We always hear about a bill having bi-partisan support as long as a handful of legislators from the opposition party are on board. Well here we have a bill that 176 Republicans and 39 Democrats voted against yesterday and the Democrat leadership is painting this as some historic victory for the American people.
By ramming this through on a 220-215 vote with the support of only one Republican and 84% of the Democrats, Nancy Pelosi and Co proved that this bill is not merely a partisan Democratic plan, it is a partisan left-wing of the Democratic Party plan, leaving behind not only Republicans but a significant number of Democrats.
I’m reminded of what Nancy Pelosi said back in November 2006 just before the Democrats took control of the House and Senate:
“We’re going to take back the country for the American people — Democrats and Republicans alike — because it has been held hostage by the radical right wing of the Republican Party,” Pelosi said.
“This is a freak show, and it has to come to an end,” Pelosi said. “This is about a Congress and White House whose purpose is to concentrate wealth into the top 1 percent of our country at the expense of the middle class.”
Hmmm… nearly 100% of Republicans and 39 Democrats opposed her radical left-wing agenda for health care; seems more like she took back America FROM the American people.
Is this what Pelosi meant when, in November 2006, she promised the most bi-partisan congress ever and then last November when she promised the Congress of the United State would be even more bi-partisan with a bigger majority and the presidency?
“We’re going to take back the country for the American people — Democrats and Republicans alike — because it has been held hostage by the radical right wing of the Republican Party,” Pelosi said.
“This is a freak show, and it has to come to an end,” Pelosi said. “This is about a Congress and White House whose purpose is to concentrate wealth into the top 1 percent of our country at the expense of the middle class.”
I guess the more far-left Dems in congress the more bi-partisan congress will be. Hard to argue that there will be much less debate if everyone would just agree with Nancy…
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