The Huffing & Puffing-ton Post asks, “What’s your reaction?” to the following:
WHAT’S YOUR REACTION? — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pledged on Wednesday to take a serious look at revising the filibuster rules at the beginning of the next Congress, calling the current level of obstruction in the Senate unacceptable.
My reaction?
Harry Reid will no longer be the Senate Marority Leader because 1) he is going to lose his re-election bid by a landslide, and 2) the Dems will no longer be the majority party in the House when the next Congress is convened.
In which case, the Dems will be thankful to have the filibuster at their disposal to fight the evil Majority GOP.
The best comment form the loonies at H&P:
Next Congress?
Harry, next Congress will see you dealing blackjack and selling corn dogs at Big Jake’s Casino
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Dealing blackjack will be beneath Harry Reid. maybe he can kick back and enjoy 99 weeks of unemployment checks…
Funny in so many ways.
He had a filibuster proof Senate until a few weeks ago, and now it’s a problem.
He has been wrong about the Iraq war, the Surge, that job losses are good news, and now he thinks he will be coming back to the Senate in January.
Well, that last part is true, to clean out his desk.
Dealing blackjack? I doubt it, even the SEIU has standards when it comes to their jobs. I think he will enjoy the benefits and perquisites of retiring from the Senate, and sit on his bony ass.
Robbie, what we all ignore is that the next election is the Republican’s to lose. If they don’t start adapting some of the Democrat techniques, they will lose it.
Remember, a complicit press will continue to ignore such things as John Conyer’s wife being sentenced to over three years in prison. They will play down all the crap and corruption that really is the Democratic Party. Hell, even Fox is not taking about Monica Conyers.
The Republicans are going to have to walk on eggshells, hoping that some Democrat operative doesn’t find out that some Republican Congressman took funds to buy a new stapler that wasn’t approved. The dogs are out now, sniffing for anything they can find on ANY Republican.
Republicans need to campaign on one word: REPEAL. Because the Dems are going to use any IL-legal move they can to ram through the Health Care Insurance Destruction Bill.
Republicans need to start playing dirty. Then need to find a way to dely the Health Care Insurance Destuction Bill anyway they can so that the Dems have to go back to their districts during spring break and take the heat.
Obama, and Nancy Pelosi, who is in her safe district of nuts and fruits, want other Dems to fall on their swords in the interest of socialized medicine and if Dems find out during spring break that is really going to unseat them, they just may think twice about the whole boondoggle.
Remember, it is ego that puts a person in Congress, and it will be ego that can defeat this bill. Think of the loss: no staff, no taxpayer junkets to exotic lands and fancy beaches, no Congressional cafeteria.
Oh, the horror.
Yep, like the Slaughter Solution.
If they pull this trick, I don’t think the GOP could do anything to hurt their chances in November.
This bill is so unpopular that if the GOP runs a midterm campain on repealing Obamacare ( if it passes ) they will not only win majorities in both houses but supermajorities and Obama’s isn’t going to be able to stop the repeal.
VOTE IS NEXT WEEK!
We Need To Kill This Bill NOW!
CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD: 202-224-3121
Stop The Dirty Tricks And Special Deals
And Start Over With REAL Public Support!
Poll After Poll CONSISTENTLY Show The Same DEEP Opposition To This Plan By Americans!
52% of all voters are AGAINST the use of “reconciliation” to pass this bill! (Gallup)
53% of all Americans OPPOSE Obama’s handling of Healthcare. (ABCNews/WashPost)
23% STRONGLY oppose the Healthcare plan in Congress, while only 11% strongly support it. (Gallup)
64% of Independent voters oppose Obama’s Plan. (Rassmussen)
68% of American voters have health insurance coverage that they rate “good” or “excellent”.
56% say that the quality of healthcare costs will go higher if Obama’s Plan passes.
Healthcare reform ranks FOURTH in importance to Independent voters. Deficit-reduction is their #1 concern.
First Wave Of Attack:
These, Mostly Pro-Life, Democrats Led By Bart Stupak,
Originally Voted “YES” But Might Switch To “NO”
Bart Stupack – MI ….. Jim Oberstar – MN
Dale Kildee – MI ….. Charles Wilson – OH
Dan Lipinsky – IL ….. Marcy Kaptur – OH
Jerry Costello – IL ….. Steve Driehaus – OH
Joe Donnelly – IN ….. Kathy Dahlkemper – PN
Brad Ellsworth – IN ….. Marion Berry – AR
CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD: 202-224-3121
Call The Switchboard And Ask For These Democrats And Urge Them To START OVER With REAL Public Support And WITHOUT Federal Funding Of Abortion!
Michigan
Rep. Bart Stupak – 1st District
DC Office (202) 225 4735
Alpena (989) 356 0690
Crystal Falls (906) 875 3751
Marquette (906) 228 3700
Petoskey (231) 348 0657
West Branch (989) 345 2258
Link to E-Mail http://www.house.gov/stupak/IMA/issue2.htm
Rep. Dale Kildee – 5th District
DC Office (202) 225-3611
Toll Free MI Offices 1-800-662-2685
Flint (810) 239-1437
Saginaw (989) 755-8904
Bay City (989) 891-0990
Link to Email http://www.house.gov/kildee/contact_form.shtml
Illinois
Rep. Dan Lipinksi – 3rd District
Toll free from IL (866) 822-5701
DC Office (202) 225-5701
Chicago Office (312) 886-0481
LaGrange Office (708) 352-0524
Oak Lawn Office (708) 424-0853
Link to E-Mail http://www.house.gov/formlipinski/zipauth.html
Rep. Jerry Costello – 12 District
DC Office (202) 225-5661
Belleville (618) 233-8026
East St. Louis (618) 397-8833
West Franfort (618) 937-6402
Link to E-Mail http://costello.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml
Indiana
Rep. Joe Donnelly – 2nd District
DC Office (202) 225-3915
South Bend 574.288.2780
Logansport 574-753-2671
La Porte 219.326.6808 ext. 2414
Link to E-Mail http://donnelly.house.gov/contact/contact-us-form.shtml
Rep. Brad Ellsworth – 8th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4636
District Phone:
Evansville (812) 465-6484;
Terre Haute (812) 232-0523
Link to E-mail http://www.ellsworth.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=325&Itemid
Minnesota
Rep. Jim Oberstar – 8th District
DC Office (202) 225-6211
Bainerd (218) 828-4400
Chisolm (218) 254-5761
Duluth (218) 727-7474
North Branch (651) 277-1234
Link to E-Mail http://wwwc.house.gov/oberstar/zipauth.htm
Ohio
Rep. Charles Wilson – 6th District
DC Phone: (202) 225-5705
Canfield (330) 533-7250;
Marietta (740) 376-0868;
Bridgeport (740) 633-5705;
Ironton (740) 533-9423;
Wellsville (330) 532-3740
Link to E-mail http://www.charliewilson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139
Rep. Marcy Kaptur – 9th District
DC Office (202) 225-4146
Toledo (800)964-4699 (419) 259-7500
Link to Email http://www.kaptur.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=152
Rep. Steve Driehaus – 1st District
DC Office (202) 225-2216
Cincinnati (513) 684-2723
Link to Email https://forms.house.gov/driehaus/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm
Pennsylvania
Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper – 3rd District
Toll Free: (1-877-528-4948)
DC Phone: (202) 225-5406
Butler County (724) 285-3595
Mercer County (724) 342-2685
Link To Email https://forms.house.gov/dahlkemper/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm
Arkansas
Rep. Marion Berry – 1st District
DC Phone: (202) 225-4076
Jonesboro (870) 972-4600;
Cabot (501) 843-4955;
Mountain Home (870) 425-3510
Link to E-Mail http://www.house.gov/berry/messageform.html
* NEVER Has There EVER Been Such A MASSIVE Expansion Of Gov’t Passed By Congress That Was Opposed By The MAJORITY Of Americans!
* NEVER Has There EVER Been Such A MASSIVE Expansion Of Gov’t Passed By Congress On A 100% Single-Party-Line Vote!
* The Public Is AGAINST it, And We Just Can’t AFFORD It!
Second Wave Of Attack:
Pelosi, Obama and Emanuel are working furiously to twist the arms of the 39 Democrats who voted “no” last time to get them to switch their vote.
Here are the 18 Democrats who originally voting “no” on health care reform in November, but are now most likely to flip and vote “yes”:
CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD: 202-224-3121
Call The Switchboard And Ask For These Democrats And
Urge Them To HOLD FIRM And “Don’t Go All Wobbly Now” !
John Adler, N.J. – On Fox News Sunday, he didn’t quite rule out voting “yes”: “If the House and the Senate can’t work out cost containment, I don’t see how I support a bill that doesn’t help our business community and create more jobs, he said.” (Fox News Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010)
Jason Altmire, Pa. – Altmire equivocated this weekend on Fox News Sunday, saying he has an “open mind” about it. “I have to make a decision between passing this bill…or doing nothing. And I’m weighing the balance between the two.”
Brian Baird, Wash. – Although he said he planned to vote no, the retiring congressman hedged a bit on CNN’s State of the Union Mar. 7. “The problem is, if I think we could come up with a better solution, OK, than just to say health care reform goes down and therefore nothing ever happens, that would be a tragedy. And so that’s the choice. I don’t think this bill is what I would like to see us do if I could –– if I ran the universe, as it were, but I don’t get to do that. So the status quo is unsustainable.”
John Barrow, Ga. – He always has close races in his Savannah-area district. A “yes” vote might end his career. He has not indicated how he will vote.
John Boccieri, Ohio – A Mar. 4 statement from his office says he is “encouraged” that President Obama’s plan “contains important provisions to reduce fraud, waste and abuse and reduce the deficit.”
Rick Boucher, Va. – He is considered by the AP one of those most likely to flip. But Boucher has resisted his party’s leadership in the past –– for example, when he voted against McCain-Feingold.
Ben Chandler, Ky. – Chandler, already under fire for his support of cap-and-trade legislation last year, has given no public indication so far on his health care vote.
Lincoln Davis, Tenn. – His office tells The Examiner that he remains undecided.
Bart Gordon, Tenn. – He is retiring, and considered by the Associated Press to be among those most likely to flip. In light of his recent comments, this seems quite likely.
Tim Holden, Pa. – The Allentown Morning Callreported last week that Holden, a pro-life Democrat, is not saying how he will vote.
Suzanne Kosmas, Fla. – Her office has not responded to The Examiner’s inquiries, but she is considered likely to flip.
Betsy Markey, Colo. – Her re-election chances are slim in a bad year for Democrats, but she isn’t ruling out a “yes” vote.
Jim Matheson, Utah – Just as he began to contemplate his vote, President Obama appointed his brother Scott to a federal judgeship. Matheson told The Deseret News that he is undecided.
Scott Murphy, N.Y. – The victor in a 2009 special election, Murphy is a fan of a single-payer health care system.
Glenn Nye, Va. – Among those considered most likely to switch and vote “yes.”
Ike Skelton, Mo. – Skelton, an old House bull with a pro-life voting record, could nonetheless be appealed to on party loyalty grounds, or even the loss of his chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee.
John Tanner, Tenn. –Tanner is retiring. His staff recently released a statement that leaves him open to switching: “Until we know what that bill will include, how will it be brought to the floor and what the Congressional Budget Office says regarding its cost, there is no way for [Congressman] Tanner to declare his support or opposition.”
Harry Teague, N.M. – This freshman already polls behind his Republican challenger, who previously represented his district. He has given no clear indication as to how he will vote.
* THERE IS NO MANDATE FOR THIS MASSIVE GOV’T EXPANSION INTO HEALTHCARE!
* THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THIS PLAN!
* THIS IS NOT ABOUT HEALTHCARE – IT’S ABOUT REGULATIONS, MANDATES AND POLITICAL POWER!
* MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY ARE GOING BROKE – AND THIS SAME GROUP WANTS TO TAKE OVER ALL OF HEALTHCARE NOW!???
* WE AS A NATION, LITERALLY, CANNOT AFFORD TO PASS THIS!!
Third Wave Of Attack:
These Are House Democrats Who Originally Voted “NO”
And Are Likely to Vote “NO” Again:
CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD: 202-224-3121
Call The Switchboard And Ask For These Democrats And Urge Them To HOLD FIRM And Vote “NO” So We Can Start Over With REAL Public Support!
Dan Boren, Okla. – Boren, who has a very conservative record, will vote no, his spokesman told The Daily Caller.
Allen Boyd, Fla. – His office did not immediately respond to The Examiner’s inquiries.
Bobby Bright, Ala. – Bright, who narrowly won in a heavily Republican district in 2008, told The Daily Caller that he is voting “no.”
Travis Childers, Miss. – His office did not immediately respond to The Examiner’s inquiries.
Artur Davis, Ala. – Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., accused Davis, an African-American, of being a race-traitor for voting “no.” But he is running for governor, and not only does he plan to vote “no” again, but he promised to leave the campaign trail if necessary and return to Washington to do so.
Chet Edwards, Tex. – He told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he will vote no.
Parker Griffith, Ala. – After the November vote, he switched parties and became a Republican. Good luck changing his mind.
Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin, S.D. – She told the Rapid City Journal she is a “no” vote.
Larry Kissell, N.C. – He told The Daily Callerthat he is a “no” vote.
Frank Kratovil, Md. – A freshman in a tough rematch for re-election, Kratovil told the Annapolis Capital last week that he will vote “no,” if the House is asked to pass the Senate version of the health care bill.
Dennis Kucinich, Ohio – Kucinich voted against the House bill because he wants a single-payer system or nothing. He is considered likely to vote against it again. Then again, he was also pro-life until the moment he decided to run for president.
Jim Marshall, Ga. – He told the Daily Caller that ObamaCare will bankrupt the country. He’s a “no.”
Eric Massa, N.Y. – Here’s one Democrat who cannot be turned. He resigned from the House under a cloud of scandal, and over the weekend angrily accused Democratic leaders of railroading him because he voted “no” last time. He might have flipped if he’d stayed, but we’ll never know.
Mike McIntyre, N.C. – He participated in a December event in which members of Congress prayed for the failure of ObamaCare.
Mike McMahon, N.Y. – A Democrat representing Republican Staten Island, McMahon told the Staten Island Advance last week that he will vote “no.”
Charles Melancon, La. – He is locked in an uphill battle to unseat Republican Sen. David Vitter that will become completely hopeless if he changes his vote to “yes.”
Walt Minnick, Idaho – After the Associated Press published a report that he might change and vote “yes,” he called AP to say he will not be voting for this bill.
Peterson, Minn. – Peterson told Minnesota Public Radio that he will vote no.
Mike Ross, Ark. –– Ross, who at first threatened to block the House bill in committee, relented, but he then voted against it under heavy pressure from constituents. He told The Daily Callerthat he is a definite “no” vote.
Heath Shuler, N.C. – He told a local newspaper he will vote against any attempt to pass health care using reconciliation.
Gene Taylor, Miss. – One of the most conservative Democrats in the House, Taylor is among those least likely to bend. Although not definitive, his recent statements about the bill in his district strongly suggest a “no” vote.
* Obamacare was ONLY passed because of Senate Bribes, backroom deals and crooked kickbacks.
* It forces individuals to buy health insurance whether they want it or need it or not,
* It forces taxpayers to fund abortions,
* It force states (except Nebraska) to pay more for Medicaid,
* It massively drives up health care costs by massively increasing the demand for “free” healthcare without increasing the supply of doctors, nurses, hospitals, clinics, drugs or equipment to handle it,
* It creates a panel of bureaucrats who will dictate what “adequate” health insurance is – and out of necessity create limitations and thereby “rationing” of healthcare options,
* It does NOTHING to reduce healthcare costs like A) enacting tort reform, B) allowing competition via interstate purchase of health insurance policies, C) increasing the number of hospitals, doctors or clinics throughout the country and D) allowing people to fully deduct their health-insurance costs including premiums.
* It takes what Obama already calls a “first step” towards complete control over all of healthcare and creation of the single-payer Socialist Utopia Of Fail!