Post-Kennedy Health Care Bill May Be More Sweeping

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Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- For almost 50 years, Sen. Ted Kennedy pushed unsuccessfully for legislation that would reform the health care system and ensure coverage for every American.

Ironically, his death might bring about a change of tactics that would help reach the goal he was unable to achieve in life, one veteran political analyst says.

"Kennedy's departure may in fact increase the chances that we get a more sweeping health care bill," American Enterprise Institute analyst Norman Ornstein recently told CNN.

As Congress prepares to reconvene and resume the fight over President Obama's top domestic priority, Democratic leaders are expressing concern over the consequences of Kennedy's passing.

Kennedy was the chairman of the critical Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and provided a potential 60th Democratic vote, which would be needed to break a Republican Senate filibuster.

more: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/27/kennedy.health.care/

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1. cnn went to AEI for analysis? Say it isn't so!

In this case, I hope Ornstein is right!

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3. I know, it is almost painful to say, but I hope he got this right.

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2. Oh, how I hope it is true. n-t

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4. Hope so. Serves the fucking pugs right for stalling...

Like they did. The fuckers denied Kennedy being able to live to see reform. Now we will do it in his honor bigger than ever with his name on it.

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5. they were stupid

as we already know. Fools they are the lot of them.

The Will of Ted Kennedy has not died.

YES WE CAN.

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