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		<title>By: Catrina</title>
		<link>http://politic.osm.net/2010/01/cracks-in-the-ice/comment-page-19/#comment-45894</link>
		<dc:creator>Catrina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Link to the new thread.
http://politic.osm.net/2010/03/a-nations-health-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Link to the new thread.<br />
<a href="http://politic.osm.net/2010/03/a-nations-health-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/" rel="nofollow">http://politic.osm.net/2010/03/a-nations-health-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Chris B</title>
		<link>http://politic.osm.net/2010/01/cracks-in-the-ice/comment-page-19/#comment-45697</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>216 in reach: House Dems have the votes to pass healthcare reform bill.
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House Democratic leaders have the votes to overhaul the nation&#039;s healthcare system.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/88173-house-dems-have-the-votes-to-pass-healthcare-reform-bill</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>216 in reach: House Dems have the votes to pass healthcare reform bill.<br />
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House Democratic leaders have the votes to overhaul the nation&#8217;s healthcare system.<br />
<a href="http://thehill.com/homenews/house/88173-house-dems-have-the-votes-to-pass-healthcare-reform-bill" rel="nofollow">http://thehill.com/homenews/house/88173-house-dems-have-the-votes-to-pass-healthcare-reform-bill</a></p>
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		<title>By: Chris B</title>
		<link>http://politic.osm.net/2010/01/cracks-in-the-ice/comment-page-19/#comment-45692</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You can do it, EC.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can do it, EC.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris B</title>
		<link>http://politic.osm.net/2010/01/cracks-in-the-ice/comment-page-19/#comment-45690</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Where&#039;s the link?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where&#8217;s the link?</p>
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		<title>By: Enemy Combatant</title>
		<link>http://politic.osm.net/2010/01/cracks-in-the-ice/comment-page-18/#comment-45687</link>
		<dc:creator>Enemy Combatant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>New thread up, gang  :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New thread up, gang  <img src='http://politic.osm.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: gaffhook</title>
		<link>http://politic.osm.net/2010/01/cracks-in-the-ice/comment-page-18/#comment-45686</link>
		<dc:creator>gaffhook</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One more 5 minute vote to be taken before general debate on the bill.
General debate now coming up on C Span.

 http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One more 5 minute vote to be taken before general debate on the bill.<br />
General debate now coming up on C Span.</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx</a></p>
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		<title>By: gaffhook</title>
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		<dc:creator>gaffhook</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1796
Katielou
That is a good read and it beggars belief that so called educated people can get so entrenched with ideology that it clouds their brains so much that they are led by the nose by Roo and his shrills.

I can see the same thing happening here as the MSM are full blown bucketing on Labor and telling us how good the Liebrals are.
It has become so saturated that people must surely be getting a big turn off from listening to it.
There is so much negative carping and reporting it is a total joke.

I am watching some procedural voting on C Span and after all Obis pep talks and addresses there are still Democrats voting with the Retrards. Not enough to upset the apple cart at the moment but you would think, that if the health care bill finally becomes law, those Dems that vote against it would surely be imperriling their chances of re-election.
Whether they are Dems in a strong Retard area or not i would certainly not be supporting them if they failed to support my chances of having health care.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1796<br />
Katielou<br />
That is a good read and it beggars belief that so called educated people can get so entrenched with ideology that it clouds their brains so much that they are led by the nose by Roo and his shrills.</p>
<p>I can see the same thing happening here as the MSM are full blown bucketing on Labor and telling us how good the Liebrals are.<br />
It has become so saturated that people must surely be getting a big turn off from listening to it.<br />
There is so much negative carping and reporting it is a total joke.</p>
<p>I am watching some procedural voting on C Span and after all Obis pep talks and addresses there are still Democrats voting with the Retrards. Not enough to upset the apple cart at the moment but you would think, that if the health care bill finally becomes law, those Dems that vote against it would surely be imperriling their chances of re-election.<br />
Whether they are Dems in a strong Retard area or not i would certainly not be supporting them if they failed to support my chances of having health care.</p>
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		<title>By: KatieLou</title>
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		<dc:creator>KatieLou</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Photo of Obama working the phones today for health care.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/4451449899/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Photo of Obama working the phones today for health care.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/4451449899/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/4451449899/</a></p>
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		<title>By: KatieLou</title>
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		<dc:creator>KatieLou</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>David Frum is a conservative commentator.  Extracts below but the whole thing is worth a read.  Bottom line: Fox News is doing the Republicans no favours.
&lt;blockquote&gt;Conservatives and Republicans today suffered their most crushing legislative defeat since the 1960s.

It’s hard to exaggerate the magnitude of the disaster. Conservatives may cheer themselves that they’ll compensate for today’s expected vote with a big win in the November 2010 elections. But:

(1) It’s a good bet that conservatives are over-optimistic about November – by then the economy will have improved and the immediate goodies in the healthcare bill will be reaching key voting blocs.

(2) So what? Legislative majorities come and go. This healthcare bill is forever. A win in November is very poor compensation for this debacle now.

So far, I think a lot of conservatives will agree with me. Now comes the hard lesson:

A huge part of the blame for today’s disaster attaches to conservatives and Republicans ourselves.

At the beginning of this process we made a strategic decision: unlike, say, Democrats in 2001 when President Bush proposed his first tax cut, we would make no deal with the administration. No negotiations, no compromise, nothing. We were going for all the marbles. This would be Obama’s Waterloo – just as healthcare was Clinton’s in 1994.

Only, the hardliners overlooked a few key facts: Obama was elected with 53% of the vote, not Clinton’s 42%. The liberal block within the Democratic congressional caucus is bigger and stronger than it was in 1993-94. And of course the Democrats also remember their history, and also remember the consequences of their 1994 failure.........

No illusions please: This bill will not be repealed. Even if Republicans scored a 1994 style landslide in November, how many votes could we muster to re-open the “doughnut hole” and charge seniors more for prescription drugs? How many votes to re-allow insurers to rescind policies when they discover a pre-existing condition? How many votes to banish 25 year olds from their parents’ insurance coverage? And even if the votes were there – would President Obama sign such a repeal?........

So today’s defeat for free-market economics and Republican values is a huge win for the conservative entertainment industry. Their listeners and viewers will now be even more enraged, even more frustrated, even more disappointed in everybody except the responsibility-free talkers on television and radio. For them, it’s mission accomplished. For the cause they purport to represent, it’s Waterloo all right: ours.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
http://www.frumforum.com/waterloo</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David Frum is a conservative commentator.  Extracts below but the whole thing is worth a read.  Bottom line: Fox News is doing the Republicans no favours.</p>
<blockquote><p>Conservatives and Republicans today suffered their most crushing legislative defeat since the 1960s.</p>
<p>It’s hard to exaggerate the magnitude of the disaster. Conservatives may cheer themselves that they’ll compensate for today’s expected vote with a big win in the November 2010 elections. But:</p>
<p>(1) It’s a good bet that conservatives are over-optimistic about November – by then the economy will have improved and the immediate goodies in the healthcare bill will be reaching key voting blocs.</p>
<p>(2) So what? Legislative majorities come and go. This healthcare bill is forever. A win in November is very poor compensation for this debacle now.</p>
<p>So far, I think a lot of conservatives will agree with me. Now comes the hard lesson:</p>
<p>A huge part of the blame for today’s disaster attaches to conservatives and Republicans ourselves.</p>
<p>At the beginning of this process we made a strategic decision: unlike, say, Democrats in 2001 when President Bush proposed his first tax cut, we would make no deal with the administration. No negotiations, no compromise, nothing. We were going for all the marbles. This would be Obama’s Waterloo – just as healthcare was Clinton’s in 1994.</p>
<p>Only, the hardliners overlooked a few key facts: Obama was elected with 53% of the vote, not Clinton’s 42%. The liberal block within the Democratic congressional caucus is bigger and stronger than it was in 1993-94. And of course the Democrats also remember their history, and also remember the consequences of their 1994 failure&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>No illusions please: This bill will not be repealed. Even if Republicans scored a 1994 style landslide in November, how many votes could we muster to re-open the “doughnut hole” and charge seniors more for prescription drugs? How many votes to re-allow insurers to rescind policies when they discover a pre-existing condition? How many votes to banish 25 year olds from their parents’ insurance coverage? And even if the votes were there – would President Obama sign such a repeal?&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
<p>So today’s defeat for free-market economics and Republican values is a huge win for the conservative entertainment industry. Their listeners and viewers will now be even more enraged, even more frustrated, even more disappointed in everybody except the responsibility-free talkers on television and radio. For them, it’s mission accomplished. For the cause they purport to represent, it’s Waterloo all right: ours.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.frumforum.com/waterloo" rel="nofollow">http://www.frumforum.com/waterloo</a></p>
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		<title>By: gaffhook</title>
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		<dc:creator>gaffhook</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The health care is live on C Span

http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The health care is live on C Span</p>
<p><a href="http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN.aspx</a></p>
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