Enzi (R-Wyo.) thinks the Dems have enough votes in the Senate for health care

[DrToast]

At this moment, according Enzi’s office, the assumption among Senate Republicans is that the Democrats have the votes needed to pass the bill without bipartisan support.

“You have to assume that they have the votes to get it through. As far as we can see, it looks like they can get it through on a narrow margin,” Craig Orfield, Enzi’s press secretary, told CNSNews.com. “Perhaps a substantial margin, but certainly they got the vote for a narrow margin between 51 and 55 votes.

I sure hope so.

“Everything they’re doing so far in term of sharing information seems to indicate they’re not interested in a truly bipartisan bill,” he added.

Fuck you.

*ahem*

Sorry.

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=49351

[DJ13]

1. a narrow margin between 51 and 55 votes

But, we need "60 votes" to insure anything can get passed..........

(Says the brave Harry Reid.)

[DrToast]

3. No, we don't need 60 votes for health care because of reconciliation

[karynnj]

8. Not on this because there was a provision in the budget that this will

be done via the "reconciliation" process that needs just 50. (Remember there was a big fight over that with Republicans claiming it was no fair.

[msongs]

2. dump bipartisan, check. now if we could get a bill that's GOOD for the USA....we shall see nt

[vaberella]

5. It doesn't matter...don't forget the ConservaDem where one of them already made public she's voting

NO.

[vaberella]

4. He knows the ConservaDems will fuck us up. We have nothing in the Senate so far. n/t

[zbdent]

6. bipartisanship, then and now ...

before 1/3/2007: Bipartisanship meant they were able to bribe EXACTLY ONE Democrat to vote for their bill ...

After 1/2/2007: Bipartisanship means every Republican has to have his (or her) ass kissed and everything that makes it a "Democratic" bill has to be stripped from it.

[karynnj]

7. This is encouraging - Enzi is the ranking member on the HELP committtee - so he is the one who

should know this.

[ClarkUSA]

9. lol! Republicans must find it hard to get up in the mornings. I hope Franken gets seated soon.