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Guaranteed; Initial Senate Bill Will Not Have A Public Option

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It's just about a 100% certainty that the draft of the senate bill that goes out to the floor for a vote, first facing filibuster, will not include the public option.

That way, Lieberman, Baucus and the gang of Republicrats will have no excuse help prevent the GOP filibuster. There may even be Republicans who go along, like Olympia Snowe. They will have been given cover, allowed to only vote on a bill that met the criteria they "so boldly" set.

Once the bill gets into conference, the house and senate can get together and add the public option and it will only take 51 senate votes to pass. They might even try to pull out the anti-abortion amendment, since so many of them Bluedogs who voted for the house anti-abortion amendment failed to vote for the reform bill. That's far less likely.

The question is in the way Harry Reid handles this. Lieberman and Snowe understand all this. Will they vote to pass a bill without a public option, knowing that it may be added? That's going to be the big question.

 

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“Habemus papam” by gone on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:00:38 AM
Hey Rob, Here's a Question for Sen. Sanders by Kevin Gosztola on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:12:26 AM
I think a hint is an interview he gave in the last 24 hours by Steven Leser on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:12:08 PM
Good stuff? by Bia Winter on Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:25:58 AM
HEALTH CARE by sandy valencour on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:47:14 AM
Filibuster and reconciliation by Douglas Drenkow on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:40:52 PM
no bill should be passed by truthseeker7 on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 at 12:42:10 PM
Why is this a big surprise the House Bill wasn't reform by tginmn on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 at 1:23:26 PM
Should I Worry About the GOP Government Shutdown? by Jason Paz on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 at 5:21:45 PM
This song is dedicated to Barack Obama and the "Centrists" by John Lorenz on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 at 8:50:17 PM
Except he didn't just sell out by Kevin Gosztola on Monday, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:30:25 PM
John. You Nailed It by Jason Paz on Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 at 3:11:15 AM
How about a chorus for Israel? by Bia Winter on Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:32:42 AM
Removal of the Public Option not a bad thing by Michael Morris on Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 at 6:59:43 AM
So.... by Bia Winter on Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:35:59 AM
No.... by Michael Morris on Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 at 11:47:58 AM