This is my virgin diary at KOS! (0+ / 0-)
It is a comment rescue responding to the thoughtful entry 'The real truth about the Senate HCR bill' by seanwright
I am scouring the liberal blogs/diaries for anyone else who is a little miffed at our gal Rachel for letting Ezra Klein streamroll the question of how Congress can get health care reform passed and how quickly.
Maddow opened the segment by saying that she trusts Klein more than anyone else to give the lowdown on health care reform. She asked him outright about reconciliation. He said that it is the second most boring word in politics --a riff on her earlier riff about the word filibuster.
She asked him how long it will take the Congress to pass HCR with reconciliation (at least that is how I remember it, there aren't any TRMS transcripts out of the show yet). He ignored that line and went right for the jugular --starting with blaming Coakley for the entire fucking mess-- and saying that it will take just 24 hours for Congress to pass HCR.
Rachel is mightily impressed. How is this so?, she wondered.
So Klein let it rip. --The House simply passes the Senate Bill as is and it lands on Obama's desk and he signs it. Nuff said. 24 hours.
So my question is to Rachel: why didn't you call him on his bait and switch? Klein refused to engage in a meaningful rap on why the House wants a sidecar and a reconciliation? Rachel, why did you just let it all go.........
McJoan quoted Pelosi yesterday on at least one good reason not to 'let it all go':
http://www.dailykos.com/... ~
Pelosi also said she is open to Republicans presenting new ideas at the Feb. 25 bipartisan health care summit called for by Obama, but she said she’s already seen the Republican health care alternative offered on the House floor and said it only provided insurance for an additional 3 million people instead of the more than 30 million in the Democratic bill.
So, Rachel, I love ya but come on already with the Ezra worship. Get another point of view next time if all you can deliver is shoving the Senate Bill down our throats --End Of Story-like-- OK?