NPR sez Harry Reid will not take up HCR until Brown is seated in the Senate

[jpak]

Any predictions how he will go forward?

My hope - let the morans filibuster.

[NightWatcher]

1. no HCR, a year wasted, and a brutal November coming too fast

[duphase]

2. HR must be thinking: "just in case"....

these Senate liberals try something that might not set well with our money backers, I wanna wait til "we" (wink) have that additional
vote which Brown brings." You know...just in case.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Riiight. As someone else pointed out...Did they hold up the Senate voting to wait for Al Franken to

be seated? I don't th ink so!!

What a crock...

What a bunch of ball-less old men!!!

I am getting more and more disgusted with this whole thing...

[Lasher]

4. A fucking idiot to the end.

If I were Senate Majority Leader I would tell Al Franken to let me know when he thinks Brown shold be seated. And you know what else? I would let all Democrats know that from now on we were going to block every single thing Republicans propose. If any dared betray us I would personally kick their asses. That's right, literally. I would kick their asses.

[Pirate Smile]

5. It's OK because we need the House to pass the Senate Bill and then the Senate can

deal with the patch via Reconcilliation with Brown there. It doesn't make any difference. We will only need 50 votes for that.

[jpak]

7. That would be the sensible thing to do - but would the House go along?

:shrug:

[Pirate Smile]

9. Nancy and Clyburn are open to it. Progressive caucus told her no but they may

want what passes through Reconcilliation sweetened. PO did have over 50 supporters in the Senate earlier. I don't know if they would go for it but they should because the PO is actually very popular.

There is activity going on behind the scenes, I believe.

Kent Conrad signalled he is open to Reconcilliation which is necessary since he heads the Budget Committee where it has to come out of and he had been a big NO before today.

[BP2]

6. And the extended olive branch of bi-partisanship with the Puke fucktards begins

Since compromise has been the dish of the last year,
it shouldn't be too hard for Harry to deal with the Pukes.

[Junkdrawer]

8. What a surprise! Harry "I need 60 votes!" Reid will wait...

Reid may as well go on vacation for two years.

[dgibby]

10. Obama wants him to wait. n/t

[Dr.Phool]

11. The coward will leave with his boots off.

And his smelly toes sticking through the holes in his socks.