Evans Politics, November 8, 2009
Graham: House Health Care Bill
Would Die in Senate (Video)
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared on Sunday that the health care legislation passed by the House of Representatives would be “dead on arrival” in the Senate, in part because his friend and colleague, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), wouldn’t go “anywhere near” it. (Joe, “the traitor” Lieberman — strip the SOB of his committees now!)
“The House bill is dead on arrival in the Senate,” Graham told CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “Just look at how it passed. It passed 220 to 215. It passed by two votes. You had 39 Democrats vote against the bill. They come from red states, moderate Democrats from swing districts. They bailed out on this bill. It was bill written by liberals for liberals and people like [Sen.] Joe Lieberman are not going to get anywhere near the House bill… it is a non-starter in the Senate.”
Read the full article, here.
See The Senate, Not the House, Is the Name of the Game on Health Care Reform, The Huffington Post, November 8, 2009, by Earl Ofari Hutchinson.
See Not so fast: House health care vote is just the first step, McClatchy Newspapers, November 8, 2009, by David Lightman.
See **SLAP**SLAP **SLAP**, Daily Kos, November 8, 2009, by LaFeminista:
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Slap 1
There is no point in inviting single payer proponents to the table, their point of view has no bearing on the debate.
Slap 2
A watered down version of the public option with probable opt out clauses, still it’s better than nothing.
Slap 3
Stupak-Pitts Amendment.
Slap 4
There better not be a fourth slap is all I can say:
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See 10 ways the House bill would change health care, McClatchy Newspapers, November 7, 2009, by David Lightman.
See The Stupak Effect on Women’s Health, Open Salon, November 8, 2009, by AliciaPhD.
See the interesting table over at the Washington Post, with a breakdown of the vote, Representative by Representative, with party affiliations AND total campaign contributions by the health care industry $$$$$.
Lindsey Graham: Reform “D.O.A.”
In Senate, Public Option “A Disaster”
Face the Nation – 3:04
Views of Senator Jack Reid (D-RI),
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
