The literal meaning of “apocalypse” involves the act of revealing or unveiling. Since it is also evocative of a looming judgment, the word seemed somehow right for what the Senate Majority Leader and his accomplices were up to this morning:
In a statement issued late Friday night, Reid says he intends to unveil final revisions to the [health reform] measure on Saturday and is confident they will prevail.
He will probably be unveiling more than he planned to, however. The Republicans aren’t going to let him get away with any “unanimous consent” nonsense:
Thus the Senate will convene early Saturday during what is expected to be the biggest snowstorm in years. Democrats envisage spending much of the day listening to clerks read a 500-page amendment to the health-care package.
Unfortunately, as I predicted yesterday, one reason Reid is “confident that it will prevail” is that Yellow Cur Blue Dog Ben Nelson is about to dive back under the porch.
After marathon talks, the Obama administration and Democratic leaders appeared near agreement with Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson late Friday night to provide the crucial 60th vote needed for Senate passage of health care legislation.
However, before he heads for cover again, Nelson should consider what Senator Tom Coburn says about the virtues of just saying NO:
UPDATE:
Nelson rolled over, of course. If your stomach is strong enough to digest a round-up of cocktail-party progressives actually clueless enough to think this pig’s breakfast is good for health care, it can be found here. These very people would be denouncing this bill, as Ralph Nader has, if it had been produced by Republicans.
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