Sen. Kyl: Negotiations Difficult Because of 'Liberals,' Republicans Won't Support Current Bills

[Joanne98]

Via Media Matters:

In an interview with Fox News' Neil Cavuto, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) made it clear, again, that current proposals for health insurance reform will not receive any Republican support. "For either the bill that passed the House Committee or the bill that passed the HELP committee in the Senate, I don't think a single Republican in the Senate would support either of those bills," he declared. Kyl went on to say that the three Republicans engaged in talks with Democrats, led by increasingly erratic Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), are finding negotiations "very difficult" because of the "liberals in both the House and the Senate."

Kyl's comments come just two days after he told reporters that "almost all Republicans" will oppose reform, even if Democrats make significant concessions -- remarks that Steve Benen called "the death knell of bipartisan negotiations."

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/sen-kyl-negotiations-difficult-becaus

[supernova]

1. Fuck Kyl..

up the ass with a hot tire iron!!

:grr: :grr:

[phantom power]

2. Kyl, I hope you find negotiations to be "difficult" for the rest of your career.

In fact, if your negotiations all fail completely, that will be just fine.

[AndyA]

3. They keep referring to progressives as liberals.

I guess that thing about everyone being created equal is lost on them. Somehow, if everyone has the same rights, it's somehow not fair.

I think we should refer to conservatives as regressives, or backwoods ape shit crazy inbreds. Might as well be descriptive of them. :shrug:

[BOSSHOG]

4. kyl, you mean the MAJORITY IN THE SENATE?

[old guy]

5. Still Obama and the Dems strive for bipartisanship.

The only way to get reform is to ignore the repubs and for the Dems to go it alone by any means at their disposal. If the right wing and the blue dogs stop this, it will only make them stronger in future battles. Success for the Dems will deal a serious blow to the future of the repub party, but a failure will guaranty a right wing resurgence in the 2010 elections.

[old guy]

6. Still Obama and the Dems strive for bipartisanship.

The only way to get reform is to ignore the repubs and for the Dems to go it alone by any means at their disposal. If the right wing and the blue dogs stop this, it will only make them stronger in future battles. Success for the Dems will deal a serious blow to the future of the repub party, but a failure will guaranty a right wing resurgence in the 2010 elections.

[wroberts189]

7. Fine ..strip all pub ideas from the bill and put it up for a vote. nt

[QC]

8. Many people here seem to agree with Senator Kyl.

Every time anything goes wrong in the world, a good many of the regulars around here blame the "extreme left."

Lately there's more red-baiting around here than at a John Birch Society convention.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. Who's Kyl kidding?

Republicans won't support ANY bills that actually help people.

[frylock]

10. well then lets ratchet up the bipartisanship, shall we?!

:puke: