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Reconciliation bill passes Senate

On March 25, 2010, In If Bush Had Done That, By Shon Jimenez

The Senate has passed a package of fixes to the health reform bill, signed by President Barack Obama, by a vote of 56 to 43. The reconciliation bill now goes back to the House for a second vote after Senate Republicans succeeded in making minor changes to the bill. The House plans to vote later Thursday – finally capping a year-long effort to remake the American health care system.

But the work isn’t done quite yet.

The bill passed 56 to 43, with Vice President Joe Biden presiding over the chamber. Senate Republicans forced a pair of changes to the reconciliation bill overnight, sending it back to the House for a final vote later Thursday.

Democrats believe the minor changes – to language regarding Pell Grants for low-income students – won’t derail House passage, meaning that Democrats are set to finally conclude the legislative struggle needed to make health reform a reality.

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Obama Belittles Republicans, Again

On March 10, 2010, In If Bush Had Done That, By Shon Jimenez

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TAKEAWAYS – Here are some of the most important points from President Obama’s must-watch speech before the House GOP’s conference in Baltimore Friday:

- Obama began his remarks on a conciliatory note, telling Republicans he expects them to “challenge my ideas,” and: “Having differences of opinion, having a real debate about matters of domestic policy and national security, that’s something that’s not only good for our country, it’s absolutely essential.”

- He urged Republicans to come to the table and work with him on policy compromises, saying Americans “didn’t send us to Washington to fight each other in some political steel cage match.” What voters don’t want, he said, is “for Washington to continue being so Washington-like.”

- But the president also challenged the House GOP. “We have seen some party-line votes that have been disappointing,” he said, recalling the stimulus fight. “I didn’t understand then, and I still don’t understand, why we got opposition in this caucus for almost $300 billion in badly needed tax cuts for the American people” and other assistance and infrastructure projects. Obama jabbed: “Let’s face it, some of you have been at the ribbon-cuttings for some of these important projects in your communities.”

- Continuing on a confrontational tack, Obama defended key components of his agenda, including the proposed fee on bailed-out banks – telling Minority Leader John Boehner: “If you listen to the American people, John, they’ll tell you they want their money back.” And while he conceded that the health care debate had become “bitter and contentious,” Obama stuck to his basic position: “If anyone here truly believes our health insurance system is working well for people, I respect your right to say so, but I don’t agree.”

- At the end of his remarks – before taking questions – Obama told Republicans it’s time to make a choice between aiming for “success at the polls” or “lasting success” for the country. “Just think about it for a while,” he said. “We don’t have to put it up for a vote today.”

Same B.S. different day.
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Politico story: “Obama’s First Year: What Went Wrong

On March 10, 2010, In If Bush Had Done That, By Shon Jimenez

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Specifically, it was wrong on three major counts: Obama and his team believed that the 2008 election represented something seismic — in other words, something fundamental and long-lasting,” just like the Republicans made the same mistake in 1994 when they won the House. The second thing that went wrong: “Obama believed that early success would be self-reinforcing, building a powerful momentum for bold government action. This belief was the essence of the White House’s theory of the ‘big bang’…” You get the Porkulus slush fund passed, and that provides the impetus and the momentum for everything else to follow. So this tells us they were in a panic for much of this year, particularly when we got to August when the tea parties started. Well, the tea parties started before August.

It was the town meetings. They started hustling trying to get health care done before the August recess. The third: “Most devoutly of all, the Obama team believed that there was something singular about the president’s appeal and ability to inspire.” Now, this is in The Politico, and these are the first three things that went wrong. So they believed he was The Messiah, that the Porkulus bill was gonna presage the passage of everything else, and that America had undergone a seismic change. But there’s actually a fourth, ladies and gentlemen. Now, you know that I have manners. I was raised properly with a great set of core values, and one of those is to not brag. And, of course, it ain’t bragging if you’ve done it. It ain’t bragging if you can do it. I think it was Babe Ruth who said that. But as you know, I do not like talking about myself. I’m very uncomfortable with that.

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