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Archive for March, 2010

Timetable For Tomorrow’s Healthcare Votes

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

From First Read:
From the House Democratic Caucus meeting, this from House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-CT). He says “shortly after 2, we will have an hour of debate on the rule.” This is the rule to allow reconcilation to get to the floor.
They would then vote on the rule, sans deem and pass. He [...]

Ron Paul: There Is No Right To Health Care

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Health Care Reform, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Ron Paul speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives September 23, 2009:

And, several days later, he made the same point during an interview with NPR:

Host: Now one of the strongest opponents of government intervention in reforming the healthcare industry is Congressman Ron Paul, Republican of Texas. He’s known to some as “Dr. No” [...]

Breaking Report: House Democrats Dropping Plan To Use “Deem And Pass” For Health Care Bill

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Congress, Health Care Reform, Nancy Pelosi, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

The Washington Post reports:
House leaders have decided to take a separate vote on the Senate health-care bill, rejecting an earlier, much-criticized strategy that would have permitted them to “deem” the unpopular measure passed without an explicit vote.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Saturday that the House would take three votes Sunday: first, on a resolution [...]

Ken Cuccinelli: Homosexual “Acts” Are A Detriment To Our Culture

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Here we go again:
 
Q: Do you think that gays — the practice of homosexuality — is a detriment to our culture?
CUCCINELLI: The acts are. You certainly want everybody in your society to be integrated into your society. So, that’s a focus I’d like to take, but there’s [...]

Stupak Deal Apparently Dead ? They’ve Got 216 Votes, Folks

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Congress, Democrats, Health Care Reform, Nancy Pelosi, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

It looks like the deal with Congressman Bart Stupak that I wrote about this morning may be off. First, the press conference that Stupak had scheduled for this morning was postponed/canceled.
At NRO, Robert Costa reports that Stupak is done dealing with the House leadership:
Two pro-life GOP members close to Stupak tell NRO that any Stupak [...]

Poll Finds That Public Does Not Agree That Supreme Court Has Become “Too Conservative”

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Politics, Supreme Court, U.S. Constitution

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case, we heard frequently from media commentators that the Supreme Court was becoming “too conservative.”
Well, the American public does not seem to agree:
In political terms is the Supreme Court too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
32% Too liberal
23% Too conservative
33% About right
11% Not [...]

Ron Paul Talks Health Care Reform With CNN’s John King

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Republicans Admitting Defeat In Health Care Battle ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Congress, Health Care Reform, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

John Boehner’s remarks this morning sound an awful lot like something a guy who doesn’t think he will win might say:
House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) for the first time admitted that Republicans were not likely to defeat health care reform legislation.
Boehner continued, however, to lambaste Democrats over pushing through the health care overhaul with [...]

Jon Stewart’s Absolutely Spot On Glenn Beck Parody

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Glenn Beck, Humor, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

A few nights ago, Jon Stewart spent a good part of his show doing a parody of Glenn Beck that was just perfect.
Here’s the intro:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

“Deem And Pass” And The Constitution

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Blogging, Health Care Reform, Nancy Pelosi, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, The Liberty Papers, U.S. Constitution

Over at The Liberty Papers, I’ve posted an essay titled Is “Deem And Pass” Constitutional ? Neither The Question Nor The Answer Are As Simple As You Think
Go check it out.

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