Obama Holds Pep Rally for Health Care on Hill
Obama arrived in the visitors' center under the U.S. Capitol for a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus this afternoon that had the definite feel of a pep rally before a big game.
That's as far as I'll go with the sports metaphors, as Harry Reid did enough torturing of sports metaphors for all of us [...]
Tune In For the Latest from DC
I’ll be on the radio as usual from 11 to 1 (Central time) today. At around 11:30 Central, we will interview Politico’s James Hohmann, who has been covering the Democrats’ effort to get 216 House votes for their government takeover of health care. James was stationed outside Nancy Pelosi’s office last night and [...]
Pelosi Scrambles for 11th Hour Deal on Abortion
The Hill reports that Nancy Pelosi is working on a deal with pro-life Democrats to add Bart Stupak's amendment to the health care bill with an "enrollment corrections bill." That means she doesn't have the votes without Stupak and his band of brothers (and sisters).
“There's a proposal out there, and we want to see it [...]
Democrats in the Deathmobile
Does anyone else remember what happened Jan. 19? Did anyone else
watch the confetti fly and hear the band play in the ballroom of
Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel two months ago? Or was the election of
a Republican to the Senate seat held for more than four decades
by [...]
The Current Tally
Byron York’s sources say their best estimate is that there are now 204 votes for the government health care takeover bill, 209 votes against it, and 18 undecided. The good news, one could infer, is that the Republicans only have to carry seven of the 18 to block the bill, while the Democrats have [...]
Democrats Against Democracy
For weeks, President Obama has been demanding an “up or down
vote” on health care legislation. So where is the president now
that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she would like to pass the
Senate health care bill in the House without allowing an up or
down vote on [...]
