Split The Bill, Whatever It Takes
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Apparently now the White House and Senate are ready to split the bills and get things done.
The White House and Senate Democratic leaders, seeing little chance of bipartisan support for their health-care overhaul, are considering a strategy shift that would break the legislation into two parts and pass the most expensive provisions solely with Democratic votes.
But still we have to wait for the recess, the interminable, useless, recess before we actually do things. Sigh.
And this strategy requires that faith be put in to Harry Reid. We know how that goes, that misplaced faith is what’s gotten us into this bad spot so far.
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Why does one month matter when the bill doesn’t even take effect until 2013?
Obama and the press STILL haven’t figured out that it’s their own party (and the American public) standing in the way of passing this bill(s), not Republicans.
I dunnno. Splitting the bill sounds to me like a recipe for postponing the second half indefinitely. “Hey look! We got the easy, popular part done! Let’s have a party and pat ourselves on the back!”
‘Obama and the press STILL haven’t figured out that it’s their own party (and the American public) standing in the way of passing this bill(s), not Republicans.’
Riiiighhht….because SO many Republicans are supporting health care reform.
Obama and the press STILL haven’t figured out that it’s their own party (and the American public) standing in the way of passing this bill(s), not Republicans.
Indeed. Which Republicans are supporting this bill(s)? Please be specific and show your work. Thanks in advance.
Indeed & jrFunk, aren’t you forgetting something? Republicans can’t stop d*#k.
Republicans can’t stop d*#k.
{Lindsey Graham joke here.}
Suprised you haven’t been whining incessantly about Limbaugh’s Uranus joke from yesterday, Mister ed.
Guess you can’t now, with that one.
Guess you can’t now, with that one.
What the hell are you talking about?
That after your insinuation that Lindsey Graham likes dick, you’d look kinda silly now lambasting Limbaugh for his Barney Frank reference to living on the planet Uranus.
Oh, you misunderstood. I read d*#k as “drek,” meaning “Trash, especially inferior merchandise.” Senator Graham’s last name is the same as the cracker, which is widely considered the most inferior of that type of food. And I was suggesting that because Senator Graham, as a leading Republican, couldn’t even stop that (“Republicans can’t stop d*#k.” was the SaveFarris comment on which I riffed). Do you get it? It’s a long way to go, but I thought it was funny. Good thing I didn’t say it on a nationally syndicated radio program with millions of extremely impressionable listeners.
Now why on earth would you think that I meant that Senator Graham, as you crudely put it, “likes dick”?
I also noticed that you did not care to weigh in on Mr. Limbaugh’s exceedingly tatesless joke in which he openly supported a crazy loon’s comparison of President Obama to Hitler (something Mr. Limbaugh has done at length himself) as well as Representative Frank’s sexual orientation. Is it because Mr. Limbaugh’s head is permanently stuck inside your anus?
Indeed, why did you change your name from ed?
I liked ed better.
something
Mr. LimbaughSpeaker Pelosi has done at length herselffixed
something Mr. LimbaughSpeaker Pelosi has done at length herself
Really? I missed when Speaker Pelosi compared the current President of the United States, Barack Obama, to [Adolf] Hitler. There are numerous examples of Mr. Limbaugh despicably doing so, many quite recently. I bet one could Google that.
And no answers from Dennis re: Mr. Limbaugh’s incredibly tasteless “joke.” That’s weird. I assumed he would give a full-throated endorsement of his hero. Very full-throated, if you know what I mean.
Classy comment, but why did you change your name, ed?
Did you not like it or something? Pretty common name, nothing to be embarrassed about.
Classy comment
Huh?
Don’t play dumb, Indeed. It doesn’t become you.
Apparently he likes to play dumb, SaveFarris.
Here he is, asking “Huh?” after I asked him if he was the former Mister ed. Scroll down to the 2:11 pm mark
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ME: Why do you have to change names and not tell anybody? It’s not like you embarrassed yourself any more as Mister ed than you are already with your new name.
Indeed: Huh?…
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On the FYI thread he’s saying (paraphrasing) ‘I’m not saying if it’s me or not, but really, what does it matter? What’s in a name? Why not focus on what I say?’
What a character.
Don’t play dumb, Indeed. It doesn’t become you.
Instead of just linking to a Youtubes, please point out exactly where Speaker Pelosi compared President Obama to [Adolf] Hitler. It’s not a long clip. Can you pull the quote?
Oh come on,
Limbaughs joke was no more tasteless than something Stewart or Colbert would say.
Limbaughs joke was no more tasteless than something Stewart or Colbert would say.
Examples, please. Or take that bone out of your nose and call me back!
Limbaughs joke was no more tasteless than something Stewart or Colbert would say.
And you do realize that Colbert is playing a character. Right? Also.
On the FYI thread he’s saying (paraphrasing) ‘I’m not saying if it’s me or not, but really, what does it matter? What’s in a name? Why not focus on what I say?’
And this is horrible because…
Could we please focus on the theme of the post folks. If some of you want to spent time trading insults, please exchange email or twitter addresses.
What NCS says. Oliver, a lot of threads are ending up the same way.
“What NCS says. Oliver, a lot of threads are ending up the same way.”
+ 2, me and the other guy
Hey, I like Graham crackers.
‘Indeed & jrFunk, aren’t you forgetting something? Republicans can’t stop d*#k.’
So that explains why they’re fighting it tooth and nail? Because they can’t stop it?
What a load.
‘Limbaughs joke was no more tasteless than something Stewart or Colbert would say.’
No difference at all between comedians and a nationally syndicated blowhard, whose fan base consists of ultra Right wing zealots glued to his every utterance which they repeat verbatim and rely on as Gospel.
No difference at all.