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Rob Kailey is a working schmuck with no ties or affiliations to any governmental or political organizations, save those of sympathy.
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Thu Apr 23, 2009 at 09:48:33 AM MST
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| One of the big things that Ezra Klein emphasized last night (in addition to the fact that healthcare reform is nowhere near a done deal) is that Republicans really have little incentive to compromise or operate in good faith and every incentive to obstruct, block, and filibuster when it comes to healthcare reform.
If healthcare reform passes, Democrats will likely be heroes. If it fails, President Obama will have failed on one of his biggest promises. That means that Republicans are looking for, as Rush Limbaugh would say, failure.
The good news is that there is a process, albeit not an ideal one, to prevent obstruction. It is called budget reconciliation and even just keeping it on the table will go a long way toward changing the incentives. If Democrats don't need Republican votes to pass healthcare reform, Republicans will have more incentive to try to be involved instead of just filibustering.
I just talked to Jon Tester's office and he has not taken a position on reconciliation, so consider this my effort to encourage people to contact Senator Tester and encourage him to support the reconciliation process. |
| Matt Singer :: The Need for Reconciliation: Contact Jon Tester |
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