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So I understand the Republicans voting against, but what sensible reason do the 34 democrats have for voting against?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Mar 21st, 2010 at 10:50:53 PM EST
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Re: HCR house vote... (none / 1)

various single-issue fanatics, some idiots, and some given a pass by Pelosi because they're in close seats in conservative districts.

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Mar 21st, 2010 at 10:53:02 PM EST
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Re: HCR house vote... (none / 1)

Some are just pansies, but a lot of these guys represent some pretty conservative districts that they wouldn't have won without the big Democratic waves of 2006 and 2008. Like I said above, I suspect that's why Pelosi put up with Stupak, so that she could have enough room for those guys to vote no if they felt they needed to.

Will it help them? Probably not.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sun Mar 21st, 2010 at 11:20:15 PM EST
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