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Deem and Pass- Honest Liberals Have a Problem With It Too

I fundamentally disagree with Chris Matthews on almost every political issue. That being said, I have always thought of him as a patriot and a man of integrity. And I love Hardball.
So I was pleased to see that Chris Matthews called his own party on the carpet for even considering “Deem and Pass” as a [...]

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Throw The Bums Out

Nancy Pelosi is determined to win at any cost. According to the Washington Post as reprinted in CBS News, the Speaker is planning on using a “procedural sleight of hand” to push this bill through.
The Washington Post goes on to say:
The tactic — known as a “self-executing rule” or a “deem and pass” — has [...]

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Three Step Process To Pass Health Care

MSNBC did an excellent job of summarizing the “end game” of health care legislation. According to NBC’s Ken Stricklund,
Democrats must clear three hurdles in order to get to a final version of the health-care bill that most legislators in their party can live with.
Here is the showdown at the O.K. Corral:

The House must pass the [...]

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