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    This isn't 1994. Nothing passed the House in 94, and we have much fewer Southern Democrats in the Senate today.…
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    • The filibuster wouldn't "shut down" the government. The govt only shuts down if Congress fails to pass a budget and…
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    • Of course a reconciliation bill could pass the House. We just saw a health care bill pass yesterday. Take out…
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    • Then this bill would not pass in a final vote. There are too many progressive Dems who were willing to…
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    • But the reason for the subsidies is that the govt is REQUIRING these people to buy insurance. So you are…
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    • I'm not naive. I'm just curious. It seems like they've had more victories in this last year than during their…
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    • Now is not the time for him to publicly answer that question. I'm much more interested in seeing him remove…
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    • Huh? I hate Bush as much as anyone, but I never felt he had to take questions at every single…
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    • Hmm...so the anti-abortion folks provide a whopping 3-4 votes for their Hate Amendment. Interesting. Assholes who won't be voting for…
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    • If the anti-abortion thing is in the final bill, I would vote no. If there is no public option in…
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    • And now I see the results of tonight: VA-Gov - Rethugs win NJ-Gov - Rethugs win (this sucks, but Corzine…
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    • Lieberman, at the end of the day, is a punk-ass chump. Half the time I think Reid is a chump…
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    • I'll believe it when I see it. But yes -- threatening a committee chair is the best way to get…
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    • I made it sound like it's all on Obama. It's not. The hardball tactics should mainly come from Pelosi, the…
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    • Nice post. I think we could have got a robust public option in the House with more hardball tactics and…
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    • BooMan, at some point Obama needs to get all 60 Dems to vote for cloture. It's tough, it's not easy,…
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    • I can't see if being "humiliating" if it gets 57-59 votes in the Senate. That's like saying the public option…
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    • I disagree. If Lieberman can be persuaded at the end (aka "inches from the president's desk") then he could be…
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    • If Obama were actually on the phone telling Snowe and Conservadems to hold tight while Reid goes down in flames,…
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    • Also, a public option-less bill could not get 60 votes. It would gain Lieberman and lose Burris, Rockefeller, Feingold. Now,…
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