CNN Crawl Says Senate Agrees To Have A Vote On Health Care Repeal........

[global1]

What gives here? When did this happen? Did Reid give in? What's the strategy of the Dems? Repugs?

[Countdown_3_2_1]

1. I want confirmation,

This is a major cave on Reid's part if true.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

2. didn't it get attached to an FAA funding bill or something??? n/t

[LLStarks]

3. Why can't we have a vote? Are you guys afraid?

It's not like it would pass, let alone with a veto-proof majority.

[RC]

5. I wouldn't be too sure of that.

It wouldn't be the first time we got blown out of the water because "We the People..." come in dead last on their agenda.

[LLStarks]

6. We accomplish nothing by preventing votes we disagree with. Do we want to be obstructionist too? nt

[sharesunited]

11. I'm with you regarding a straight up-or-down vote on repeal.

Would be the wholesome thing to do for the booty politic.

Especially with the courts divided.

[SoCalDem]

8. We had a vote.. when it was turned from a bill to a law

This is how republicans "win" all the time.. they never accept a fait d'accompli. When they don;t like a law, they set out to re-legislate it over and over and over and over, until they get their way.

There were months and months of opportunity for them to legislate/vote on this and they refused to participate...and NOW they are eager to weigh in because they know that in a very short amount of time, they will control both houses of congress, and they want this to be lingering in the air when they campaign again, so they can call it "Obama's FAILED healthcare plan".

[panzerfaust]

12. Obama would NOT veto a repeal of his gift to the health insurance industry

He has neither the desire, nor the courage.

I also would not be surprised if the senate passed a repeal - for, IMHO, most politicians have taken the wrong lesson from the success of the Tea Party - and they think voting against it would help that most important of all goals: re-election

A nation of fools deserves a government of thieves.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

4. It's just like when the republicans held control of everything...

...spineless legislators gave in to them every time. We lost the majority because they would rather get reelected than do their jobs.
Duckie

[Blue_Tires]

7. A bold group of senators could use this as an opportunity

to swap out the mandate for a single-payer system...

Oh well, I can dream at least...

[nc4bo]

10. My dream too Blue. nt

[panzerfaust]

13. This is a sad joke - right: Bold? Senators?? Democrats???

[sharesunited]

9. Here's a HuffPo link from yesterday:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/01/huffpost-hill-senate-gop-_n_817232.html