Snowe to Vote Yes on Finance Bill

“Snowe’s support lends a sliver of bipartisanship to the legislation”
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In the same way that adding 1 part cream, to 50 parts milk, makes the result a half and half.

Suppose she votes NO?
We have waited over 200 years for it. What the rush?

Just one of the many rinos who will be voted out in 2010.

Kate Pickert:

Democratic Senator Ben Nelson, for instance, has said he won’t vote for a completely partisan bill…

Why?
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What is the reason he gives for this decision?
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What is the reason that knowledgeable Beltway insiders such as yourself would posit?
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Why is Nelson’s support for a bill dependent upon anyone in the opposing minority party voting for it, Kate Pickert?
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Do you know the answer?

The most important Senator in the health care debate has spoken! The bill has been officially blessed. It has accomplished it’s most important goal — Bipartisanship!

It may also make minor, tepid, inadequate changes to the health care system — but who cares about that if the bill’s bipartisan? I’m sure the many people who remain uninsured and under insured will understand.

Healthcare reform needs a “Parody Option.” Check out “Healthcare Fighting (King Fu Mix)” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nc1VwJOb9Y

Olympia, you’re going to get demonized by the nutters for being a traitor. Come over to the darkside. Do it on Halloween so your side can claim the devil made you do it.

Exactly. The people have waited way too long for us. Its time to get it done once and for all.

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — Any attempt by Senate Democrats to pass health care legislation with no Republican support won’t have the vote of Nebraska’s senior senator.

Sen. Ben Nelson, a Democrat, said Sunday that he would vote against using a tactic called reconciliation to push through a health care bill.
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http://www.omaha.com/article/20090928/NEWS01/709289928

Wow, it turns out that she *wants* to get reelected some day!

Just to pile onto what Stuart said, the GOP is the least popular party this side of a NAMBLA summer picnic:
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/10/just-words.html
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Why should anyone care what any of them think about anything?
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Also, can anyone find a single example of any Republican ever saying, “let’s not do this without Democratic support” during the era of Rove?

You don’t know Maine very well do you? She she gets voted out, very unlikely, she’ll be replaced by a Democrat.

She’s just playing the “I’m doing what’s best for my constituents ” thing. She’s been in the Senate long enough to realize that party loyalty should always trump doing the right thing. I suspect heroin addiction.

“Democratic Senator Ben Nelson, for instance, has said he won’t vote for a completely partisan bill, so Snowe’s support lends a sliver of bipartisanship to the legislation.’
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And just a sliver. By the way when did bipartisan come to mean just one vote from the other side?
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Beside that Nelson in the article Paul linked to say at least 65 senators need to vote for it. 1 is a long way from 5 at this point.

At least the NAMBLA summer picnic doesn’t have an aunt problem.

It’s just sad that the discussion here is about the impact of Olivia’s vote on her: (1) Party’s response, (2) how other Senators might vote based on its effect on partisanship, or (3) who will be out to get her, come election time.

I Know I’m foolish, but I thought her vote was supposed be for the benefit of those who sent her to Washington. Where is the discussion of their position on the issue?

Whoops, my link goes to the wrong thing. Well, somewhere out there on the Internets there’s a thing about how support for Dems has softened, but support for the GOP hovers around 20%– south even of the crazification factor.
http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/10/lunch-discussions-145-crazification.html

2thirdsrocks ,

You not only don’t know Maine very well, you also don’t know politics very well, or how to read a calendar. Snowe won in 2006 (with 74% of the vote), which means it is IMPOSSIBLE for her to be voted out in 2010. I personally wouldn’t bet on her losing in 2012, but at least she will be on the ballot then. Please do not make silly comments, it just wastes my time.

You all don’t need her, you already have us outnumbered by a large margin. Which begs the question: why is it taking so long to get this garbage passed?

Elvis, I see it has occurred to you to that while the republicans are predicting huge gains in 2010 because support for the democrats has softened, they ignore the fact that support for their own party has fallen off the cliff. Reality will never play a part in their plans.

[...] (And now the committee is singing Happy Birthday to Democratic committee member Senator Maria Cantwell.) Read more: http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/10/13/snowe-to-vote-yes-on-finance-bill/#ixzz0Tq8FSpTn [...]

“I Know I’m foolish, but I thought her vote was supposed be for the benefit of those who sent her to Washington.”
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That is a good question for all the senators not just Snow. But for some reason it never seems to get asks by our esteemed press core. Not sure why though.

Wishful thinking might get you to believe that it may “snowe” next July. But it will not happen either.

Because the democrats are trying to get at least a little bipartisanship. Personally, I’m all for ramming through a plan with a strong public option and running over any republican that gets in the way. The republican party has no alternative plan and are working under the idea that any defeat for the President is a victory for them. The people without insurance aren’t a factor for the republicans. It’s what’s best for their dying party that matters.

Because she voted for health care reform?

That’s funny…unless of course, you’re saying the Republicans are even dumber than first thought.

Is that it?

The Republicn’s only hope of taking back Congress is to disagree and refuse to allow Obama to do literally ANYTHING. That way they can run adds relating to how much he DIDN’T get done, versus how much he DID get done.

They are the party of “NO” and the American people will remember it well.

I LOVE THE NEW BIPARTISANSHIP Obama’s brought to DC!!!

Seriously, it’s time to revoke the 22nd Amendment.

Id rather see Prohibition repealed.

They havn’t repealed it yet!?!?
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Damn, sacred..

I think also that they get this false sense of importance by proudly sporting the viewership totals of the FOX programs. I’ve been pointing out that they have a serious viewer overlap problem there.
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Now that something has been passed, they might just find themselves to be force of none.

“You all don’t need her, you already have us outnumbered by a large margin.”
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2/3rds of a nut:
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On the FOX thread you crowed all about how numerous you guys are.
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Can I recommend you up your dose? You seem to have problems tracking yourself…

So I ask you once again sacredh, what’s taking so long?

We’re not the party of no, we’re the party of HELL NO!!

…sacred, do you live in a dry county? I hope not!

Aw jeez mfbattle you sure nailed me on that one. We’ve got 100 senators and I got mixed up on one. High 5 on your ability to split hairs. Not that I give a rats behind whether I waste your time or not.

See 7.2

And that is why only 20% of voters identify themselves as republicans.

We have about an equal number of bars and churches in my area. The bars have larger and more faithful congregations.

^ And, interestingly enough, and much more importantly, a much more Americans consider themselves conservative than liberal.

“The bars have larger and more faithful congregations”.
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Amen to that!

Knowing some basic facts is not spliting hairs.

Shouldn’t be an “a” there.

Should not be an “a” there.

^ Good one apollyono7. I don’t go to either. I think that in the last 10 years the only times I have been in a bar has been to pick up fish sandwiches on the way home from work.

Please keep voting out the rinos. Then, when the theocratic wingers only have 30 seats, they can be safely marginalized.