"John H" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:28:40 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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"John H" wrote in message
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If the Democrats have enough votes to pass the friggin' health bill,
why are we reading about lobbyists screwing up the passage.

Surely it's not *Democrats* being influenced by those damn lobbyists!
Only Republicans, or so liberals say, are lacking in the integrity
needed to do what's best for the country.

Or maybe that's not the case.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/he..._r=1&th&emc=th

Yes, that's the problem... They're all being influenced by the Ins.
special
interest. There's just too much money floating around. This is not, in my
opinion, a Dem. vs. Rep. issue. This is a national crisis. I don't get why
these people (both sides) feel that they couldn't just say screw you to
the
Ins. lobby. It would be a political hot-potato if either side took the
money
and voted against reform. Instead they act like they can't get reelected
without the money. They should be using their opponent's Ins. lobby
derived
finances as a campaign point.

No, the problem is not both sides. The problem is your 'holier than
thou' Democrats who are caving to the dollar signs. The Dems don't
need the Republicans to pass the damn bill. They need the Republicans
as a whipping boy 'cause they can't get their hands out of the till.

Typical liberals.


Huh? The Republicans are only interested in obstruction. If they were
interested in passing meaningful reform, they wouldn't be a monolithic body
of "no" no matter what. They are certainly part of the problem. I can't find
one Republican in the Senate for example that supports meaningful reform. I
can find many Democrats, but not all of them (which is sad and troubling).

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