Updated: WH, Senate Dems: No plans to use 'reconciliation' for health care

[Enrique]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/14/white-house-senate-dems-divided-over-reconciliation/

Updated: WH, Senate Dems: No plans to use 'reconciliation' for health care

Posted: December 14th, 2009 06:30 PM ET

Updated 6:30 pm ET: Earlier today, two sources - one White House and one Senate - indicated White House chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel had suggested to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid the possibility of using budget reconciliation to pass health care. Both sources now tell CNN that Emanuel did not make that suggestion. One of the sources said there had been some recent White House interest in using the reconciliation process. However, the source acknowledged that the idea now appears to be a non-starter. Reid has said he opposes using the legislative maneuver.

[joeybee12]

In other words, they're gonna let Holy joe run the country...n/t

[AnOhioan]

1. Of course, let's not do anything that might actually serve the country

[dkf]

2. Ugh. What a bunch of completely useless people.

You know, I guess its because ordinary people don't give to losers like Ben Nelson and Joe Lieberman, that we leave a vacuum for the insurance companies to shovel their money into.

[msongs]

3. repubs are still in charge of the government nt

[senseandsensibility]

4. I never for one moment believed the Borger CNN story

It flew in the face of everything the Dems have done so far. I am numb at this point. I'm really heartsick.

[27inCali]

5. the thought that they could get around this

and choose not to makes me want to puke.

[Jennicut]

6. Reconciliation still is no guarantee, the whole thing could be picked apart.

I fail to see how reconciliation would be some kind of savior for the health care bill. I would strip Holy Joe of his chairmanship and go from there.

[mkultra]

7. use that crap on your check book, NOT MY HEALTH