You’d think this crowd would say to itself, hey, maybe we should stop using such tired class warfare cliches and dress better or someone might point out we look like Communist revolutionaries. On the other hand, that’s probably the look they were trying for…
Breaking: Hoyer admits Dems don’t have the votes for Pelosi Plan
The answer to the big question surrounding Nancy Pelosi’s scheduling of the ObamaCare vote this weekend has been answered. She didn’t schedule it for Saturday because she had the votes — and now Steny Hoyer has admitted as much this morning:
A House leader says Democrats haven’t yet lined up enough votes to pass their health care overhaul bill.
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland says the vote that House Democrats had scheduled for Saturday could slip to Sunday or early next week. Hoyer acknowledged to reporters Friday that Democratic leaders don’t yet have the 218 votes needed to pass President Barack Obama’s historic health overhaul initiative. In other words, this was a Hail Nancy play. She couldn’t afford to wait too long for the vote after dropping 2,000 pages on members last week, and having them see the results of the elections this week. Pelosi and Hoyer thought that rushing a vote would allow them to bully recalcitrant moderates into support.
BONUS!
Listen to this dim bulb assert that there is no preamble in the Constitution. Might want to read up on that Rachel. Then again, your show isn’t long for the real world. Maybe you could bone up and be a teacher.
Lotsa good stuff in that Rachel clip, glad you are finally listening to her. Yes, she did misspeak while making fun of Boehner’s boner (he claimed that “We hold these truths to be self-evident was from the preamble to the constitution.) Bravo, you caught her missspeaking. But seriously Rachel could school us all on the Constitution, she does know it probably better than any other talk show host.
oh ps. we’re working on those house votes. Call Loretta at 714-621-0102 to thank her for her bold pro-reform vote.
With all due respect Terry, The Republican leader of the house and read the Declaration of Independence, not knowing it was’nt the constitution.
This guys got to go, I am stunned you are’nt leading the charge.
Rachel just apologized for her blooper. Kind of rare to see….
Kenlaysnotdead…
Since Republicans want less government in my life, not more, I generally don’t think about them at all. And when they have NO say in the governance, I think about them even less.
That was some apology, too, how many times did she say she was sorry? I think I counted at least 3. And the animated singing of the preamble at the end was cute!
I truly admire Rachel Maddow. She is unfailingly classy and courteous, even when debating someone who holds an opinion that is contrary or distasteful to her own or her audience. Wouldn’t it be incredible if this civilized level of discourse could be emulated, say, on a post like this??? I can’t help but conjecture that “posters” are reduced to silly phrases like “dim bulb” when they’ve run out of anything of substance to write …
Terry –
Let me get this straight: YOU are calling RACHEL MADDOW a dim bulb? Now THAT is rich. Now if you could recognize and apologize for all the mistakes, misstatements, inconsistencies, etc. you have posted . . .
Try watching more of her and emulating her class and sophistication.