Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pronounced himself open to the use of reconciliation (a.k.a. the nuclear option) to resurrect the public option. Through his spokeman he issued the following statement:
If a decision is made to use reconciliation to advance health care, Senator Reid will work with the White House, the House, and members of his caucus in an effort to craft a public option that can overcome procedural obstacles and secure enough votes.
The “procedural obstacle” that Reid will work to “overcome” is the filibuster. Reconciliation only requires 51 votes rather than the 60 required to break a GOP filibuster deployed against a bill with a public option.
Reid’s willingness to bypass the filibuster with this kind of procedural skulduggery reveals him, yet again, to be a total hypocrite. When his party was in the minority, he claimed the filibuster was sacrosanct:
[ht Naked Emperor News]
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Of course, any serious follower of politics would know the truth (and difference) about the “nuclear option” and reconciliation.
That you don’t know the simple facts on these marks you as a simple repeater of what others tell you, not bright enough to discover things out for yourself.
To prove my point, if you choose to reply, and you may want to consider that carefully, you will disregard what I’ve said and attack me personally. At no time will you attempt to look into this and determine your mistake.
After all, facts are too tricky a thing to use when making a point. Talking points and opinions are much easier to write, and disprove.
Regards.
Posted 06 Apr 2010 at 2:45 pm ¶That you don’t know the simple facts on these marks you as a simple repeater of what others tell you…
You have gift for unintentional irony, Mr. Bunk.
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