Why do you believe the Republicans and their corporate media allies are making such a big deal about

Uncle Joe

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Thu Mar-11-10 03:54 PM
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Poll question: Why do you believe the Republicans and their corporate media allies are making such a big deal about

Edited on Thu Mar-11-10 03:55 PM by Uncle Joe

reconciliation?

Link below from Wetzelbill's Thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7896330

Harry Gives �Em Hell

Wow. Harry Reid�s letter to Mitch McConnell.

As you know, the vast majority of bills developed through reconciliation were passed by Republican Congresses and signed into law by Republican Presidents � including President Bush�s massive, budget-busting tax breaks for multi-millionaires. Given this history, one might conclude that Republicans believe a majority vote is sufficient to increase the deficit and benefit the super-rich, but not to reduce the deficit and benefit the middle class. Alternatively, perhaps Republicans believe a majority vote is appropriate only when Republicans are in the majority. Either way, we disagree.

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Edited for spelling correction.

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SteppingRazor

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Thu Mar-11-10 03:56 PM
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1. Because it continues to frame the discussion in terms of the process of passing the bill...

instead of what is actually in the bill.

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Ozymanithrax

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Thu Mar-11-10 03:56 PM
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2. Because they think the bullshit will get them back in power...

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SPedigrees

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Thu Mar-11-10 04:05 PM
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7. My answer exactly. They are still hoping for Obama's waterloo

Edited on Thu Mar-11-10 04:06 PM by SPedigrees

if they can kill HCR.

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Ozymanithrax

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Thu Mar-11-10 04:12 PM
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8. They also understand that their most vocal supporters such as...

teabaggers and Health Insurance companies oppose the bill. The quiet Republicans will following along like little lost sheep.

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BrklynLiberal

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Thu Mar-11-10 03:56 PM
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3. They don't want Health Care Reform..anyhow, anyway, anytime...

and if they could humiliate President Obama along the way..so much the better, they believe.

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county worker

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Thu Mar-11-10 04:00 PM
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5. Agree

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ixion

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Thu Mar-11-10 03:57 PM
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4. LOL... because, of course, the Dems are not at all allied with corporations...

:sarcasm:

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Double T

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Thu Mar-11-10 04:04 PM
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6. GOP (Greedy Old Psychopaths) hasn't got ANY alternate health care plan.........

that benefits 'WE the PEOPLE'. The GOP actually wants to stay the course and bleed the country dry (ie. Medicare Part D). The GOP says they hate the system while being the biggest supporters of it.

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On the Road

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Thu Mar-11-10 04:28 PM
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9. They Will Seize on Any Reason

regardless of consistency or merit. They really have nothing else at this point to go on.

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