tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post2851678131762887904..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: What House Progressives Are DoingNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-27342762345885839942010-01-22T19:39:35.771-08:002010-01-22T19:39:35.771-08:00Grijalva seems like an idiot. But I'm really ...Grijalva seems like an idiot. But I'm really disappointed in Barney Frank who isn't, but has been behaving like one. And Anthony Weiner. And apparently about half of the rest of the caucus if media reports are to be believed. It is hard to believe that they could be acting this childish, but it seems like lots of people in the House care more about the Senate being unfair to them than they do about health care reform.<br /><br />It also appears that lots of people in the House either don't understand the policy well enough to get that you can't do this piecemeal or don't really care about improving things. Leadership should be explaining that you can't do this. Unfortunately leadership seems to be MIA.iklnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-57277276447721404902010-01-22T00:46:02.084-08:002010-01-22T00:46:02.084-08:00Ned, your concern is warranted at this stage. And...Ned, your concern is warranted at this stage. And Ira, I'm definitely worried that you're right. It's just that the sheer level of moronism required for that is hard to fathom.<br /><br />The recent Grijalva comments are really worrying, though. If he was just saying "Pass the reconciliation package first, then we'll move the Senate bill" then I'd be a lot more comfy. Instead he's laying out weird alternative strategies that make no sense.Neil Sinhababuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-19957165189484320562010-01-21T21:15:12.842-08:002010-01-21T21:15:12.842-08:00My hypothesis is that these people are cowards or ...My hypothesis is that these people are cowards or morons. I don't see any evidence that this is about leverage. They don't have any leverage. There are 41 Republicans. The Senate Democrats can't pass anything nearly as good as the Senate bill anymore. I don't see, say, Mary Landreau getting really upset if the bill dies. It was just a political problem for her anyway. Who are they supposed to be pressuring?<br /><br />If this is a strategy, it is really, really stupid. Talking down the Senate bill, which is the only thing left on the table any more, is just going to make health care reform more unpopular and therefore harder to pass. Haven't these people learned anything from the last three months?<br /><br />Bottom line: call your rep. Tell them to stop wimping out and pass the Senate bill ASAP. <br /><br />This display is cowardly, disgraceful and, if continued, will be a political disaster.iklnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-3736586219618919952010-01-21T19:24:55.750-08:002010-01-21T19:24:55.750-08:00Remember Stupak and his merry band of misogynists ...Remember Stupak and his merry band of misogynists ... they want theirs' too.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-83289432283044925512010-01-21T12:43:43.193-08:002010-01-21T12:43:43.193-08:00Speaking as someone sympathetic to the policy aims...Speaking as someone sympathetic to the policy aims of guys like Weiner and Grijalva, I still can't help but feel that what they're doing--even if your theory is correct--is recklessly endangering the legislation. We're in way too much of a delicate situation right now to keep playing this game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-24356767078029281032010-01-21T10:33:54.198-08:002010-01-21T10:33:54.198-08:00This sounds reasonable. I hope you're right, ...This sounds reasonable. I hope you're right, Neal.corvushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130864309857352151noreply@blogger.com