Taxes, spending, and government regulations that is. As Jim Treacher noted on Twitter, “Van Jones’ resignation, the Obamacare boondoggle… Saturday at midnight is the new Friday at 5.”
And speaking of the latter item, Allahpundit writes:
It’s 10:45 ET and it looks like the final vote is coming within the next 15 minutes. I held out hope this morning that we might get a humpbot cameo tonight, but it looks like we’re in for an appearance by the melting bunny of death instead. Heart-ache.
Update: My prediction for the final vote, as of 10:52: 224-211.
Update: It was closer than I thought: 220-215, 39 Dems voting no and a solitary Republican — Joe Cao, who replaced “Dollar Bill” Jefferson in a blue district in Louisiana — voting yes. Take heart, righties: Reid is incompetent, which makes the likelihood of 60 votes in the Senate, especially after a vote this narrow, very slim indeed.
But for now, we grieve.
Click over for the uber-depressing polar opposite of Allah’s trademarked humping robot video.
Duane Patterson, Hugh Hewitt’s producer and “generalissimo” adds, “so nancy twisted arms, got 220 to pass bill that won’t see light of day in the senate? yawn. target’s always been killing reid’s bill.”
Help us Dr. No, you’re our only hope!
Update: Steve Green adds, “This Is Not the America I Knew“:
How do you cure high unemployment and sluggish growth?
Proven methods include reducing regulation and lowering taxes.
So it comes as no surprise that the House has just approved one of (if not the) biggest increases in taxes and regulation after virtually zero debate and in the middle of a weekend night when almost no one is paying attention.
They’re cowards. Shrewd cowards, but cowards still.
As Steve asks, “If no one has done the math on this one, I wish they would. Which is the greater number: Pages in the bill the House just passed, or the minutes spent debating it?”
Update: You stay classy, Mr. President:
Mr. Obama, during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr. Owens election and then posed a question to the other lawmakers. According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who supports the health care bill, the president asked, “Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are going to support them if they bring down health care? All it will do is confuse and dispirit” Democratic voters “and it will encourage the extremists.”
(Via the Rhetorican, whose email noted “It’s Not Garofalo. It’s Obama”; though other than the lack of visible tats, quotes such as the above sometimes make it seem hard to tell the difference.)
Update: “Flashback to 2005: Pelosi Says Not Giving Members Three Days to Read Bill Is ‘Absolute Outrage.’”
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Nov 8, 2009 - 2:09 am 3. Barry P:So this is the promised “transparency” – ramming through a bill late at night on a weekend? Is that because the politicians are afraid of the upcoming backlash around the Ft Hood terrorist attack?
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Nov 8, 2009 - 2:35 am 5. Chris in Toronto:What a great weekend… first Toronto “wins” the 2015 PanAm Games (at least $1.4 billion tax dollars Ontario tax dollars) and now America begins its circling of the drain. I’m so happy I could spit. (/sarc, if that’s needed)
Nov 8, 2009 - 4:16 am 6. Sawdust:The time has come to fire them all. I hope we actually get to vote (them out) in 2010……I am worried that the polls will never open if it appears that their jobs are, indeed, in danger.
Nov 8, 2009 - 4:27 am 7. V for Victory:Nada: Brother, life’s a bitch… and she’s back in heat.
Man, that is what I feel like after Pelosi sneaks that bill through in the dark of night.
Nov 8, 2009 - 4:31 am 8. Fantom:I do wish you had used a different title. The sexual refference, connected with peloser.. uhhgggg. You may have damaged my libido past the point where even viagra copuld help.
Nov 8, 2009 - 4:38 am 9. Pedrosito:All is not lost we still have cap and tax and amnesty for illegal aliens next on the docket.
Nov 8, 2009 - 4:56 am 10. David Thomson:What do these red and purple state Democrats expect to gain from capitulating to Nancy Pelosi? The majority of them will lose their next election. Have they been promised lucrative lobbyist jobs after their political careers are over? Were they even outright bribed? Why else would they commit political suicide?
We are now a nation of those who will directly benefit from Obama’s corporatism vs. William Graham Sumner’s “Forgotten Man” who will be compelled to pay for the nonsense. The latter had better spend as much effort and money as possible between now and the elections of 2010. They are in great danger.
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:00 am 11. Political Observer:The Democrats in the house have just declared war on the American people. Will we fight to defend our liberty? The only weapon we have is the ballot box. One year from now it will either be total victory or total defeat. The choice of which is strictly up to the voters.
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:06 am 12. BC:Good. For all the crybaby, knock-the-bowl-of-cereal-off-the-table obstructive behavior by the Republicans and the “Facts? We don’t want no steekin facts when we have fresh BS!” attitude of the right wing, it’s good to see that things can still move forward. And this is a move forward despite numbnutted commentary to the contrary.
What’s not so good is that it’s looking more and more like you now need huge majorities to get anything done thse days thanks to craven Republicans certifying that they have no intention of ever letting their supposed roles as responsible, solution-finding representatives interfere with them instead engaging in petty, stupid, and mean-spirited party politics.
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:16 am 13. Alpha:Political Observer, the ballot box is just one of the peoples weapons. The correct progression is the soap box, the ballot box, the court box and then when all else fails…the ammo box. We’ve just about exhausted the first three. I hope and pray we don’t have to move tothe 4th but its starting to feel like 1776 again.
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:27 am 14. mudboss:As I watched the final votes getting counted, I had the feeling that I was watching what’s left of my country being pushed over the edge to the point of no return. All I could think was “What are these people thinking?”
I am very depressed.
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:28 am 15. Fearless Leader:10. BC:
BC
Your beloved Pelosi just ran all the health insurance companies in America out of business.
And remember,
AARP and the AMA are not health insurance companies.
…. but don’t worry-
If America runs out of money and has a 15 trillion dollar bankruptcy,
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:31 am 16. MarkJ:we can always take away your disability,
medicaid and medicare and get the Chinese to pay our health bills and give us some sweat shop jobs.
BC,
And your point is…..?
You think you’re going to get “free healthcare.” Problem for you is, what happens if over 1/2 of this country collectively decides it’s not going to support you in the lifestyle into which you want to be accustomed?
Look in the mirror, Sweet Pea, and you’ll see a loser.
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:33 am 17. jb:BC, what part of the nationwide tea party rallies did you not understand? Every major polling institution has shown a majority of the public is opposed to this government take over of health care.
I’ve already checked to see how my congressman voted on this, (sadly,,, it was a “Yea”), and sent him an e-mail this AM letting him know I will not be voting for him in 2010. I strongly suggest everyone reading here check up on their representative and put them on notice if they voted the wrong way on this.
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:39 am 18. David Thomson:“…and sent him an e-mail this AM letting him know I will not be voting for him in 2010.”
Stop and think twice before you do that. I live in the Texas 9th District and Democrat Al Green is my congressman. He has nothing to worry about. This left-wing whack job was reelected in 2008 by a 93.65% margin! It would be a total waste of my time to send him an e-mail. We must not allow our emotions to overwhelm our rational thought processes. Who are the truly vulnerable targets in 2010? Those are the ones we must focus on.
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:48 am 19. Chuck Pelto:TO: All
RE: I’m Not Surprised by This
Those who would do ‘evil’ love the ‘darkness’.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:49 am 20. David Thomson:[The Truth will out....]
Joe Cao probably has nothing to worry about. It may very well have been in his self centered best interest to betray the Republican Party. He may even switch to Democrats in the near future. Cao’s vote made complete sense! It amy behoove us to ignore him in 2010. Once again, we must focus like a laser bean on vulnerable targets.
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:52 am 21. Mike2:There was a lot of crowing about how the final bill had language guaranteeing no funding of abortion and no payments to illegal aliens in it. Watch that language get stripped out in conference when the Senate passes it’s bill. I’m afraid that the American people will have to feel the full weight of the bill before the real financial impact will become apparent to the average person. We better get active in 2010 and run these people out of office!
Nov 8, 2009 - 5:58 am 22. Marina:Wow, BC really thinks it’s good for him. He’s GENUINELY happy. Imagine his face when he starts to feel the obamacare on his own skin. “Hey, what’s going on? Hey, that’s not what Obama promiced! Hey, I want my doctor back!” Schadenfreude.
Of course, he’ll keep coming here to troll: that’s what Soros pays him for, but his enthusiasm will become more and more artificial. That’ll be very interesting to study.
Nov 8, 2009 - 6:02 am 23. David Thomson:“I’m afraid that the American people will have to feel the full weight of the bill before the real financial impact will become apparent to the average person.”
We are really screwed if that’s the case. The damage could be irreversible before the common person realizes the harm. Have we already forgotten the destruction caused by Medicare? Still, the naive general public severely punished politicians who dared tell them the truth. They simply did not want to hear it. No, this is why we must focus on vulnerable targets in 2010. I don’t want to see, for instance, one single penny spent on defeating Nancy Pelosi in her home district. That would be a complete waste of precious resources. Focus like a laser beam! Do you live in a solidly blue area? If so, donate money and time to candidates running in purple and red districts.
Nov 8, 2009 - 6:12 am 24. Lugh Lampfhota:Everyone will pay more and get less if the House bill becomes law. Who knows what is in this 2000 page legislation let alone how bureaucrats will implement the scheme. I suspect supporters will be just as unhappy as non-supporters…and poorer too, if this legislation passes. America swirling around the drain indeed.
Nov 8, 2009 - 6:19 am 25. Jon:BC, That stupid, mean spirited Constitution. What is that rag to stand in the way of what we want.
Nov 8, 2009 - 6:39 am 26. Cybergeezer:This is Democrat Jihad against the Constitution; These Democrats are going to shove this through no matter what the cost, because they will be long gone before any of it takes effect.
Nov 8, 2009 - 6:59 am 27. alanstorm:BC:
“What’s not so good is that it’s looking more and more like you now need huge majorities to get anything done”
That’s a feature, not a bug, dimwit. Anything this big SHOULD require huge majorities to pass.
Nov 8, 2009 - 7:10 am 28. maryann:I implore all of you to read the following. Obama is Trudeau, in that he never met a communist he didn’t like. Here is what awaits your children’s future. In the province of Ontario we work until almost the end of June for our Government, likewise you will also celebrate Tax Freedom Day not in early April but in late June, or better yet you now pay on average 28.2 of total income in taxes. How do you like the number 46.5%.
This to pay for mediocre health Care and more inefficient government programs. This is what lies ahead. I just hate what I am seeing south of the border. I beg you to read this article and pass it to as many folks as possible
http://www.williamgairdner.com/journal/tax-freedom-day.html
Nov 8, 2009 - 7:17 am 29. GlennO:Laser focus on defeating vulnerable Dems – yes.
I believe the Constitutionality of several parts of the legislation is dubious.
Constitutional issues must be pressed as well:
Single payer is forcing an “activity” upon us. There is no precedent for this in Constitutional law and that front must be pressed in stopping this abomination.
Nov 8, 2009 - 7:25 am 30. LYNNDH:I live in northern Colorado. My rep is a first termer, a Dem. She said at several townhall meetings that she would vote against the bill, and by D. she did. I could not be more surprised!!
Nov 8, 2009 - 7:27 am 31. jb:As for BO, us “Teabaggers” will be out in force in 2010.
I live in TX-27, Solomon P. Ortiz,,, solid Democrap and Nancy Pelosi lapdog. I wish I thought there was a possibility to dump this rat before the ship goes down.
Nov 8, 2009 - 7:32 am 32. Nofreelunch:American patriots by the hundreds of thousands have been arming themselves in the event our polital system fails us. The enemy is the US Congress, especially the 220 representatives of the House, and those Senators who vote for this monstrosity. It is known who they are, and it is known where they are.
Nov 8, 2009 - 7:39 am 33. Sallie:It is hoped by all that it doesn’t come to that, but Freedom will prevail.
The vulnerable politicians need to be targeted in 2010.
The inpact of this bill will not be felt until 2013.
Socialized medicine is the cornerstone of the socialist agenda
Are we so far gone as a nation that we have allowed the unthinkable to happen to us? How do we stop it? How do we get someone like Pelosi out of office or at least out of her position.
Nov 8, 2009 - 7:46 am 34. blotto:BC: Do you realize how infirm you sound? I mean really? I can picture you leaning over the keyboard, breathing noisily and heavily out of your mouth, siliva dripping while icing from your last cupcake is sticking to your facial hair, feverishly taking what Kos sent you and re-typing it here, and thinking to yourself: “I am such a man.”
Nov 8, 2009 - 7:56 am 35. HatlessHessian:It sounds as if Rep. Joe Cao (RINO, LA) just signed up for the NY-23 “flush the RINO” treatment. I noticed his website is already hiding from those outside his district from whom he expects to rob and redistribute their earnings to his district.
That said, we’re all officially residents of each and every district that votes for efforts that vote to take our property. I’ll eagerly support a true conservative to replace Cao and will gladly send money. Who’s got the inside scoop on Cao?
Nov 8, 2009 - 7:59 am 36. Saltherring:Too all those Red-State Republicans and Intependents who voted for Obama and Democrat congressmen: Thanks for nothing. I hope you got what you wanted…as you certainly deserve it.
Nov 8, 2009 - 8:07 am 37. Fearless Leader:@25. maryann:
Canada only has a 550 billion dollar debt?
America has a 12 trillion dollar debt with about 500 billion dollars of annual interest payments.
Please advise me which city I would enjoy the most?
We retirees can move to Canada or Mexico and draw our pensions and social security until the (BC) troll and his Pelosi lovers turn America into Zimbabwe.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe routinely prints money to fund the budget deficit, causing the official annual inflation rate to rise from 32% in 1998, to 133% in 2004, 585% in 2005, passed 1000% in 2006, and 26000% in November 2007, and to 11.2 million percent in 2008. Meanwhile, the official exchange rate fell from approximately 1 (revalued) Zimbabwean dollar per US dollar in 2003 to 30,000 per US dollar in September 2007.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$1.959 billion (2008 est.)
$2.242 billion (2007)
$2.372 billion (2006)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
Nov 8, 2009 - 8:18 am 38. Mr Lucky:$4.548 billion
note: hyperinflation and the plunging value of the Zimbabwean dollar makes Zimbabwe’s GDP at the official exchange rate a highly inaccurate statistic (2008 est.)
10. BC.
” For all the crybaby, knock-the-bowl-of-cereal-off-the-table obstructive behavior by the Republicans…”
“What’s not so good is that it’s looking more and more like you now need huge majorities to get anything done thse days thanks to craven Republicans certifying that they have no intention of ever letting their supposed roles as responsible, solution-finding representatives interfere with them instead engaging in petty, stupid, and mean-spirited party politics.”
If the republicans win a majority in the future, and the they pass a bill over democrat opposition, will the democrats be “…craven Democrats certifying that they have no intention of ever letting their supposed roles as responsible, solution-finding representatives interfere with them…” etc., etc.
Does being in the majority cofer on on a party the “roles as responsible, solution-finding representatives”?
Remember Saddam? 99% pure majority.
What is it about our constitutional republic that you don’t understand?
Has there ever been a time when you were told “no” and didn’t flip?
Does cereal taste better when eaten off the floor?
Are you joining Nancy on the floor for breakfast?
Nov 8, 2009 - 8:35 am 39. M. Simon:My buddy Eric at Classical Values has a post up showing how social conservatives enabled passage of the bill.
Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha.
Nov 8, 2009 - 8:48 am 40. Delia:Only the best death-care someone else’s tax dollars can pay for.
Nov 8, 2009 - 9:05 am 41. Patient on death care in Ont, Canada:You guys are gonna luv universal heath care.
As a Canadian, I’ve been on a wait list for almost 6 months for an appointment with a specialist; reason: blood in stools, weight loss – then likely more wait time for what I think is a polyp(sp). It’s happened to me a few years ago, and that time it took only a couple of months to get it removed.
Life is so grand without a competent ‘family’ physician.
Don’t have one, nonetheless all will tell you now: “Go private if you can, it’s much faster”. (it’s illegal in the Province I reside in) I’ve also already been told “no anesthesia”. They don’t do it for bladder cell tests either, no matter how much scare tissue pain you’re already in from a chronic medical condition and previous multiple surgeries, nor a previous cyst on the bladder. Feels as though I’ve reached an ‘age’ or dollar limit category and being wait listed even longer. As my B-i-L had his ‘mild’ hernia operated on right away – diagnosed May surgery June.
When my surgery is booked finally, I’ll be campaigning on the streets of Ottawa for donations for the anesthesia to be covered as I’ve had enough pain already.
Last winter it cost us $2 thousand for a stubborn sinus infection (still paying off on credit cards)and that’s after showing up at a universally health care hospital with intense pelvic pain, blood in urine and very high fever. I requessted a pelvic ultra sound, was denied request.
A chest xray, blood urine tests after 9 hours waiting then sent home, told “you have a bad flu” and “get a family physician” for the rest. Then I was admonished for going private to get treatment for sinus infections I couldn’t get here, yet they wouldn’t even book a pelvic ultra sound while I waited months for a urologist to call, and it took longer for the effects of the that flu to leave.
No family physician, or get stuck with a bad one?
Nov 8, 2009 - 9:22 am 42. Jim Baker:Too bad for you. NO sue here either, even in cases of wrongful death, and they’ve pretty much guarantee that the medical establishment wins or drags it on until it kills the family members seeking justice.
“The problem with socialism is that eventually you will run out of other people’s money to spend.” -Thatcher-
All democrats know this, but they are so greedy for a freebie, that they don’t care. Here comes yet another banana republic.
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Nov 8, 2009 - 10:30 am 44. David Thomson:“I’ll eagerly support a true conservative to replace Cao and will gladly send money. Who’s got the inside scoop on Cao?”
It is probably best to forget Cao. He has greatly increased the odds in his favor to be reelected. Cao is a congressman is a very blue district! Spend your precious money and time on candidates who can win in purple and red districts. Think strategically—and don’t allow your anger to get the better of you.
Nov 8, 2009 - 11:02 am 45. David Thomson:“Too all those Red-State Republicans and Intependents who voted for Obama and Democrat congressmen: Thanks for nothing.”
I consider these Republicans and independents similar to Neville Chamberlain and Stanley Baldwin. They goofed up and caused a lot of damage. But I don’t think they will make the same mistake in 2010. Every single red and blue state Democrat is very vulnerable.
Nov 8, 2009 - 11:08 am 46. Delia:@39.,
Wow. My prayers go out to you. Your experience sounds like one of the worst imaginable nightmares possible.
Have you thought about natural treatments to possibly help/heal your condition? Try Natural News online. They have a search engine for their own website articles regarding specific health issues which might be helpful for you.
Nov 8, 2009 - 11:27 am 47. anne:37, thanks
Nov 8, 2009 - 11:40 am 48. Erik Larsen:Actually, Cao ended up lucky – his wasn’t a deciding vote. In return, he got a lot. Said Cao “Today, I obtained a commitment from President Obama that he and I will work together to address the critical healthcare issues of Louisiana including the FMAP crisis and community disaster loan forgiveness, as well as issues related to Charity and Methodist Hospitals,”. Smart local politics, but still sorry America, things are going to get worse for you, sadly sadly.
Nov 8, 2009 - 1:04 pm 49. David Thomson:“Smart local politics, but still sorry America, things are going to get worse for you, sadly sadly.”
Balderdash. The odds are on our side. We just have to be focussed. Never forget that you represent the “forgotten Man” and the Democrats want to turn you into the ultimate sucker who pays all the bills. That should be sufficient motivation to get your rear end in gear.
Nov 8, 2009 - 1:14 pm 50. gracie:49 , I agree. However, there are so many Americans that are not informed a to what is going on. Many… Day by day, thanks to places like PJM and FOX, more people are coming to the “party”, and actually understanding what is happening, finally.
Nov 8, 2009 - 2:17 pm 51. Carol:#41 – You do realize where you’re posting, don’t you? We get it. Why rub our faces in it? Sorry for your personal health troubles, but what you shared isn’t news to us. Why did you feel compelled to type that comment when those of us who are conservative have been fighting this bill like mad and are reeling from what is going on. Thanks for nothing.
Nov 8, 2009 - 10:39 pm 52. Shining City:My fellow Americans….what happened Late Sat. Nite is not what it seems…Nacy and Obama showed their true colours…let them eat their victory cake..may the sweetness which taste so good now turn sour in their belly. As Americans we have faced greater trials than these, and have come out the Victors…and through our Vicories we brought freedom to countless millions… Remember the whole world is watching US.. America…for those who are oppressed watch, America is being renewed….we go through this cleaning whenever we stray from our Founding Fathers Wisdom..
Nov 9, 2009 - 1:00 am 53. Seraphim:The Constitution…for 233 years WE THE PEOPLE …have raised our Flag against Tyrants and everyone of them have fallen ….
We have the fattest, laziest, most obese ‘poor’ people on the planet and now we are supposed to pay for their diabetes, high blood pressure, colon cancer, blood pressure medication, high cholesterol, heart disease bills too?
While poor, pitiful fatty sits on his or her ass playing video games, watching cable tv on their flat screen televisions they bought on the Black Friday stampede at Wally World and chatting on their cellphones with their fellow welfare recipients about how much cash they can get for their food stamps so they can buy cigarettes and marijuana instead of food for their five babies they birfed, the hard workers of America are supposed to pay not only for that but for their rising medical bills that they don’t pay anyhow because they use medical coupons that working Americans pay for too.
No, this isn’t about ‘poor’ people at all.
This is about the government owning every aspect of our lives.
No thanks and FU.
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