Schumer PO amendment fails 13-10

[Ruby the Liberal]

No:

Baucus
Conrad
Lincoln

[gratuitous]

1. Well, that's not legitimate

See, it would have had to fail 15-8 (65%) to achieve legitimacy in the eyes of Ben Nelson. So I'm sure we'll hear from him soon about how the public option is still alive in that committee. After all, Nelson wouldn't want to be a big fat hypocrite, would he?

[Parker CA]

2. Baucus is just full of FAIL. nt.

[Neecy]

3. Corporate whores.

God, this just makes me want to vomit.

[Beaverhausen]

4. damn it

[roakes10190]

5. fail

The only hope now is that at least one more Dem will join Jay in voting no on the entire bill so it can't get out of committee.

[Windy]

6. If thats the procedure, I think that could happen

[Pab Sungenis]

7. Do you think Schumer will?

I have a sneaking suspicion Blanche Lincoln might vote "no" on the whole thing, but I'd like to see a couple others lined up to vote "no" to make sure.