***Update: This piece has been updated and corrected from its original version
Wake up, America!!! President Obama already has a healthcare bill passed in the Senate. All he needs are a handful of stubborn pro-life Democrats to go along with the Senate version and voila! Instant Obamacare, ready to be signed into law.
Reconciliation isn’t necessary; like the backrub after sex, it’s just a bonus. Don’t believe me? Check out this analysis on National Review’s The Corner blog:
The focus on reconciliation in the past few days confuses things a bit. The question in the health-care debate at the moment is whether Nancy Pelosi can get enough of her members to vote for the version of Obamacare that passed the Senate late last year. If the House passes that bill, it will have passed both houses, will go to the president, and will become law.
The recent “summit” stunt was just for the MSM cameras. The arm twisting of House Democrats has now begun in earnest.
Trouble is that to accomplish the socialist miracle bill without much ado, the Democrats in the House would grudgingly have to approve the Senate version, which does not contain the Stupak Amendment banning federal funding for abortion. Jack Murtha made passage a bit more difficult by dying recently, but Pelosi is determined to strongarm the dozen or so House democrats still standing firm, bravely defending….the right to abortion…..?
No, not really. That “right” is already law thanks to Roe v. Wade. There’s no danger that the healthcare bill will take away a woman’s right to “choose.” Don’t fall for that argument. I wish that were so.
The healthcare battle is not nearly so noble. It’s all about who’s going to pay for the abortions, the women who want them or the Americans who don’t. Reminds me of the old joke my dad used to tell: A Texas oil millionaire in a bar propositions a woman for a night of anonymous sex in exchange for a million bucks. After a pause, she agrees. The millionaire asks whether she’d do it for a $100 bucks instead. With great affront she replies, “what kind of woman do you think I am?” He responds: “We already know what you are, now we’re just discussing the price.”
What’s shaping up to be the House’s Easter Vigil vote on the Senate’s Christmas Eve bill essentially hangs on thirty pieces of silver to fund abortion. Ironic that life is standing firmly in the way of healthcare. The timing and symbolism illustrates the real difference between the two parties, Conservatives for Life vs. Liberals for Death.
Democrats are so focused on funding their sacrament of universal abortion that they’re ready to walk away from the brink of sweeping fundamental advancement of socialism the likes of which this country has never seen. All I have to say is more power to them.
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The sheer arrogance of the Emperor is simply astounding.
If Beloved Leader is willing to castrated for the rest of his term, let him try. I think the self-preservation instinct of a Democrat is too strong to willingly commit suicide over a one term president.
One thing for sure, if they do it, there will be an uprising such has not been seen here since the days of King Goerge.
I think death, not life, stands in the way of healthcare legislation passing.At least who is going to pay for death, as you stated, the right to kill is already in place.Now the Progressives want unlimited, taxpayer supported death.Like we didn't know that already though. Excellent article, Susan. — Hanzo
Public funding of the killing of yet to be born babies will unleash a torrent of voter HELL on elected officials the likes of which we as a nation have not seen in many a decade.
Like a good chess player and/or strategist, the GOP and Tea Party people need to decide which legal blocks can be readied and brought to bare on this immoral "progressive" garbage at the state level.
"the House would grudgingly have to approve the Senate version which contains the Stupak Amendment banning federal funding for abortion"
Maybe I'm missing something here, but the "Senate" version doesn't contain the Stupak amendment, the "House" version does. And it's not that he needs "pro-abort Democrats to go along with the kinder and gentler Senate version." What he needs is for the so-called pro-life democrats to vote for the "Senate" version which does NOT contain the restrictions on federally funded abortions.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
"people need to decide which legal blocks can be readied and brought to bare on this immoral "progressive" garbage at the state level"
I agree James. But I also know that on a personal level I already decided on my block to this "progressive" garbage.
I WILL NOT COMPLY!
And if enough people take the same approach, maybe the whole government authoritarian house of cards will come tumbling down.
My understanding is that if the House passes the bill (Senate's version without the Stupak amend.), it would be under the assumption that the House is TRUSTING the Senate to add it in after the fact….since the Senate's bill can't be changed now.
JohnK and Gace you are both right. Ms Swift did misspeak. The argument made in the article is that the House could simply accept and approve the Senate version, (which does provide federal funds for abortion), and the Senate version of the bill would become law as soon as the President signed it.
This would avoid a reconciliation of of the two bills that currently exist, the House and Senate versions. It is believed that the Senate will not pass a reconciled bill WITHOUT federal funding for abortion and the House will not one WITH it. So that is what all the fuss is about. BTW, no Republicans are involved in this debate in either chamber.
"…like the backrub after sex, it’s just a bonus."
Hm, my experience has been that sex usually starts with a back rub.
The hard facts for Nancy Pelosi:
http://crosssection.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/nanc...
Pelosi is not "arm twisting" any more. She is simply measuring reluctant members so as to fit them with the appropriate "golden parachute" to cushion their landing in life after elective office. Sad to say, but probably enough will try them on and find they feel okay.
It will be necessary for ALL candidates for the federal legislature asking for our support and votes to take an UNEQUIVOCAL pledge to repeal, word for word, whatever these jackals manage to pass. We will need veto proof majorities. Nothing is more important to our survival as a republic and our liberty as a free people. We can talk about other crap afterward, but this looks to be our future reality until we have it overturned. DON"T trust the courts to modify it…
Yeah, me too. Struck me as odd. Maybe we're missing out on something? Usually ends when the proper things have been rubbed just right and for long enough… Well, I did go to a public High School, so maybe I'm a little dumb…
In a few short decades, we've gone from "Stay Out of My Womb!" to "Pay For My Abortion!"
That's how you keep something "rare." You subsidize it!
-National strike
-Blockades @ MSM places of business [TV stations/newspapers]
Any other ideas? They only thought they didn't like the town halls?
Is all hands on deck time, call write donate to stoop the HC bill.
Dickmorris.com for list of vulnerable house dems and contact #'s.
You got that right. It used to be a woman's "personal choice". Now it's not personal and we get no choice.
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I wonder what Barry gave himself in college, we have yet to see his grades.
Death panels are real! They just don't call them death panels — I think they call them "Physiology cessation panels", or the "Big Blue Yonder commission".
You know you're toast when the receptionist says," The embalmer will see you now. "
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Obama's health care panel receptionist greeting : " The embalmer will see you now."
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How about putting some teeth into this.
Jail the people that pass this healthcare. They are violating the Constitution as we are protected against government intruding into our lives.
Hey! I'm doing my best! I got my Congressman Eric Massa to retire (well, I *did* have some help from one of his aides). Not much I can do about Schemer Schumer or his puppet Gillibrand, I'm afraid.
Congress is not the law of the land, Judges are not the law of the land, lawyers are not the law of the land. None of these people are. The Constitution is the law of the land.
Soylent Green anyone? +Hanzo+
No matter what nonsense the Senate cooks up, it will all go to die in the House…
These guys know where the people really stand on this gov'ment takeover of healthcare and have vote it down.
.Any member voting for it will in all likelihood, be summarily ousted…
The only people not knowing this are Nancy Pelosi and Obamba….IMO…
John and huckle and others. Mea culpa. While furiously writing this, I mixed up House and Senate things in my head. I've sent a note with corrections to the editor. I expect I'll have to break out the cat-o-nine tails too. Susan in Glendale
I have to quibble about the word resurrection being used to describe what is going on. Resurrection implies and actual 're-lifing' of something dead. What is actually occurring is a re-animation; all the form of life but a corpse none the less. Zombie or living dead come to mind and just as indestructible and mindless.
Yeah I was confused by that too, the Stupak amendment was in the House. Thank God its that way around; otherwise it would be much easier to arm twist the needed votes.
Thanks for the correction. I'm glad you pointed out the irony of pro-life democrats stopping the health care bill, it's been fun to watch. And the "thirty pieces of silver" is genius.
Resurrection followed by the implosion of our economy. Let's hope neither happens.
I caught that too. I believe you are correct.
Stupak is in the HOUSE, thus the Stupak Amendment is in the HOUSE bill.
The premise of this column is completely wrong. They're not trying to get a couple staunch pro-aborts to vote for the bill with the pro-life amendment. They're trying to convince a few staunch ANTI-abortion Dems to vote for the Senate bill that does NOT have the pro-life amendment. Pelosi is NOT trying to strong-arm a few Dems who want to stand for the "right" to abortion. So of course Ms. Swift's closing statement that "Democrats are so focused on funding their sacrament of universal abortion that they’re ready to walk away from the brink of sweeping fundamental advancement of socialism the likes of which this country has never seen" is totally false. Isn't fact checking supposed to be one of the main focuses of Big Journalism???
Kudos to the few Dems trying to hold this bill up because of the abortion funding. May they stand strong.
If the healtcare bill becomes law there will be an uprising like we never seen before. The bill is not all about abortion, there are other things in the bill that will rub the american people the wrong way. Its all about control of the american people and Obama would like to see an uprising, why do you think everything Obama has done in the last year just rubs the people the wrong way? If an uprising is bad enought Obama can declare marshal law which would stop all future elections if Obama wanted. Most Americans just don't trust Obama and they are right to think this with all of his lies so far. I really don't think the Obamacare will past but if it does, it will be political sucicide for the Democrats. Then it could be Marshal law, maybe I'm a little far out but remember Hitler did it and also Russia.
John, I'm with you.
I'll take jail before I pay in to this attack on our freedom and gigantic takeover of 15% of our economy.
Mike, Massa was a "no" vote. Pelosi wanted him out so they could replace him with a zombie voter.
They will punch it through with no worried about November.
Obama and Pelosi are certain that right-wing extremists (on our fringe) will commit acts of violence in protest.
Fearing violent retribution against campaigning Dems, they will be "forced to delay or cancel" the November election.
They are playing us like a fiddle. Once this HC bill passes and the election is canceled, they can piss us off even more with a Cap & Tax bill, which will collapse the system – allowing for the Cloward-Piven monument to be constructed on the National Mall.
FYI Rush Limbaugh already stated your article's title last week. I don't know if you need to mention that or not.
The Amish and christian scientists won't be required to buy health insurance. What about other religious freedoms that may impact this healthcare bill? Also, who is going to be paying for this with so many losing their jobs? Obviously, Obama doesn't care about the american people, he just wants more power and control. The only one's getting this healthcare as free will be inmates in prison and illegals.
Tea Partiers demand impeachment and trial of the radicals that vote to pass this ..this includes Warner and Webb from my state of Virginia.
Yeah, I was confused by that line too. Stupak is in the House bill NOT the Senate bill. Thank God Stupak and his crew are standing on principle – it's the only thing saving us right now!
Please correct this article so Big Journalism doesn't look foolish for having the facts wrong.
Obama and the democrats are traitors to our great Constitution and America. I say let these arrogant phonies pass this massive POS called health reform bill and there will be the biggest takeover of this country without guns ever seen. Voters will mass and turn out in November like no other time in history to remove these clowns from office. I often wonder if these politicians actually talk to regular citizens about their feelings regarding this. If they do then to simply ignor how they feel is not only arrogant and pompous on their part but stupid and suicidal. So I say again go ahead and do it you idiots and pay the price in a very few short months. Enjoy the rest of your terms as they will end sooner rather than later!
Did you here the one about the guy’s wife that killed all of his children because she wanted to make more room for the home invaders?
Oh what.
It wasn't his wife. It was his country.
Back in the 60’s the Federal Government came into the public schools and brainwashed us as little children with the message that the children we were about to have were unwanted because the population was rising so fast. They launched a program called, “Zero Population Growth”. They pushed Family Planning and birth control pills. Now they call the same programs, "Safe Sex" but the results are the same. I think you and I both know that you only have to trick people for their few child bearing years and there is no going back.
Many of us never had a say in the future of our unborn.
I am the result of two living cells. One from each of my parents. They are the result of two living cells, one from each of their parents. I wasn't just born. I am a continuation of life. I am a living thing that reaches back into time perhaps 400 million years and the result of billions of joining of pairs of cells. It is possible that if you were to follow my cells back to my parent’s cells and beyond that my family tree touches every living thing here on earth. That is if we limit ourselves to believing life was created here on earth. If it rained down from the immensity of the universe it could reach back into that immensity of time and space, and who knows what relationships and who knows what species.
My family line succeeded, at least until I came up against the Federal Government.
I have seen the Federal Government do little else to control the population.
The open borders, United States laws only apply to some, is a serious slap in the face. No. Not a slap in the face. It reaches well beyond that. Maybe back to the beginning of time and stretch to the bounds of the universe.
Ironic how the only stumbling block left now to ObamaCare is the abortion issue, championed by Catholics, Evangelicals and other social conservatives.
You know the same social conservatives, that many other conservatives so recently wanted to expunge from the movement for being intolerant and hateful.
Great information! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now. Thanks!
Thank God Nancy is scary as hell looking. We would not want the picture of her offering sexual favors to the blue dogs for votes. Ya know, I would not put anything past these losers.
Some basic facts in this piece have been corrected, but because the author wrote the piece based on wrong information, a lot of the piece now makes no sense. Ms. Swift has corrected it to say that it's the pro-life Dems holding up the legislation, not the pro-choice Dems, but the piece still says "Pelosi is determined to strongarm the dozen or so House democrats still standing firm, bravely defending….the right to abortion…..?" which is, of course, still wrong.
Also still wrong is the closing argument, "Democrats are so focused on funding their sacrament of universal abortion that they’re ready to walk away from the brink of sweeping fundamental advancement of socialism the likes of which this country has never seen." No Democrat focused on the funding of abortion is walking away over this. Because Ms. Swift wrote the entire article based on wrong information (that it was pro-choice Dems holding up the legislation), nearly the entire thing now does not make sense.
The whole piece needs to be re-written…if that's even possible, since the original premise was wrong in the first place.
Some basic facts in this piece have been corrected, but because the author wrote the piece based on wrong information, a lot of the piece now makes no sense. Ms. Swift has corrected it to say that it's the pro-life Dems holding up the legislation, but the piece still says "Pelosi is determined to strongarm the dozen or so House democrats still standing firm, bravely defending….the right to abortion…..?" which is, of course, still wrong.
Also still wrong is the closing argument, "Democrats are so focused on funding their sacrament of universal abortion that they’re ready to walk away from the brink of sweeping fundamental advancement of socialism the likes of which this country has never seen." No Democrat focused on the funding of abortion is walking away over this. Because Ms. Swift wrote the entire article based on wrong information (that it was pro-choice Dems holding up the legislation), nearly the entire thing now does not make sense.
The whole piece needs to be re-written…if that's even possible, since the original premise was wrong in the first place.
Some basic facts in this piece have been corrected, but because the author wrote the piece based on wrong information, a lot of the piece now makes no sense. Ms. Swift has corrected it to say that it's the pro-life Dems holding up the legislation, but the piece still says "Pelosi is determined to strongarm the dozen or so House democrats still standing firm, bravely defending….the right to abortion…..?" which is, of course, still wrong.
Also still wrong is the closing argument, "Democrats are so focused on funding their sacrament of universal abortion that they're ready to walk away from the brink of sweeping fundamental advancement of socialism the likes of which this country has never seen." No Democrat focused on the funding of abortion is walking away over this. Because Ms. Swift wrote the entire article based on wrong information (that it was pro-choice Dems holding up the legislation), nearly the entire thing now does not make sense.
The entire piece needs to be re-written…if that's even possible, since the original premise was wrong in the first place.
Thanks for the note. Yes, I heard Rush — he's always the best and he's right as usual, but I can't always control timing and titles. Also, this was not my original title to the article — My working title under which I submitted this article was "Only the Quick and the Dead can Stop Obamacare." The editor made that choice.
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