Comments on: Sen. Harry Reid Almost Derails Health Care With Mistaken ‘No’ Vote

By: pyrope

pyrope — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:05:27 +0000

It was probably a freudian slip on the part of Reid–he knows the bill stinks and US citizens are going to be on the hook for three generations paying for this insanity. ANYBODY who is FOR this legislation needs to have their head examined. Unlike the vast majority of Americans–INCLUDING the Senators who voted for this bill–I have READ it. In a word, it stinks.

By: ImNotBlue

ImNotBlue — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:18:54 +0000

m says:
December 24, 2009 at 4:31 pm

Come on M… that’s not the situation at all. In this case, 41 Senators can “hold up congress” (if you want to call it that)… the “1″ is just a part of the whole. It’s like complaining that you were winning the race for the first 99 yards, it’s that last yard where you lost it… and “that’s not fair.” Well… yes it is.

By: TfT

TfT — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:41:06 +0000

Steve:

I would have preferred a little more snark in your opening sentence, they didn’t “convince” Ben or Mary — Harry bought them off.

Merry Christmas.

By: m

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:31:52 +0000

The Senate is broken. 1 Senator can hold an entire country hostage.

By: ImNotBlue

ImNotBlue — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:58:47 +0000

Here you go Ted. A little reading for you…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloture#United_States

By: Steve Krakauer

Steve Krakauer — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:56:15 +0000

You don’t think it’s a little sarcasm? Even if it was 60 it’s not like his slip-up was ever going to actually have an effect.

By: Ted Silliman

Ted Silliman — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:42:19 +0000

Only 51 votes were needed today. What a bunch of idiots running this site.