Breaking:“Fix” Bill May Not Advance In Senate

Senate Democrats have balked at a bi-partisan meeting with the Senate Parliamentarian to discuss a rule violation that could doom the entire House reconciliation proposal.

 McConnell and Senate Republicans may be able to kill the bill

DON STEWART,McCONNELL SPOKESMAN:“Republicans have been trying to set up a meeting with Senate [...]

Obamacare Now Limits Senior Citizens’ Right to Use Their Own Money to Save Their Own Lives

The Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics

The Reid bill duplicates the House bill provision that would effectively allow federal bureaucrats at the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to bar senior citizens from adding their own money,if they choose,to the government contribution in order to get private-fee-for-service Medicare [...]

Obama and Democrats plan nearly $2 trillion debt limit hike

By ANDREW TAYLOR,AP

Democrats plan to allow the government’s debt to swell by nearly $2 trillion as part of a bill next week to pay for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The amount pretty much equals the total of a year-end spending spree by lawmakers and is big enough to [...]

Reid Plans to Pass Obamacare by manipulating Rules

By JONATHAN WEISMAN and NAFTALI BENDAVID

 

Senator Harry Reid tells America that he doesn’t have to follow the rules

The White House and Senate Democratic leaders,seeing little chance of bipartisan support for their health-care overhaul,are considering a strategy shift that would break the legislation into two parts and pass [...]

Thugs March to Obama’s Orders:Hit Back Twice as Hard

By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN,Politico

David Axelrod and Jim Messina direct new Obama offensive

Top White House aides gave Senate Democrats a recess battle plan on Thursday,arming the lawmakers with tips for avoiding disastrous town hall meetings while showing them polling on popular aspects of the reform effort.

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