Please Let This Be True

[lame54]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20090822/pl_bloomberg/a9fjicd6ygqk

Obama May Abandon Effort to Reach Health Deal With Republicans

Edwin Chen – Sat Aug 22, 12:01 am ET
Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is likely in September to end Democratic efforts to work with Republicans on health-care legislation and press for a party-line vote if the stalemate on the issue in the U.S. Senate persists, a person close to the White House said.
The president and his advisers have started devising a strategy to pass a measure by relying only on the Democratic majority in each house of Congress, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
In a separate interview, former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle said Obama is losing patience with negotiations between three Democrats and three Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee, the only congressional panel seeking a bipartisan consensus on a plan to remake the nation’s health- care system.
“He’s waited and waited,” Daschle said yesterday after meeting with the president. “He has indicated, much to the chagrin of people in his party, that virtually everything’s on the table. And he’s gotten almost nothing in return for it.”

[Selatius]

1. He has no other option. A lot of people are growing tired of the stalemate and going home.

If he doesn't do it, what happens is he risks losing more liberal voters when the mid-terms come around. They will stay home and not vote, and that opens the door to a Republican return.

[Old Codger]

2. No real choice

The rethugs, with the help of some who pretend to be dems but are really rethugs, from montana (not to point fingers here)are doing everything they can to stop it, delaying as much as possible, their idea of Bipartisanship is "you can buy my partisanship" all for them and screw everyone else...

[Union Yes]

3. This was my advice to Obama on Nov 5th. And Jan 20th.

I'm glad Obama finally got my email.
:patriot: