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The GOP Senate leadership has privately settled on a strategy to derail health reform if Dems try to pass the Senate bill with a fix through reconciliation, aides say: Unleash an endless stream of amendments designed to stall for time and to force Dems to take untenable votes
Senator Judd Gregg is getting some attention today because he vowed to make it an extraordinarily difficult exercise for Dems to pass the Senate bill through the House while getting the Senate to fix the bill with a sidecar through reconciliation
[T]heres no limit on the number of amendments GOPers can offer, [a Republican] aide said, or on their subject matter. A senior Democratic aide confirmed that this is the case and that its a concern weighing on Dems.
If you bring a reconciliation bill to the Senate, its a free for all of amendments, the GOP aide said, cautioning that this was only part of the overall strategy. There is no way to limit the number of amendments that are voted on. You cant close debate. Democrats will have to vote on every politically perilous amendment that you can possibly think of.
, cannot be trusted to handle any important legislation. It would be better to wait a year and see what we have after the November election. 
But on the whole, they need to put away their childish toys and do the JOB they've been elected to do.
As unfortunate as it is for families who are having trouble affording coverage... Obamacare was a really horrible plan, doing virtually NOTHING to bring down the actual costs of coverage and treatment. Worse, it was an offense to our Constitution and our future budgets.
My initial impulse was to hope that they'd go back to the drawing board and start anew, but frankly, I think it's crystal clear that this particular Congress, the Reid/Pelosi Congress which brought us Porkulus
There are pundits saying that Congress should turn its attention to the economy and jobs, and on the surface, with unemployment being what it is, that sounds like a good idea. Here's the fly in the ointment though... What exactly has THIS Congress done which would lead us to believe they'd even be capable of good legislation???
These people have fucked up everything they touched. They're incapable of working together, incapable of upholding their oaths to the Constitution, incapable of prioritizing the country over their respective parties. It's readily apparent that ALL they care about is political positioning... getting a "win" like it's some kind of game, instead of making legislation that will affect the lives of EVERY American.
Fuck 'em. They need to be replaced. THEN, we can take another look at legislative initiatives.
Don't get me wrong... I don't mind if prospective candidates are also members of a national party. But, this is the LAST I ever want to see of politicians whose allegiance to party outweighs their oaths to the Constitution, or whose personal ambitions are prioritized over the wishes of their constituents. I might disagree with John McCain about alot of things, but not with his campaign slogan of "Country First".
We need people who will prioritize the needs of the nation and who will do that within the framework of Limited Government that our Constitution authorizes. If they're also working through the lens of their core party principles.... that's okay. Good even, if you're a conservative.
We HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE WORKING POOR, people. It's there.
I wouldn't be able to afford insurance NOR health care, either and that's a fact.
Oh yeah, it doesn't exist. Last I checked, it costs upwards of $300 a month for a shitty, bare bones policy
We HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE WORKING POOR, people. It's there.
Bullshit. There is absolutely such thing as affordable health care NOR health insurance. Show me a link where my brother, a sous chef, who makes $12 an hour (which is well above minimum wage, is it not?) can afford health insurance or health care beyond a basic clinic. Most restaurants only offer health insurance to management, you know...I (and he) would love to know. Oh yeah, it doesn't exist. Last I checked, it costs upwards of $300 a month for a shitty, bare bones policy if you buy it on your own. Even I couldn't afford that, and I'm considered middle class-soon to be lower class. If my employer didn't offer matched health care benefits, I wouldn't be able to afford insurance NOR health care, either and that's a fact.
remember the good ole days when you silly right wing fuckers "just wanted a vote on the issue" in congress without all the silly little politiking?
Funny... I can find basic plans for people... and those are fine...
We HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE WORKING POOR, people. It's there.
Bullshit. There is absolutely such thing as affordable health care NOR health insurance. Show me a link where my brother, a sous chef, who makes $12 an hour (which is well above minimum wage, is it not?) can afford health insurance or health care beyond a basic clinic. Most restaurants only offer health insurance to management, you know...I (and he) would love to know. Oh yeah, it doesn't exist. Last I checked, it costs upwards of $300 a month for a shitty, bare bones policy if you buy it on your own. Even I couldn't afford that, and I'm considered middle class-soon to be lower class. If my employer didn't offer matched health care benefits, I wouldn't be able to afford insurance NOR health care, either and that's a fact.
Employer doesn't have health insurance? Find a different employer.
So, my brother should give up a career he loves because you neocons who lick the arses of the health insurance industry have decided that he's not worthy of health insurance. Nice. So what is the cut-off. $70K a year is what you need to make in order to afford health insurance on your own? Isn't the average salary in America $40K?
Oh, and my cell phone plan is around $75 a month and it's my only phone. I don't own a car and take public transit everywhere. I live in Brooklyn to save money and take my lunch to work. REAL extravagant, I am.
Employer doesn't have health insurance? Find a different employer.
Most restaurants don't offer health insurance unless you're management. In fact, many entry-level jobs don't. You also don't get a break on health insurance if you are:
1. Free-lance
2. A contract employee
3. Own your own business
4. Working retail (except for management)
That's a lot of people who can't afford health insurance.
