralized by the government have been tried unsuccessfully in several other nations to worse outcomes for personal health, civil liberty, and economic wealth being.
There are several details of these health care nationalization plans that put on us on the path I describe above. Most specifically, a lot of attention has been paid to the “public/government option” (and the related “COOPs”) as the most blatant and obvious from of government control and a mechanism to destroy the private insurance market. But this is in fact just the tip of the iceberg so to speak in terms of the multitude of bad ideas contained in these government centered plans. The key item that I am most concerned but I very rarely hear discussion on are the so-called “Individual” and/or “Employer” Mandates designed to force everyone in this country to buy Health Insurance policies on terms dictated by the Federal Government. This is an extremely bad idea on many economic grounds based on its impact to the economy, job creation, and the large additional demands it would place on the health care system. However, what is truly insidious about these proposed “Mandates” is that they would amount to a “stealth tax” on the young and healthy that in all likelihood would not opt to pay the high premiums or use the “minimum” level of coverage that is currently proposed. Also, contrary to the rhetoric being put out by proponents of these “mandate” schemes, they would have the effect of eliminating any individual choice in the basic decision of how much, if any, health insurance they personally may require to cover any unforeseen medical expenses. Finally, the required regulatory mechanisms, required expansion/hiring of government employees/technocrats, and proposed subsidies that go along with these Mandates expand the government’s role in such a way that it will be in practice a Nationalization of the Heath Care Industry in this country. I strongly urge you to oppose any plan that contains any individual/employer mandate provisions! Please do not compromise on this point!
Another disconcerting subject that is also rarely discussed in our current “debate” on this issue is how these proposed plans are in actuality a de facto government bailout of yet another large and failing “Big” Industry (the Health Insurance industry has 80 million of 135 million customers who are aged 50-65 i.e. the most costly years for medical care – they have also recently suffered large losses in last year’s market collapse) by giving them millions of new forced customers. It is also essentially a cover up for the failure of politicians of both parties to properly fund promised Medicare coverage for the elderly (these mandates will continue to allow the Federal government to continue to cost shift Medicare shortfalls to the private insurance system). Last but not least, the fact that these arrangements were arranged in close door meetings by industry lobbyists with government officials to the determent of the American citizen smacks of the worst kind of corruption possible. This type of short term and self-serving focus has been the root cause of many of our current difficulties and is the primary reason citizens such as me have lost faith in the ability of our elected officials to represent us in good faith. I urge you to stand up to these powerful interests on behalf of those who elected you to office and expose the reality of this situation.
The specifics of this plan give control of our health care system up to a bad combination of special interests, corrupt politicians, and unelected technocrats. I urge you to stand on the side of our citizens versus this unholy trinity of interests and do your utmost to delay passage of this bill to allow for further debate and discussion. In my opinion, it is complete insanity to consider passage of this sweeping a proposal with only a month or so of discussion. If nothing else, the American people deserve a reasoned and measured approach to an issue of this magnitude – one in which all the various facts, assumptions, proposed courses of actions, and likely outcomes are analyzed and discussed by experts on this subject in an open and free public hearing.
Finally, I would also advocate an incremental or “trial and error” approach toward adoption of legislation would be the logical way to proceed. If we implement in a moment of haste a huge and expensive “new” government centered health care system, we run a large risk of never being able to reverse many of the negative impacts that will likely result.
I urge you to work for the defeat of these plans and refocus your efforts on genuine health care reform that empowers the patient and health care provider, provides tort/medical malpractice reform, a true national health insurance market where insurance companies are actually forced to compete via the semi-monopoly system we have in place, providing the same tax incentives for individuals to purchase coverage as employers, and placement of Medicare/Medicade programs on a sustainable financial basis. The track record of truly free markets where individual citizens are allowed to make their own free choices have a much, much better track record of delivering both quality and lower costs then any centrally planned or managed system. We have ample evidence from countries around the world where these government run systems are in place and where there citizens get worse care, higher per capita costs, and/or rationed care. Please place your faith in the power of the individual citizen to make his or her own best choices in a matter that is so basic to our daily lives.
Last but certainly not least, I would advocate that you consider the costs to our nation not only in terms of medical outcomes and dollar costs but in terms of individual Freedom and Liberty. Essentially, it is my belief, due to their numerous and obvious flaws, the currently proposed “Health Insurance Reform” plans has little or nothing to do with improving anyone’s health or the reducing the cost of medical care in this nation but rather have a lot to do with politicians benefiting from the resulting dependency to create yet another reliable voting bloc in order to perpetuate their political power. If allowed to become the law of the land, these plans will fundamentally alter the relationship between the individual and the state to the permanent determent of the individual. In short, this is a huge transfer of sovereignty from the people/individual to the state that is not at all in the spirit of or worthy of a democratic nation of free and independent people!
I thank you for your consideration in this matter and truly hope you take the time to read this letter and reflect on its contents. With all candor, the likely path to ruin we set ourselves on if we adopt any of these proposed schemes haunts me and causes me great concern for the future of this nation. I have three young children whom I love very deeply. I would like them to have the opportunity to grow up in the same America I did and have fought my entire adult life for – a nation that remains economically prosperous, politically and socially vibrant, values all human life as unique individuals worthy of respect and dignity, and where its people remain truly free and sovereign.”
I am sure they read every word and will listen to me and people who agree with me over 100 million dollar political bribes lol
But, collectively they may listen if they get a crushing amount of emails, faxes, and calls like this – this is the only recourse we have at this point….keep fighting!
I never understand why the national press always portrays Landrieu as a centrist. I can’t think of one major issue in which she has ever stood up to her party. She is bought and paid for by special interest and goes to the highest bidder everytime.Sad thing is she will win again next election.
39. Her brother is Lt.Gov. His career is finished
I never understand why the national press always portrays Landrieu as a centrist.
Because of her presentation/style. As long as a Democrat is not as strident as Boxer, he or she will be perceived to be a centrist.
patience folks. look at the uproar surrounding the mamo-gram announcement.
Magnify that by several million times. And look who will be able to direct the public’s outrage, not from her house in Alaska but here in these United States as just another private citizen.
BOR is actually a very good interviewer. My biggest beef with him is that he seems to be obsessed with himself.
#40…..Jason…I wish it were true that her brother’s career was over. The Landrieu’s have some kind of weird voodoo like power over the people here in Louisiana. They obviously know where lots of skeletons are hidden. Mitch and Mary always seem to eek out a win regardless of how big the winds of Republican momentum are in this state. I’m was hoping that Mitch would decide to run for mayor of NOLA At least we could keep his influence within that black hole of a city and the rest of the state could be free. He may run against Cao next year….wouldn’t surprise me.
30 – He’s that desperate that he can’t find any money inside the state?
nice letter WEC, hopefully some staffer at least bothers to read it.
43 – What’s this “seems” stuff?
My biggest beef with him is that he seems to be obsessed with himself.
Mine too. He said so many times to Palin, well I would do/done this or that. Who cares? I tuned in to hear what Palin would do. Also, that whole body language segment is sooooo stupid. Especially, when he asks her to analyze HIS body language. Talk about ego.
#42
The outrage about the mammograms was immediate and strong. But of course, the Palinistas have to credit her with everything.
“this is the only recourse we have at this point”
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Well I suppose we could storm the castle, but we’d be way out gunned.
Count Obama: [admiring his torture contraption bill] Beautiful isn’t it? It took me half a lifetime to invent it. I’m sure you’ve discovered my deep and abiding interest in pain. Presently I’m writing the definitive work on the subject, so I want you to be totally honest with me on how the machine makes you feel. This being our first try, I’ll use the lowest setting.
#46 yeah, at least maybe the could take the time to at least report us the WH.gov narc site lol
I wouldn’t mind analyzing Tonya Reiman’s body a little closer though, though if I have to chose to lose her or the Russian Marina Orlova who does the word origin thing I’d say lose the body language crap.
Count Rahm: Ah. Are you coming down into the pit? Wesley’s got his strength back. I’m starting him on the machine tonight.
Prince Obama: [sincerely] Tyrone, you know how much I love watching you work, but I’ve got my country’s 500th anniversary to plan, my second wedding to arrange, my wife to murder and Guilder to frame for it; I’m swamped.
dear plant, I didn’t give her credit for that. She’s going to be the one fanning the flames by saying I told you there were death panels in the bill and there are.
Period. Game over. Go back to Frum and cry.
Lincoln will vote yes.
She has no choice, she is toast either way. If she votes yes, she will lose the general. If she votes no, she will lose the primary.
That is why she will vote yes.
The only way for her to save her seat is for her to switch parties and vote no. Which will not happen.
Ï never understand why the national press always portrays Landrieu as a centrist.”
Actually the media portrays her as a conservative democrat. Harry Reid is a centrist.
Extreme, hard core, die hard, far left Demcrats? MSM never heard of any.
56- At least they did generally call E.Kennedy a liberal… course they had to add lion. uhh.
#56 Here are the correct defintions:
Liberal Democrat: A wild eyed Karl Marx, carding carryin’, force using, constitution trampling, socialist radical, free spending/taxing, indiviudal rights trampling, union goon supporting, regressive thug
Moderate Democrat: The same as Liberal except for insiting that “its paid for” and usual speaks with an accent for appearance sake
WEC that about sums it up.
“At least they did generally call E.Kennedy a liberal… course they had to add lion. uhh.”
Or icon……but he was often a HC “advocate” and a “progressive” and a “passionate defender of (fill in the blank with some liberal special interest).
#52
I know you like blondes but Tonya??? Oh well, to each their own.
Ok, the CrappyCare faux Senate vote drama update:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2009/11/tomorrows_anticlimax.html
And here is some original news – Democrats try to buy votes and curry favor with public using tax dollars:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125863538953955499.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_news
This one is very orginal, never been tried by democrats before….
Why is everyone outraged about Landrieu getting 100 million for LA. It’s politics.
You obsess a bit too much over Palin, Charles. She’s no more directing this than you or I. The opposition to Obamacare would be there, Palin or no Palin.
No Wes,
Wihtout Palin people would lie down and take it.
So, are we still hoping to find a moderate D that will flip. Nothing has changed since yesterday. There are 60 to open debate, the Rs want to leave to go and enjoy Turkey Weed, and 90% of these bills end up passing.
100 million of our tax $$$ went to a beotch’s state.
61 – huh I chose Marina? But yeah Tonya’s not bad.
Shout out to tina, What pay grade do we need to up Obama too so these things are no longer above his?
#63 She could have gotten much more. She should have held out for more legal graft. Unfortunately, your correct that the way politics is practiced in America today. Perhaps we shouldnt give politican control of 4 trillion dollars? Perhaps we should grow up and understand that every “freebie” these politicians supposedly give us is actually extracted from our wallets to begin with?
#63 – I outraged not be cause she’s a political whore, but because she’s such a cheap political whore.
If I was in charge, the beotch would be in cuffs now for bribery. She looks like she gained some weight – the women in red @ Drudge.
So has anything actually changed????
He is at 60 – and I fear that one or two Rinos vote yes.
#72 Give her another couple of years in DC and she will be lookin’ like Rosie and Stabenow lol
And have the face of Piglosi and the hairstyle of Boxah.
#74 My big tent for blondes is not that big.
cheap political whore.
100 million cheap???????????????????????
#77 When you talking about a HC bill thats litterally a million dollars per word then 100 million is cump change lol
4 trillion dollar budget
1.2 trillion dollar destimulus
3 trillion dollar HC “reform”
12 trillion dollar national debt
100+ trillion unfunded liabilities
I forgot the per minute spending rate for the Fed government but it was like a millon or so…
So yea, she could have at least got 2-3 billion if she was an “effective” politican dont ya think?
wes, that’s probably true but Palin’s position in this situation is fascinating don’t you think? Especially since the Frum plant is desperate to discredit her.
77 – Very very very cheap.
#79
Oh yes, we Frum plant are having to work overtime.
I’m out for the evening, a parting gift to the men.
Landrieu needs to go down in flames in 2014.
I had to chuckle at this one lol:
“Once Obama made his baseless promise about the impact of the stimulus legislation, he had little choice but to track in some fashion the legislation’s impact on employment. Had he declined to do so, surely the Washington Post and other MSM watchdogs would have been all over the administration, citing the president’s promises of “transparency” and the need to hold him accountable for….
Come to think of it, MacGillis is right — Obama did make a strategic mistake by agreeing to provide data.”
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/11/024992.php
The outrage about the mammograms was immediate and strong. But of course, the Palinistas have to credit her with everything.
Comment by Chekote
FRUM PLANT ALERT !!!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED !!! (j/k)
YOU MISS EPH, CHEK ?
I should find a link to “Time, Time, Time is on our side. Oh Yes it is”
Time might not be on our side yet but let’s see how this plays out.
Saturday night will be when Reid will get his 60 votes. There will be considerable political damage done as voters will perceive this vote as keeping Obamacare alive.
The next step will be the start of the debate. Does anyone really want to start Sunday debating healthcare? Numerous Senators have fund raisers scheduled over Thanksgiving. Baucus’s Mother is very ill and Byrd is not so hot either.
So how about Dec 1st? GOP will want weeks to debate and votes on amendments.
Nothing can be done without an unamious agreement between McConnell and Reid.
Here’s where Nelson and Lieberman can be prickly allies for Reid. They oppose most of the bill so they want to talk and amend. Reid cannot move the bill to a vote without amendments or debate or agreements.
Gotcha.
Wylie -watch this-I mean watch this closely.
What’s the next step after Saturday night.
I am really wishing for debate to start on 12-1-2009.
I hope for three weeks of debate but we may see two weeks and then a week worth of votes.
Either way the key date to me is 12-18-2009. That’s the schedule date to adjorn for the year.
a. Right now we have no budget for 2009-2010. Only 5-12 spending bills have passed and a stopgap budget expires on 12-18-2009.
b. So the House and Senate must agree on some sort of spending measure by 12-18-2009.
Can you say that Mitch and Harry Reid must play nice or the country is shut down. There was nearly three days spent on one Judge(two votes) and a VA bill.
Time could be on our side. Anything pushed to next year is facing huge and uncertain economic and political winds.
Reid is not going to go for 3 weeks of debates so it’s going to have to be shoved down his throat. I don’t see who is going to do that. If the people who object to the bill had any cojones they would stop the bill right now and make Reid come back with another one.
Where is Eph? Where does he hang out?
When are Levi Johnston’s 15 minutes up? He is pure scum.
I’m surprised you aren’t drooling over him, Chek.
Where is Eph? Where does he hang out?
Comment by Chekote
my sources tell me that he is on another secret mission but Marv’s sources may be better on than mine…
i believe he hangs out in pro-abort gay bars
91- wes, I’m sure chek is “saving herself” for you
Chek is not a frum plant – just a sad person who posts nonsense 24/7 to goad people into responding. Most seem to ignore her, some engage.
I read HHR before bed nearly every night, and half the posts are from Chek – yet zero of her posts add value.
Today it’s:
Excusing the $100 million bribe to Landreiu is just politics?
Defeatist talk on HC.
More obsession with Paln.
Pathetic. Just Pathetic.
Chek…tell me now that you respect Palin. Otherwise, I will leave this village and never return. Tell me you love the smell of her stockings, the cool, cripness of her breath, and the way she shakes her hair while balancing her checkbook. Tell me darn it!! Tell me or I’m Splittsville on a one way ticket. I’ve got one foot out the door, sweets…speak now or forever hold my beating heart in your cold, wet grip. By the way,,,nice nails.
All 40 GOP Seantors will filibuster tonight, including snowe.
http://www.freerepublic.com
Good News. This will pressure Lincoln.
Morning Hedgehog Community!
Could this be finally the Cycle we get rid of one of the two North Dakota Senators?
Zogbys ND Senate Poll has send some shockwaves through this State.
Some Republican Bloggers suggesting that Popular Republican Governor John Hoeven (R) is gearing up for a January 2010 Senate Announcement.
“But a possible run from Hoeven is still very much in the works, and with word I’m hearing having Hoeven announcing a run in January of 2010, Dorgan should be watching his p’s and q’s onhealth care right now.”
Hi Daniel. dorgan is a commie.
Lincoln is our hope.
With all 40 Gop Senators voting no tonight, Lincoln is under tremendous pressure. no Cover
Jason,
Bet on it: Lincoln is gonna vote for it.
I was quite surprised when I googled Hoeven for Senate. Cornyn needs to do some armtwisting to lure Hoeven into a Race with Dorgan.
Well, at least we’ve to wait another month or so.
#95
LOL! Brialliant. Simply brilliant.
Of course Lincoln in gonna vote how Reid and the Dem caucus tell her to. No drama on her vote despite her fake agonizing on it. The fact that Snowe will hold with the other Republicans giving Dems no cover is a fatal blow to Lincoln’s reelection chances. Her vote is the 60th vote for this boondoggle. No getting away from that fact and the voters will know it. Good girl Olympia. I wouldn’t trust you down the line on any subsequent votes but she you did good here.
Bye bye Blanche.
Republicans do have one chance tonight and it has nothing to do with Lincoln.
The only chance is if Byrd croaks by 8:00.
That’s much, much better than Lincoln or the Louisina whore voting against Obama.