Democrats clear impasse blocking health care vote

Saturday 07th November, 06:32 AM JST

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Sarge at 11:06 AM JST - 7th November

How can the Democrats be struggling for votes? Don't they control both houses of Congress? Aren't the Republicans irrelevant?
skipthesong at 12:52 PM JST - 7th November

Sarge: I was asking the same question!
Kapuna at 02:08 PM JST - 7th November

Sarge,skipthesong, the democrats are struggling because there is an election coming up in 2010. They would rather hold on to a cushy position, than support their party line.
skipthesong at 02:19 PM JST - 7th November

I am really surprised this bill has so many supporter or even opponents since no one has read it except the nancy and the ones who wrote it.
victimcrat at 02:32 PM JST - 7th November

Nasty Pelousy wants you in jail if you refuse to buy insurance. The Constitution? Bill of Rights? Forget em. The Democrat Party has waited decades for the chance to destroy America and they intend to do so.
kp123 at 05:20 PM JST - 7th November

American political system is unique. Unlike parliamentary systems (e.g. , Japan), the U.S. political system lacks the party discipline that a parliamentary government usually has. Since the head of state or president is elected separately from Congress, the Democratic Senators and Reps in this instance have no stake in the decision making process in making Obama the president. Their loyalty to him is not necessarily hermetically assured. So even if the healthcare bill fails to pass, President Obama will still be the president. If this had happened to the DJP on an important bill, PM Hatoyama would have resigned and called for new elections as soon as possible. The miracle about the U.S. government is that for years no one party can dominate the agenda regardless of the numbers they control in both houses. The wheels of legislation run like molasses on a cold winter day.
Taka313 at 01:58 AM JST - 8th November

This is not about fixing America's current problems. By giving health care for all, we ensure our children can grow up healthy enough to properly lead us toward a positive future. How some can be so short-sighted as to not see that...honestly, there are just no words.

Taka
USAFdude at 04:05 AM JST - 8th November

There is just no excuse either, Taka, for the neo-Nazi right-wing opposition to ensuring all Americans receive proper health care. I just thank Christ they are more like you and me than there are of them.
Madverts at 05:02 AM JST - 8th November

"How some can be so short-sighted as to not see that...honestly, there are just no words."

Sadly, you're dealing with the same people that think global warming "is a joke" and the earth is flat.
WhiteHawk at 05:28 AM JST - 8th November

"neo-Nazi right-wing"?

http://biggovernment.com/2009/11/06/committee-confirms-comply-with-pelosi-care-or-go-to-jail/

As usual, the totalitarians are on the Left.

By giving health care for all, we ensure our children can grow up healthy enough to properly lead us toward a positive future.

That's the sales pitch (or campaign promise, if you prefer). But America doesn't have a problem with the availability of health care, especially when it comes to children.

I have my own health insurance. Not provided by an employer, nor by the government. It's less than US$100/month. There's no need for government mandates or takeovers. It's not about care, it's about control. Always has been.