UPDATED 0849 7/22/09
The screeching halt heard from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, has reached the White House and the Speaker’s office.
The number two Democrat in the U.S. House, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said there is no consensus in the U.S. House of Representative’s Democratic caucus over two issues, whether a public plan option should be included and on the financing mechanism to pay for the $1 trillion government take over of the U.S. health care sector.
Hoyer “downplayed the idea of keeping lawmakers in session while negotiations continue, but wouldn’t rule it out.”
The U.S. House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer (D-MD) most recently stated that the U.S. House may leave for the August recess without a vote on health care reform.
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IJB Tuesday, July 21st at 6:50PM EST (link)The two things Hoyer mentioned --
Dan Perrin (Diary) Wednesday, July 22nd at 7:33AM EST (link)the tax and the public option will kill Obamacare.
The question is whether President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Waxman can walk away from these things, or not.
Maybe we could ask them
10ksnooker (Diary) Tuesday, July 21st at 7:45PM EST (link)— to define broke once more. How can the world’s best healthcare be broke.
Deflect, Divert, Obfuscate
reaganiterepublicanresistance Tuesday, July 21st at 7:49PM EST (link)Barack Obama will never say to your face what he actually plans to do -or achieve- with these huge new government programs.
Rather, you get some specious auditory performance with styrofoam props to wow the plebes, like the tacky Greek columns in Denver. To him, the revolutionary ends justify the Alinskyite means- so the Dear Leader just tells you whatever he needs to, he knows what’s best for you anyway.
And the truth is that Obama is out to nationalize health care.. they’ll be no private insurance industry left after five years of Obamacare… but of course he’s lying about it.
As for the American public, the reality that Obama is not up to the job seems to finally be setting-in; the poll numbers are now headed steadily south- is he already facing his Waterloo on this legislation?
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Obama wishes to nationalize medicine not as an end...
roscopico (Diary) Tuesday, July 21st at 8:06PM EST (link)Nationalize (and destroy) medicine is a tactic.
Destroy who he considers the evil, selfish, and oppressive of the world (the American “middle class”) is the strategy.
He may lose a battle, but this is the Alinskyist war of attrition. He’s still winning.
Im Himmel gibt’s kein Bier…
As the public discovers that
Dan Perrin (Diary) Wednesday, July 22nd at 7:35AM EST (link)what President Obama says is not reflected in the health reform plan, his numbers will keep dropping.
He has a shot, still, of making the bill fit his promises, if he does not, if will not pass.
Could this be what's happening?
bk (Diary) Wednesday, July 22nd at 7:45AM EST (link)Are the Blue Lap Dogs actually driving this thing? They are running scared that they could hurt their reelection chances next year, and there might not be enough chicken Republican crossovers to allow them to vote no on whatever the bill is. It almost seems like Nancy is letting the Senate take the lead to provide cover for the Blue Lap Dogs and buy them a little time.