Olympia Snowe will fillibuster
This Saturday’s Senate vote on National health care for America looks likely to turn into a long, drawn-out bloodbath as all 40 of the Republicans in the chamber have vowed to filibuster the bill.
Even moderate Republican Olympia Snowe has said she will participate in the fillibuster against Obamacare.
Democrats need to only get 60 votes to proceed to debate, where they only need a majority to pass the bill. This will allow Democrat Senators vulnerable in their re-election 2010 bids a John-Kerry-esque “I voted for the bill before I voted against it” line of politicking, where they can vote for the bill first and then against it to pass the legislation into law.
South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint notes that a vote by Democrats to proceed to debate is a vote on the substance of the health care bill itself.
Senate Democrat leader Harry Reid remained “confident” the 2,074-page, US $2.5 trillion health care overhaul will pass.
“The finish line is in sight,” Reid told reporters.
*PING* UF: Your hero Olympia Snowe will participate in the filibuster!
Hooray for the filibuster.
Read the bill.
Understand the it.
Vote AGAINST it’s passage or progress toward passage.
Please.
This an insult to the Americans. There is no bill yet and they have not read it just like the non-stimulus bills which are destroying our economy witth rising unemployment, massive spending,debt,deficit. How can the democrats be so corrupt,liars,traitors,out of touch,arrogant,tyrannical,tax cheaters,anti-military,anti-America,anti-CIA,anti-veterans. Obama and his Chicago thugs are robbing and manipulating the American people with the phony jobs supposedly saved or created by the stimiulus bills with the money unaccountable, the voter registration fraud by ACORN,fraudulent absentee votes ,military and economic incompetence,failure to prevent the Fort Hood islamic terrorism .
We have to remember which way they voted comes Nov. 2010. Just a terrible bill that needs to be dumped! God help America.
It’s amazing that Dems are so devious and corrupt. Hear the latest? To win over the Louisiana Democrat who’s on the fence, Reid is offering $100,000 million in extra aid to her State. Now that’s a bribe worth considering–unless you have a conscience.
To All The American People who truly love this country and are worried about all your constitutional rights being taken away from us, one by one, you need to stand up for your rights. Contact your senator, congressman, and your other local officials to express your dismay with all of this overspending, stimulus package – which is a big joke and a government run healthcare system… Instead of saving us money, it will cost us all, a lot more money and worse coverage. Wake up people – this is no longer a joke. They are deceiving us and making fools out of us, as well as making fun of us. They are totally ignoring what we want and don’t want. How sad this is for America……..
Sen. Mary Landru is taking money from Reid to sign on the Theft Of America bill. What do you call a woman who takes money for men’s favours? Oh, that’s right a WHORE!!!
The Vehement rightwingers so full of bile and contempt.
These folks are starting to sicken me
All you republican assholes are all just that. Assholes. The fucking death of America, what a joke. Know what the death of America is? These god-damn party lines. Nothing is ever going to get done. Your proof tax dollars, who needs compassion for the poor” Of course they are in that position because of bad choices, I’m sure race-lines had nothing to do with it.
Stop this health care at all cost!!
The truth of the matter is that Obama has enough dirt on enough Senators from illegal investigations to ensure a pass on any legislation he wants.
I love how biased almost ALL the comments are here, I wonder if this is moderated! Don’t you guys just love supression?
Harry Reid,and! Pelosi should be “Institutionalized”..under the care of Nurse Ratchet.
What is the agenda on running this Health care though????Maybe I would appove if we could afford this money spending at this time. I even heard where oh we will just make more money another stimuls plan. These are grown ups in Washington. Not children buying candy. What has happened to America????What has happened to our values????Our freedom worth fighting for????Our freedom of religion????How about a President bowing to other nations. Oh that is bad enough. God knows what is going on. I hope they are all ready to meet their heavenly Father someday unless they are all Arabs up there in Washington.
What is it about 2 letter words that Liberals don’t understand?
Clinton wanted to know the deff of is
LIberals don’t know what no means
Now we have a 300million dollar whore in Louisiana
hey( Rightly so) why don’t you just go to the post office and get your welfare check.
Now take that check and shove it where the sun don’t shine.Geez! those Libs sure
like there freebie checks. they might try working