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Bart Stupak (D-MI) talks with Greta van Susteren about resolving the issues within the Democratic caucuses on Capitol Hill — and sounds decidedly pessimistic. That’s good news, especially since Stupak makes clear that abortion is hardly the only issues on the table. The funding mechanisms are completely different, and Stupak notes that Barack Obama proposed a third method of financing reform that doesn’t exist in either version of the bill. As for passing something now for the sake of passing it with a promise to fix it later, color Stupak very skeptical on that strategy:
“Tomorrow never comes,” and in this case, for good reason. How likely will the White House and Senate be to reopen debate on ObamaCare once they successfully get it off the Congressional agenda, no matter how flawed the final product was? About as likely as suddenly endorsing the Hensarling/Pence spending bill that caps the federal budget at 20% of GDP.
They could have passed a sequence of smaller, bipartisan bills related to interstate choice and the insurance dropping issues last year, and we would already be seeing a positive impact.
Instead, they tried to take over the entire system. It should tell everyone right there what their goal really has been all along – not to improve healthcare, but to make it equal.
I like what Stupak said, although he did try to pander to Cheesehead Greta with the Packers helmet! Greta has definitely been drifting right lately, after all the interviews with Rush Limbaugh and Rick Santorum.
What would Stupak say if he was interviewed by Anderson Cooper or Chris Matthews? Is he a man of conviction, or a man who tells each interviewer what they want to hear? What will he do on the House floor when this comes up for a vote?
I think, for a large portion of the independents, the decision has already been made concerning the risk taken. Whether this bill becomes law or not, there are a lot of Democratic necks already without heads. This creates the risk of “the parting shot” yes vote.
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If you're asking that question, pack your bags and head home. You're out of your element. By the way, maotai does not mean expensive or famous wine.