Flu Or No Flu, Health Sec’s Nomination Will Still Require 60 Votes, GOP Says | The Plum Line »
Posted By david_nwpa 6 months, 2 weeks ago in Political NewsSo Kathleen Sebelius will get her confirmation vote as Health and Human Services secretary tomorrow in the Senate; but even with the flu outbreak, her confirmation will still have to clear a big hurdle, requiring 60 votes.
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david_nwpa6 months, 2 weeks ago
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Any other bill, any other argument, any other time of year would be sensible for the GOP to challenge President Obama. That said, we are in an outbreak if not a pandemic of the Swine Flu. This is not just a Kansas or California problem; it is a global problem that concerns all Americans. The rapid spread of the illness impacts multiple cabinet departments, among which is HHS. This filibuster against Kathleen Sebelius is bad planning on the part of the GOP. They lack any sort of leadership and are relying on Billo the Clown and Boss Limbaugh to guide them.
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President Obama has got to get Sebelius in place to deal with the crisis. Meanwhile, maybe Congress could approve of the Surgeon General and the head of the CDC? Maybe the GOP could stop whining, and start serving their constituents? -
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Wolfie20076 months, 2 weeks ago
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So, there's swine flu, why would or should that change our governmental processes to appoint a cabinet member. It's not like Sebelius has any expertise that would change the situation. Her expertise and experience in the medical field is taking money and covering up for the partial birth abortion doctor she's such a big buddy with in Kansas. Btw, she lied about how much money she had taken from him, another flawed Obama appointee, don't cha know. Actually, her name does sound like a virus.
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bubba26 months, 2 weeks ago
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Its interesting to see that you are concerned, these days, about possible lying on the part of politicians.
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I'm just wondering why you were not concerned about that for the past 8 years, given how many times Bush and Cheney lied to the American people about reasons to invade Iran, about torture, and about warrantless wiretapping.
Oh, I remember - its only Democrats that lie, right? No Republican or supporters of Republicans would ever lie, right????
Hypocrite ....
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AndyJ2156 months, 2 weeks ago
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The Republicans seem have nothing left but lies, name-calling, excuses and the word, "No".
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THE GOP IS THE PARTY THAT CLAIMS TO HAVE CHRISTIAN "FAMILY VALUES," but promoted the TORTURE OF PRISONERS, in violation of international law, according to THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS.
There are many sources for that fact. Here’s one:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/16/terror/m...
And still, they try to deny that it happened or otherwise “cover” for it.
(The GOP is also the party of sex offenders Larry Craig and Mark Foley, graft expert Ted “free house” Stevens, convicted dirty trickster and burglar G. Gordon Liddy, lobbyist and GOP bribery expert Jack Abramoff, etc., etc.)
REPUBLICANS: THE PARTY OF FAMILY VALUES, BANKER BAILOUTS, CONVICTED FELONS, COVER-UPS AND TORTURE!
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tadair9196 months, 2 weeks ago
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you folks calling to ignore the fillibuster sure sound a lot like the neocons.
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in fact, if you replace the words "republicans" with "democrats" "nomination" with "war funds" and "war on terror" with "swine flu," then you will see that you look just as stupid as when the GOP was calling foul for the Democrats threatening to vote down funding the war.-
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tadair9196 months, 2 weeks ago
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here, let me show you.
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"Any other bill, any other argument, any other time of year would be sensible for the [Democrats] to challenge President [Bush]. That said, we are in a [war against evil terrorists!]. This is not just a Kansas or California problem; it is a global problem that concerns all Americans. The rapid spread of [terrorism] [calls for more] [war funds]. This filibuster against [war funds] is bad planning on the part of the [Democrats]. They lack any sort of leadership and so on and so forth..."
"Maybe the [Democrats] could stop whining, and start serving their constituents?"
Maybe you idiots all sound the same to me.
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tadair9196 months, 2 weeks ago
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supposing the gop filibuster was a game of chicken that could cause us to drive this country to drive off a swine flu cliff.
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wouldn't the responsibility lay equally with obama to pick somebody else?
i mean, chicken is chicken.
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Ratskii6 months, 2 weeks ago
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I recall a certain republican controlled congress that attempted to defund the CDC because of their criticism of big tobacco. Happily, not all republicans were willing to go along with that one.
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Sometimes it can make a difference who is in charge. -
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Klarissa6 months, 1 week ago
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For a map of Swine Flu (until the Dems change it to something besides a reference to pork. How about Chavez flu)
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8021547.... -
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