No, I am sorry Jarhead... NO ONE has done THIS before! It is unprecedented!
The procedures being used to pass this bill, have NEVER been used to pass this kind of sweeping legislation.... EVER! This level of entitlement spending has NEVER been implemented without a single vote from the opposition party in either house of Congress! This is the largest government program since Social Security, and the bills for it, have ZERO bipartisan support!
No Jarhead... these sort of procedural loophole rules are generally used for things we pretty much all agree on, and it's a matter of formality vs. logistics, and to make life a little easier for politicians trying to get out of town for recess and such. These "rules" were never intended to be used like this, and the Slaughter Rule is specifically formulated to deal with only this!
I am really thinking maybe this is Nancy bluffing... trying to sway some 'on-the-fence' democrats into thinking it is going to pass one way or another, so they may as well agree to support it with a legitimate vote. I saw a clip on Fox a minute ago, Obama talking to Nancy (in the street?) ...I hope he was telling her not to pull the trigger on this, because it's over if they do.
I know you pinheads are all giddy, and we'll have to go round you up from under the willow tree when the field trip is over, but you have to know this is political suicide, and the backlash is not going to be pleasant at all. I know you think if you can just get it passed, it will be there forever, but I don't believe that is the case, and I don't think this bill will ever become the law of the land, I think it will meet with almost immediate Supreme Court challenges, and will ultimately fail. As this all plays out, you will come to regret your enthusiasms and orgasms over what Nancy is currently trying to pull.
It's time for LEADERS to step up! It's time for someone to say, look... we will KILL THE BILL for now... we will go back to our constituents, talk about what we want in a health care reform bill, and come back in the fall to revisit the whole thing, and come up with a BIPARTISAN bill we can all support. What blows my mind is, this is a PERFECT opportunity for the President to do exactly what he promised to do in his campaign, and put an end to the partisan bickering. He could come out and say... Hey, this one's on me... I'll take the blame, I'll take the heat... but I can see that America is not ready to pass what we currently have on the table, and I believe we can do better! Obama could turn this into a HUGE political plus for himself... but he won't!
