Conservative Democrats signal they won’t block public option

[kpete]

Source: Raw Story

Conservative Democrats signal they won’t block public option

By John Byrne
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 -- 8:07 am

Support for including some version of a public option in the Senate's version of a healthcare overhaul appears to be solider than initially believed.

In a series of comments that have received little attention, conservative Democratic senators -- even those who've publicly said they oppose a public option -- say they are unlikely to join a Republican filibuster to block it. Under Senate rules, Democrats would need to convince 60 members to support the ability to vote on healthcare legislation with the public option (cloture), and then just 51 to pass it.

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) told a reporter earlier this week that she wouldn't join Republicans in voting against cloture.

"I'm not right now inclined to support any filibuster," Landrieu said.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/2009/10/conservative-democrats-signal-block-public-option/

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[Captain Hilts]

1. Call a vote. MAKE opponents go on record as being against it. nt

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. Sounds like Lieberman is the only real hold up, at least from this article.

If that's the case, threaten his committee positions. He won't give up his gavel to block this.

[SIMPLYB1980]

8. Apprently he won't stand in the way.

:shrug:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6839552

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

10. Methinks they got quietly threatened.

Any port in a storm.

[xchrom]

2. solider?

:eyes:

[FreakinDJ]

3. I wouldn't have thought "solider" to be proper english

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/solider

13. Acting together; unanimous: a solid voting bloc.

[Bette Noir]

5. !!!!!!

[CanonRay]

6. This is good!

and surprising

[Jefferson23]

7. Public option only via a trigger option or what?

[Alcibiades]

9. public option + state opt-out=win

Because I doubt any of the red states will actually opt out, in the same way that conservative Republicans love themselves some bailout money and cash for clunkers.

[vkkv]

11. Political leaders take money from out of state - so you too can call out of your district.

We have just as much of a right to call and support or complain to any Senators /Reps out of our states and districts as the out of state corporate donors have in persuading any reps' vote on legislation.

CALL THEM, LET THEM KNOW YOUR POSITION.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml

[forum slut]

12. I think this bill is going to be a disaster regardless of its final form

on the brighter side, maybe America will forget that we also gave them NAFTA after this