What does it take to light a fire under Cool Hand Luke’s ass? One too many polls like this, I guess.
What was expected to be a morning meeting with the president on health care turned into all-day, intense negotiations with Democratic leaders trying to find compromise on differences over House and Senate health care bills…
Senior congressional Democratic sources told CNN that the White House is pushing them hard to move quickly to resolve differences on a broad range of issues. The president and his top aides are being more aggressive than ever before in trying to broker a deal…
President Barack Obama has made clear he favors the Senate Democrats’ approach – taxing high cost insurance plans. That has caused an eruption inside unions who oppose that approach…
A House Democratic leadership aide conceded to CNN that the White House is pushing House Democrats to make a deal fast, saying “The speaker is also pushing for one, but won’t just accept the Senate deal,” he said, referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
I never believed that House Dems would have the stones to walk away, but suddenly there are a lot of flares going up. Rangel’s warning that the bill won’t be done this month; Emanuel Cleaver’s telling nutroots bloggers that this is no fait accompli; and Politico’s reporting mounting anger over the “Cadillac plan” tax. Quoth Anthony Weiner, “We keep hearing them squeal like pigs in the Senate that they had a tough time getting to 60. Well, it wasn’t particularly a picnic for us to get to 218…The Senate Kabuki dance has lost its magic on those of us in the House.” Follow the link to the Cleaver vid and read Jay Cost’s analysis of how thin the margin’s going to be this time in the House, especially with Scott Brown throwing the fear of god into red-district Dems. The exit question I never thought I’d ask: Does this Change mean it’s time to Hope?
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