Obama will be issuing the executive order, and all is well in Stupak’s world. So it appears this will pass with votes to spare. [ADDENDUM: Well, Stupak’s been consistent, I’ll say that for him. Watch the video and you’ll know … Continue reading →
…le déluge? I hope Mike Flynn is correct. [NOTE: Origins of the French phrase here.]
Continue reading →Mark Twain time travels: …Rome’s liberties were not auctioned off in a day, but were bought slowly, gradually, furtively, little by little; first with a little corn and oil for the exceedingly poor and wretched, later with corn and oil … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’m not planning to watch this thing live on TV; don’t want to start throwing heavy objects. But I will keep up with it periodically as the day wears on.] By the title of this post you can see … Continue reading →
They seem to be going for a straight up or down vote in the House on the Senate bill. Perhaps this means they have the 216 necessary votes—or perhaps they just have more votes for a straight up-or-down than for … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed a lot of discussion in the comments section of various conservative blogs that goes like this: once the HCR vote is over and if the Democrats succeed, what’s to stop them from passing their entire agenda via reconciliation … Continue reading →
Bart Stupak and Nancy Pelosi have been discussing a plan by which the House can amend the Senate HCR bill and change the abortion language that has been such a sticking point for him: The deal calls for Stupak to … Continue reading →
[UPDATE: I used the words “Politco claims” and “If true” in the following short post because there was something about the Politco report that didn’t smell quite right to me (maybe that “textual narrative” part? Too good to be true?). … Continue reading →
I was just listening to the tail end of an interview on Fox between Megyn Kelly and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. Brewer was talking about the Tenth Amendment challenges planned by governors and attorney generals around the country if HCR … Continue reading →
Shorter McArdle: the CBO scoring has become a joke, and the bill is a financial disaster. But nobody who wants to vote for it is listening or cares. [NOTE: A while back, I made a similar point as McArdle on … Continue reading →
For what it’s worth, here are forty names judged to be on the HCR fence. You can call, write, and otherwise contact them in an attempt to increase the pressure. It’s especially important if you live in their districts, but … Continue reading →
…offers a cost estimate on the Big Dig.
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