Pelosi steeled Obama for health care push

[Enrique]

In the jittery days following Scott Brown’s Senate victory, Nancy Pelosi was eager to resurrect comprehensive health reform. But first, she had to get past longtime ally Rahm Emanuel, who was counseling President Barack Obama to consider a smaller, piecemeal approach.

During a mid-February conference call with top House Democrats, Pelosi made it clear she would accept nothing short of a big-bang health care push — dismissing the White House chief of staff as an “incrementalist.”

Pelosi even coined a term to describe Emanuel’s scaled-down approach: “Kiddie Care,” according to a person privy to the call.

Pelosi’s remark was more than just a diss. It sent a clear signal to House leadership that Pelosi wouldn’t compromise — and it coincided with Obama’s own decision to renew his push for an all-encompassing bill after weeks of confusion and discussion.



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[Motown_Johnny]

1. another Democratic party memo found by Politico?

[robinblue]

5. Time for Obama to boot Rahm back to the windy city.

[xultar]

9. + 1. Rahm was the true fuck up and Obama shouldn't have paid attentinon to his BS

[opihimoimoi]

2. The STEEL LADY...Nancy comes out of the STEEL CLOSET....and they said she couldn't HUNT

[Enrique]

3. not to be confused with the Steele closet

we don't want to go there...

[Hekate]

4. LOL Well said, Opi. Nancy Pelosi is a Speaker of the House to be proud of. nt

[opihimoimoi]

7. The quiet PIT BULL bites Back.....GOP went to them bars to get ripped...

[opihimoimoi]

8. dupe

[Political Heretic]

6. "That Pelosi wouldn't compromise"

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