Elusive creature spotted in Washington DC today: Harry Reid's spine !!!

[marmar]

from Roll Call:



Reid Loses Patience on Health Bill
By David M. Drucker and Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
July 8, 2009, 12 a.m.


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday strongly urged Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to drop a proposal to tax health benefits and stop chasing Republican votes on a massive health care reform bill.

Reid, whose leadership is considered crucial if President Barack Obama is to deliver on his promise of enacting health care reform this year, offered the directive to Baucus through an intermediary after consulting with Senate Democratic leaders during Tuesday morning’s regularly scheduled leadership meeting. Baucus met with Finance ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Tuesday afternoon to relay the information.

According to Democratic sources, Reid told Baucus that taxing health benefits and failing to include a strong government-run insurance option of some sort in his bill would cost 10 to 15 Democratic votes; Reid told Baucus that several in the Conference had serious concerns and that it wasn’t worth securing the support of Grassley and at best a few additional Republicans. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_3/news/36562-1.html

[Catshrink]

1. WooHoo!

About time!

:woohoo:

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. There is a photo of this right?

I mean we will need the evidence of this actually happening...

[kenny blankenship]

3. Baucus has been using Republicans as an excuse to sandbag progress

It's about time for him to move or be removed.

[Joe the Liberal]

6. He should be removed because of the conflict of interest alone.

Baucus using republicans as an excuse to sandbag progress is even MORE reason to remove.

[Joe the Liberal]

4. You sure it was Reid? and not some other guy who looks like Reid? Lol n/t

[Liberal_Dog]

5. Bigfoot? Maybe. Nessie? Perhaps.

But Harry Reid's spine? Come on.

[csziggy]

7. And I thought we'd have to grow one for him in the lab!

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/outofline/2009/03/budget_backbones.html