H/T to TPM.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/...
I do give up. I have no idea what the hell is going on anymore but according to the article at TPM, Max has quietly promised that his committee will have their bill complete by August 7th, right before the break and Reid says that if this deadline is met, he will work with WH to merge both Senate versions.
But now, after killing any hope that the Senate will pass health care legislation before it's August recess, chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) is now quietly promising that the panel will finish its bill by August 7.
If the Aug. 7 deadline holds, [Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid said, he will work over the break with White House officials to merge the two Senate versions.
I feel like I'm watching some insane football game where the ball keeps getting intercepted, passed, then intercepted again.
I apologize for the shortness of the diary but if anyone can help me understand wtf is going on I would be ever so grateful. All I know or thought I knew is that Congress would be breaking for recess without passing anything and now this.
And before I go...nyceve and Slinkerwink...thanks for all that you are doing. My heroes.