Late last night Nancy Pelosi reached into her hat and pulled out several "rabbits", much needed democrat votes, and squeaked out a victory for President Obama and the democtats.
The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin a long-delayed debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress.
A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi likened the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later. (Note: I don't know if anyone whispered in Nancy's ear that Social Security and Medicare are not exactly shining examples of expert govenmental stewardship as they are both seriously mismanaged and , for the most part, broke!)
The bill drew the votes of 219 Democrats and Rep. Joseph Cao, a first-term Republican who holds an overwhelmingly Democratic seat in New Orleans. Opposed were 176 Republicans and 39 Democrats.
It's interesting to note that the opposition, or "no" votes, to the bill was much more "bi-partisan" than the "yes" votes.
I am sure that Harry Reid will schedule debate for the Senate Health Care package immediately and it wil be interesting to see how the legislstaion fares in that body.
Peter J. Mahon
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