Thread: Reid to McConnell: Reconcile this.

Reid to McConnell: Reconcile this.



marketmaker | Thu, 03/11/2010 - 14:01 in





Harry Reid just sent Mitch McConnell a letter expressing his intention to move forward with reconciliation, and telling the Republicans to, well, read for yourself:



Though we have tried to engage in a serious discussion, our efforts have been met by repeatedly debunked myths and outright lies. At the same time, Republicans have resorted to extraordinary legislative maneuvers in an effort not to improve the bill, but to delay and kill it. After watching these tactics for nearly a year, there is only one conclusion an objective observer could make: these Republican maneuvers are rooted less in substantive policy concerns and more in a partisan desire to discredit Democrats, bolster Republicans, and protect the status quo on behalf of the insurance industry.[...]

http://www.bullfax.com/?q=node-reid-mcconnell-reconcile





Good!!!



(Watch the Dem's approval ratings soar 6 months after they pass this)

Another excerpt;



As you know, the vast majority of bills developed through reconciliation were passed by Republican Congresses and signed into law by Republican Presidents – including President Bush’s massive, budget-busting tax breaks for multi-millionaires. Given this history, one might conclude that Republicans believe a majority vote is sufficient to increase the deficit and benefit the super-rich, but not to reduce the deficit and benefit the middle class. Alternatively, perhaps Republicans believe a majority vote is appropriate only when Republicans are in the majority. Either way, we disagree.

[quote name='Six' date='11 March 2010 - 09:33 PM' timestamp='1268361197' post='128194']

This is retarded



The Republicans aren't stopping the passage of Obama care, their fellow Democrats are. Its a bullshit strawman argument.

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By requiring a "Super-Majority" (60 votes in the Senate) to pass anything, the GOP certainly is trying to stop it.