The other day while watching the bipartisan health care summit at the Blair House, I mentioned Republican hypocrisy concerning passing legislation through reconciliation. Not that there's not enough examples of it, but rather I incorrectly mentioned Bush's trillion dollar expansion of Medicare was passed through Congress via that means. Correctly so, Spinner pointed out that it was not. Interesting enough to point out is that the Medicare Modernization Act was passed with a simple majority vote because Democrats withdrew their filibuster threat and allowed the bill to proceed to an up or down vote.
The comparison here is that if Republicans are so sure HCR is going to be the nail in the coffin for Democrats and will assure them of election day success, then why not allow a vote? Drop the fake garbage about concerns for costs and your new found fiscal stewardship. The legislation is cheaper than Bush's ginormous Medicare expansion and expands medical coverage to 30 million people. If it's such a lose-lose for Democrats, why not let them do it?
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