WH Health Care Summit

[Stalewind]

More political theater!

If Obama's health care bill was so good it would have passed already.

The sad fact is while Obama and Democrats "blame" republicans for stalling and delays, they lack enough votes from their own Democrats to pass the legislation in either the House or Senate despite the fact they hold a political majority in both.

Today's summit was a political distraction. The media is full of reports that Reid & Pelosi will try to force passage next week using the "nuclear option" on an up and down Senate vote (51), instead of the majority 61 votes required by law.

If that happens the Democrats will be TOAST!

[divemaster]

Obama is an arrogant jackass.

[Stalewind]

The Democrats may have the Senate votes to pass Obama Health Care plan, on a simple majority.

But that will create a Constitutional crisis if they use the "nuclear" option to ram it through.

Pelosi doesn't have enough Democratic votes in the House to pass the Senate version.

There is likely to be some more backroom deals and political horse trading, which will only further anger the public.