According to House Republicans the Democrats don’t have the votes to pass health care reform out of the House. You see, the problem is that they lose at least 44 votes if there is a public option included and 57 if it’s not included. Huh, last I looked there were 256 Democrats in the House. What happened to the other 155? Can they not make up their mind?
For you Minnesota readers, I noted that Betty McCollum and Tim Walz are not on either list.
For the rest of you, I noted that the Democrat leadership including Nancy Pelosi, James Clyburn and Steny Hoyer are not on either list.
Is this really so hard? Either you believe that the government is best capable of running health care or you don’t. There is no “kind of.” There is no fractional amount. You’re either in or not. It’s pretty simple.
Folks, if your representative is not on one of these lists, you ought to be asking why they are equivocating. If they are on the “we must have a public option” list, they can no longer hide as a “blue dog” and should be called out.
The lines are drawn. Obama risks losing all credibility if he doesn’t get this billed passed out of the House.
Stay on target, Stay on target!
