Obama...will he keep his word this time?? (Congress, ethics, health care)

[NCyank]

"We are not going to pass health care on a 50+1 strategy."
"Do we have the will to move an American agenda forward, not a democratic or republican agenda forward?"
"We're going to have to have a [60%] majority to get a bill to my desk, not just a 50+1 majority."
Breitbart.tv » Obama ‘American Agenda’ Flashback: Dems Should Not Pass Healthcare With a 50-Plus-1 Strategy


I wonder what he's going to say this afternoon?

[MainelyJersey]

Nice find.

To answer the question, will he keep his word? Of course not.

We're about to witness a true whirling dervish..the spin to sell reconciliaton will be full throttle.

The 2010 and 2012 GOP campaign ads are writing themselves at this point.

[AuDiBelle]

Originally Posted by NCyank

I wonder what he's going to say this afternoon?

He will say do whatever it takes to pass the bill, ethics be damned.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by NCyank

"We are not going to pass health care on a 50+1 strategy."
"Do we have the will to move an American agenda forward, not a democratic or republican agenda forward?"
"We're going to have to have a [60%] majority to get a bill to my desk, not just a 50+1 majority."
Breitbart.tv » Obama ‘American Agenda’ Flashback: Dems Should Not Pass Healthcare With a 50-Plus-1 Strategy


I wonder what he's going to say this afternoon?

Will Obama keep his word?
Not a chance in hell - look at his track record...

Who believes anything he says anyway?

[Jill61]

Gee, I wonder whose fault it is that he won't be able to keep his word on those comments.

[MainelyJersey]

Originally Posted by Jill61

Gee, I wonder whose fault it is that he won't be able to keep his word on those comments.

Well, since he's had the majority for the past year, and was unable to come up with a bill that could garner public support or Republican support...I guess it would be his fault.

[HappyTexan]

Did we change the rules of how bills are passed ?
Obama doesn't decide..Congress does.

[Rick Roma]

Originally Posted by Jill61

Gee, I wonder whose fault it is that he won't be able to keep his word on those comments.

Well it must be George W. Bush's fault. Every failure on the part of Obama is after all....

[NCyank]

Originally Posted by Jill61

Gee, I wonder whose fault it is that he won't be able to keep his word on those comments.

Of course he can keep his word. He can say that unless the bill passes with a 60 majority vote in the senate that he won't sign it. He also applied the 60% margin to the House in one of the statements but I'll assume that was another misspeak on his part...I'm being generous today...otherwise he's just showing his ignorance again.


His arguments were against both the practicality and the fundamental concept of passing health care with a 50+1 vote. It's only he who is to blame if he doesn't keep to the standards that he, HIMSELF, set forth.

[AuDiBelle]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Did we change the rules of how bills are passed ?
Obama doesn't decide..Congress does.

He certainly doesn't have to sign a bill that was passed via reconciliation or simple majority.