GOP Stoogeship.
The gem inside this inspiring Missouri River of palaver, in which POTUS reviews his reviews of his reviews of his own mania for reviewing, is the dependent clause, "...where we had a public and substantive debate on healthcare..." POTUS correctly uses the Blair House gabfest as a tool to demonstrate the bipartisan energy of the search for healthcare victory. GOP stooges take note: you were used; you were used wittingly; you cooperated in your own stoogeship; you are here revealed as vain fools for the Obama administration.
Whip Count
Best information this weekend is that the whip count for healthcare in the House is under 200. The polite way for Speaker Pelosi to say this is that "we're not there yet." The unsolved pieces include the Senate promises to develop a sidecar bill that answers the doubts and manias of the House Democrats. The number needed is 216 after the sudden departure of Eric Massa and the unfilled seats of Murtha, Wexler and Abercrombie, and the sudden return of Nathan Deal. The noise about insurance companies, about GOP intransigence and the evils of pre-existing conditions - all that will not change the whip count. What must happen is the rewriting of the Harry Reid bill so that it suits the Saint Stupak Dirty Dozen on abortion language and the Blue Dog posse all facing immediate, overwhelming, numbing re-elect campaigns if they vote for anything that looks like a deal. Indiana Jones faced easier adversaries routinely and found a way. Hail to Mrs. Pelosi when she manages this miracle. Mention that the White House more and more resembles a snake pit on board the Lusitania. Is that a periscope? Where is an administration when a torpedo is a smart career move?
I thought the Republicans acquitted themselves rather well at the health care summit. Mention that POTUS came across rather ill informed, rude and bullying. What is clear, nobody listens to what POTUS says anymore. Nobody believes him when he says anything – even occasionally the truth. The above clip is replete of certifiable lies. The news media repeats it unenthusiastically and more as a painful duty. They have once again reverted to their traditional role of reporting the news dispassionately. Even so, they know no one is there to listen. They have become irrelevant. The POTUS (of their own creation) is irrelevant. They, along with their POTUS are passengers on the (snake pit) Lusitania.
I see the lifeboats coming down. 761 out of the 1959 people on board were saved. There weren't enough boats nor was there enough time. The ship sank in 18 minutes flat, only 8 miles from land. There is also some version of the 'truther' argument surrounding the sinking that would explain why POTUS cannot torpedo the ship. The Lusitania was said to be carrying munitions which were set off by the German torpedo.
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