White House: Bipartisanship is not dead

[Becky72]

4:07 PM
8-19-09

Amidst questions of whether or not any Senate Republicans will support a health care reform bill, Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., today said that the “White House and the Senate Democratic leadership still prefer a bipartisan bill.”

The Reid spokesman said that “neither the White House nor the leadership have made a decision to pursue reconciliation,” the somewhat controversial legislative process by which a bill is introduced in such a manner so that it requires merely 50 votes instead of 60 to proceed to a vote, thus removing the threat of filibuster.

Manley said that “we will not make a decision to pursue reconciliation until we have exhausted efforts to produce a bipartisan bill.”

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/08/senate-democratic-leadership-will-pass-health-care-reform-by-any-legislative-means-necessary.html

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Bipartisanship not dead?

I'll gladly come and help kill it. The only sure way to do that is to drive stakes through the hearts of all the Republicans and maybe a few Blue Dogs for good measure.

[gateley]

2. Yeah - agree. It's dead to me. I don't even like seeing the Dems make an

attempt any longer. They've bent over backwards. Fuck 'em and move on.

[babylonsister]

3. It's dead. They're just avoiding making themselves bigger

targets this month.

[Autumn]

4. Well it damn sure should be dead n/t

[valerief]

5. Hey, White House, we don't give a rat's ass! Just make it happen with a public option.

Do whatever is necessary!!!!

[rustydog]

6. The White House should have durable power of attorney and

decide to pull the plug on "bipartisanship" Obama tried valiantly...it is timeto let it die a respectful death.

[donheld]

7. Did you think they were gonna put up a big sign?