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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-25-10 07:09 PM
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Obama eyes Democrats-only endgame at healthcare summit
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/83843-obama-eyes-democrats-only-endgame-at-healthcare-summit

President Barack Obama closed Wednesday’s healthcare summit by stating his willingness to use controversial rules to pass healthcare with a simple majority vote.

Obama insisted at the highly-anticipated healthcare summit aimed at bringing the parties together that he hoped to win Republican support. But in the end, he made it clear that he intends to move forward with or without the GOP.

“We cannot have another yearlong debate about this,” Obama said. “When it comes to the most contentious issue, I'm not sure we can bridge the gap.”

Obama put Republicans on notice that he is not willing to start over again, as they demanded, on a healthcare reform debate that dominated much of the last year.
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madmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-25-10 07:11 PM
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1. That's what we elected you to do.
Granted you gave it your best shot but, they suck. Now you have to get it done for us one way or another.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-25-10 07:19 PM
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2. I think he'll check his notes/transcript, analyze areas of agreement,
those where no agreement, discuss getting closer where already close, and say, OK FOLKS, Here it is, We're doing it!
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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-25-10 07:37 PM
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3. When has such huge, historic legislation ever needed bipartisan support in the past? Medicare? SS?
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