MSNBC: Rep Deal's resignation, R-GA, brings magic number for healthcare passage in House to 216!

[flpoljunkie]

Just now reported on MSNBC by Chuck Todd. Good news for Nancy Pelosi.

[Clio the Leo]

1. Exactly! NT

[flpoljunkie]

2. More on Rep. Deal's resignation...

Breaking: Deal says he’ll resign from Congress
March 1, 2010, by Aaron Gould Sheinin

By Aaron Gould Sheinin/[email protected] and Jim Tharpe/[email protected]

U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.) said Monday morning he will resign from Congress to “devote my full energies to the campaign for governor.”

Deal is one of seven Republicans seeking the GOP nomination for governor. He will resign from the U.S. House on March 8.

Deal, whose departure apparently voids a U.S. House ethics investigation into his business dealing with the state, announced his resignation at the Gainesville Civic Center before a crowd of about 100 supporters, who applauded his remarks.

“This is not a time for untested leadership in the governor’s office,” Deal said. “The economic future of our state is in peril.”

Deal becomes the second member of the state’s 13-seat congressional delegation to announce his retirement in the past few days. U.S. Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.) announced on Saturday he won’t seek re-election in November.

http://blogs.ajc.com/gold-dome-live/2010/03/01/deal-says-hell-resign-from-congress/

[Tippy]

3. Thanks to diabold Georgia's Gov. Sonny Purdue is (R)

Not sure how this is handled in Georgia but it's possible Purdue could appoint someone today to fill out Deals term.

[Mass]

4. Representatives are elected with a special election.\nt

[flpoljunkie]

5. Thanks, Mass!

[Tippy]

8. Thanks for the info...

[Bad Thoughts]

6. NOT BREAKING: HCR REFORM ALREADY PASSED

Chuckles is participating in the media's misinformation about how far along health care reform is in the legislative process--it already passed in both houses of Congress.

[nsd]

7. Since the last House vote, four members have resigned or died.

Democrats: Abercrombie, Murtha, Wexler (all YES votes on health care).
Republican: Deal (a NO vote on health care).

The number needed for passage may have dropped by two votes (218 to 216), but Pelosi has lost three votes since last time. Plus, the lone Republican (Gao) who voted yes now says he will vote no.

So Pelosi needs two more YES votes to make up the difference.

[Hippo_Tron]

9. She has them

If she didn't they would've dropped health care and moved on.

[themaguffin]

10. still waiting on media's Rep's are "dropping like flies"