I glanced at CSPAN and noticed that the House is in session and members are currently making one-minute speeches. I’ve been in and out walking around with the baby on this fine spring day, so I’ve haven’t paid close attention. But it appears that the Republicans are giving a series of short speeches on the procedural decision to have one vote on the health care bill rather than two. They are saying this option was never mentioned in Schoolhouse Rock, that it violates the Constitution, that the Founding Fathers are overturning in their graves, and Tom McClintock gravely warned that generations of Americans have defended the Constitution and that we shouldn’t think this generation will be any different (meaning what?).
I do believe the Republicans have outdone themselves in the hypocrisy department since they are much more fond of using the procedure than Democrats. That goes for reconciliation, too.
