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House Democrats Have 216 Votes For Health Care Reform? Well…

Donklephant  Sun, 03/21/2010 - 10:51am

Just got the news from Politico:

House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson says Democrats have clinched the 216 votes they need to pass President Barack Obama’s health-reform plan.

“We have the votes now — as we speak,” Larson said Sunday morning.

But do they?



 

The Irony of the Stupak Amendment

Donklephant  Mon, 11/09/2009 - 11:52am

Hello all. A recent move and career change means I’ve not been the most prolific of bloggers lately, but hopefully I’ll have more time, now that I’m settled, to pop in now and again.

For those that don’t remember me, I run a right-of-centre trans-Atlantic group blog called The Crossed Pond.

I’m a RiNO, for the sake of succinctness.