Washington's Wake

Well if you haven’t seen the bad news, the House has passed its version, whichever one they pretend they actually have in written form, of health care reform.

Hours after President Obama exhorted Democratic lawmakers to “answer the call of history,” the House hit an unprecedented milestone on the path to health-care reform, approving a trillion-dollar package late Saturday that seeks to overhaul private insurance practices and guarantee comprehensive and affordable coverage to almost every American.

After months of acrimonious partisanship, Democrats closed ranks on a 220-215 vote that included 39 defections, mostly from the party’s conservative ranks. But the bill attracted a surprise Republican convert: Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao of Louisiana, who represents the Democratic-leaning district of New Orleans and had been the target of a last-minute White House lobbying campaign. GOP House leaders had predicted their members would unanimously oppose the bill.

Sweet.

The dems have a 75 seat majority but were only able to get a 5 seat majority for this bill.

Anyone that voted for this bill should be voted out of office.

I’m truly not one for a lot of hyperbole, but I am really scared that this will change the country in ways we do not know. And no, I don’t think they will be good ways.

I am at a loss for words and am feeling very negative about the future of this country.

Hopefully the clowns that make up the senate will do the right thing and kill this.

I don’t have high hopes though.

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