Sun
Mar 21 2010
04:39 pm
Stupak gets executive order, Tanner and Davis fade into irrelevance
By: R. Neal

As Tennessee Reps. Tanner and Davis announce they will vote "no," Rep. Stupak announced he has Obama's assurance that bans on federal funding of abortion will be enforced, clearing the way for his coalition's votes. In his press conference, Rep. Stupak also noted that the votes were already there anyway, but his coalition wanted something for their effort.

Translation: This is a done deal. All that's left is counting the votes.

The House will now approve the Senate bill which will become law when President Obama signs it. The House will then pass the reconciliation bill to "fix" the Senate bill and send it to the Senate, where Senate Majority Leader Reid has signed pledges of enough votes to pass the filibuster-proof measure. Senate approval of the reconciliation bill may take a while, though, because it will have to work its way through a series of procedural challenges by Republicans.

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Andy Axel's picture

The reality that you've

Submitted by Andy Axel on Sun, 2010/03/21 - 5:19pm.

The reality that you've outlined isn't stopping the GOP from sending a non-stop cavalcade of blowdried wantwits, God-bothering charlatans, corporate mercenaries, and nattering mediocrities to the floor to "revise and extend" their otherwise non-existent remarks.

R. Neal's picture

Worst parade of haircuts I've

Submitted by R. Neal on Sun, 2010/03/21 - 5:33pm.

Worst parade of haircuts I've seen in a while.

Andy Axel's picture

Those who still have hair all

Submitted by Andy Axel on Sun, 2010/03/21 - 5:37pm.

Those who still have hair all have the "Trent Lott." Not even the best drill instructor could inspire as much uniformity.

Tamara Shepherd's picture

Andy, have I mentioned lately...

Submitted by Tamara Shepherd on Sun, 2010/03/21 - 8:49pm.

...isn't stopping the GOP from sending a non-stop cavalcade of blowdried wantwits, God-bothering charlatans, corporate mercenaries, and nattering mediocrities to the floor...

Andy, have I mentioned lately how very much I admire your arsenal of adjectives?

Sometime tonight, my eighth grade son has to write four letters (to the president and to his Congressmen) on the subject of healthcare reform.

We don't generally wait until this late on a Sunday night to start homework, but I told him he can wait this time. I'm optimistic that all one of those letters will say is "thanks," and the other three can say "told you so!"

R. Neal's picture

Listening to all these

Submitted by R. Neal on Sun, 2010/03/21 - 9:23pm.

Listening to all these Republicans stand up there and lie on the House floor, I'm wondering why the penalties of perjury shouldn't apply to Congress.

WhitesCreek's picture

I have often thought that

Submitted by WhitesCreek on Mon, 2010/03/22 - 8:11am.

I have often thought that very thing. But Congress has even exempted themselves form slander and libel law, so...

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