The GOP makes no secret of its contempt for Americans

from RollCall:



GOP Launches Strategy to Trip Up Health Bill

By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff

Oct. 19, 2009, 12 a.m.


“Right down here in the Majority Leader’s conference room they’ll be writing the real bill,” McConnell told reporters last week, adding: “Once it’s on the floor, what is a reasonable amount of time to spend in the United States Senate debating one of the most important issues we could ever have before us?”

McConnell said Republicans are going to “insist” on several weeks of debate and argued an issue like health care — equivalent to 20 percent of the national economy — deserves more than the four weeks accorded the most recent farm bill and at least as much time as the seven weeks given the No Child Left Behind education reform effort and the eight weeks given to an energy bill earlier this decade.

The Republicans also plan to use the time between now and a final floor vote to deliver a narrowly focused message via a series of floor speeches, press conferences and media appearances. And even though GOP Members will discuss their counterproposals for health care reform, criticism of the Democratic bill will be the priority.

Obama has said he will not sign a health care bill that costs more than $1 trillion over 10 years and adds to the federal deficit. But even if the final Senate bill meets these requirements, as the $829 billion Finance package does, Republicans are prepared to pounce. The final measure will be some combination of the Finance package and competing legislation approved by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_42/news/39605-1.html?page=2

:puke:

But I see what you're saying, Mr. McConnell. How's about we spend every bit as long as the Senate, House and President combined spent on meddling in the life of Terri Schiavo? I think that would be long enough, how about you? That was a matter of life and death, too.

These people don't just have blood on their hands, they are swimming in it.