Well... TPM Is Confirming The Politico Report Ala WH/Reid/Liberman

[WillyT]

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As Politico first reported, the White House is pressuring a reluctant Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to cut a deal with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) to keep the prospects for health care reform legislation alive, a keyed in aide confirms.

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Link: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/white-house-pressures-reid-to-cut-a-deal-with-lieberman.php?ref=fpa

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[NYCGirl]

1. That aide and that unnamed source sure get around. They're in so many stories!

[NJmaverick]

6. I hear one of the aides slept with Tiger Woods

:P

[NYCGirl]

17. I heard both the unnamed source and the aide slept with him!

:evilgrin:

[bluestateguy]

2. The "keyed in aide" needs to be a man and go on the record

Sniveling little cowards, that's what all these pissant congressional staffers are.

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. Leakers often leak when their bosses ask them to do so

[Kingofalldems]

12. Wow! DU's #1 Lieberman fan must be rejoicing---!

Congratulations! You must be so proud!

[dave29]

3. from the same story... lol

The White House denies the charge. Spokesman Dan Pfeiffer tells TPMDC, "The report is inaccurate. The White House is not pushing Senator Reid in any direction. We are working hand in hand with the Senate Leadership to work through the various issues and pass health reform as soon as possible."

[WillyT]

5. Inaccurate... HOW ???

That is one total weasel word.

And of course White Houses always tell the truth don'tcha know...

:eyes:

[dave29]

8. because politico is a bastion of truth....

I will take the WH over Politico every single day

[GreenArrow]

9. The White House is not "pushing" Senator Reid;

rather, it is "working hand in hand" with him.

[WillyT]

10. Oh... I See...

:rofl:

Thanks for the clarification!

;)

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[babylonsister]

4. From the link...who ya gonna believe, the actual source, or politico?

The White House denies the charge. Spokesman Dan Pfeiffer tells TPMDC, "The report is inaccurate. The White House is not pushing Senator Reid in any direction. We are working hand in hand with the Senate Leadership to work through the various issues and pass health reform as soon as possible."

[gratuitous]

11. I'd rather believe the White House

But for the life of me, I can't make head or tail out of the Pfeiffer quote. He says the report (that the White House has been pressuring Reid to give in further to Lieberman) is "inaccurate," but he doesn't really explain what the White House is doing. What does it mean to work "hand in hand with the Senate Leadership"? Who constitutes "the Senate Leadership"? And what are some of the "various issues" being worked through? I don't need an exhaustive list, but a little more detail would be a great deal more reassuring. As it is, Pfeiffer's statement reminds me far too much of the weaselly pronouncements I got used to hearing out of Obama's predecessor's White House.

[WillyT]

16. Yes, Yes, And Yes...

Exacty!

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

13. At this point, it's a choice of frames and that's all it is.

[WI_DEM]

14. All thru this process have been one bit of mis information after another.

I prefer not to go by gossip and speculation but wait and see what happens.

[WillyT]

15. Oh, Well... If You're Gonna Be All Reasonable And Stuff...

My problem with the story is that if true, it does not surprise me one bit.

And that's sad.

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