Wednesday, February 03, 2010

YEAH, IT'S ALMOST ALWAYS BAD NEWS FOR DEMOCRATS

The mainstream press often buys into a GOP meme that roughly translates into "Heads, we win, Tails, the Democrats lose." Today in The Hill, a perfectly natural response to the party of No by the Democrats is again seen as no-win situation:
Republicans find loophole in budget ploy to push through healthcare legislation
By Alexander Bolton - 02/03/10 06:00 AM ET
The HILL

Another option for Democrats would be to seek a ruling by the parliamentarian that Republicans are simply filing amendments to stall the process. But such a ruling could taint the final healthcare vote and backfire for Democrats in November.

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