Chuck TOdd: They don't have the votes to pass a public option

[LeftyAndProud60]

The guy is a tool, but he was on point on Morning Joe. They asked him why the dems just want put in something that's popular like a public option or medicare buy in and someone finally said they just don't have the vote.

Even if this thing passes(Which is still a stretch), I'm still going to have a lot of problems with this party. They really need to clean house. We don't need republicans w/ Ds by their name.

[trumad]

1. Thatnks for your concern.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. Sen. Bernie Sanders Says That They Do Have The Votes For PO

I gotta go with Sanders on this, for a lot of reasons.

[LeftyAndProud60]

4. Bernie exaggerates. If they had the votes, it would go in the Bill. NT

[Champion Jack]

5. Yeah and Chuck Todd is always right

:sarcasm:

[MannyGoldstein]

6. That Would Be Obstructing Obama

Reid might not want to obstruct Obama's anti-public option agenda.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

8. You REALLY believe that?

That's the only reason it is not in the bill? :rofl:

[hlthe2b]

3. Chuck Toady and his "wisdom"

uggh...

[okieinpain]

7. those repugs with d's by their names are what can get elected

in that area. and we should be thankful for that. you could be looking and listening to a lot more tom coburn's from oklahoma.

[gkhouston]

9. Strange; we allegedly had the votes in December. Once the mythical protection

of "we need 60 and we don't have 60" evaporated, so did some of the votes we allegedly had. Or did they?

[Phx_Dem]

10. Like that asshole would know. I'm still waiting for Chuckless to

be right about something . . . anything!

[mstinamotorcity]

11. once the bill passes

the public option could be put in through reconciliation.

[TheKentuckian]

12. No dice. They can open up Medicare through the same process today

but they have no intention of setting up a new public plan because they will attempt to use this legislation to end the ones we have now.

Medicaid and Medicare will be rolled into this piece of crap at the end of the deficit reduction process, supposedly to "save" them.