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Limbaugh: McConnell Told Me Republicans Are Proposing Amendments In Order To Stop Health Care Bill, Not Improve It
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Rush Limbaugh.
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On his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh said that none other than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told him that the Republicans are offering amendments to the health care bill, not to improve the bill, but as a parliamentary maneuver to "flush out" Democratic centrists Ben Nelson and Jim Webb, and to try to peel them away and thus stop the bill:
"Plus there are the Republicans using procedures, parliamentary procedures, and offering all these amendments. Now the purpose -- I talked to Sen. McConnell about the purpose of the amendments. He said we're trying to flush out with these amendments, just who it is that really we have to focus on here. And the two names that he mentioned were Ben Nelson and Jim Webb in Virginia. Because there's something that Webb is not going along with the Democrats on, I forget specifically what it is. My point in mentioning all this is, that the Republicans in the Senate are using parliamentary procedures, they are offering all these amendments, not to make the bill better, but to flush out and to find out who it is that they really need to work with to stop this. That is their objective, to stop it.
When contacted by TPM, McConnell's office could not immediately comment.
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CT Voter
December 11, 2009 3:11 PM
Um, duh?
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Dorn76
December 11, 2009 3:18 PM in reply to CT Voter
I'm sure it's just a matter of moments before McConnell clears up this certain misunderstanding....
Senator? Hello?
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CT Voter
December 11, 2009 3:28 PM in reply to Dorn76
Rush's admission is going to make for some very fun soundbites come election season. . .And Democrats are still debating whether to call them the party of No?
Um, duh?
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Xantar
December 11, 2009 3:40 PM in reply to CT Voter
Now I'm waiting for an Aetna executive to say that they are making massive contributions to Joe Lieberman so that he will concern troll any and all health care reform proposals and refuse to vote for cloture.
Also, water is wet.
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Schmed
December 11, 2009 3:40 PM
Whither bi-partisanship?
Bi-partisanship -- as useful as:
tits on a man
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Schmed
December 11, 2009 3:41 PM in reply to Schmed
a one-legged man at an ass-kicking party
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Schmed
December 11, 2009 3:42 PM in reply to Schmed
an ashtray on a jet ski
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Schmed
December 11, 2009 3:43 PM in reply to Schmed
a popcorn fart
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midnight rambler
December 13, 2009 6:21 PM in reply to Schmed
I think some women might say tits on a man could be useful. "Tits on a lizard", or "Tits on a reptilian humanoid" might be more apt expressions.
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Docb
December 11, 2009 3:41 PM
This may be the one time that limpbows big mouth could get them all in deep kimchi! Get this out to the media...They are shameless but the people will not like this!
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jollyroger
December 11, 2009 10:16 PM in reply to Docb
.They are shameless
They are shameless because they have learned that they pay no price, indeed, they profit from it.
After the Gregg memo, this is mere confirmation (like it wasn't clear before).
Somehow, Dubya never had any problem vamping on the Dems when they tried to put the slightest yellow light in the way his trainwreck
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Signalman
December 11, 2009 3:49 PM
Catch up to the rest of the class, fatboy.
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Walter Mitty
December 11, 2009 3:59 PM
It doesn't matter if the Dems let them get away with it.
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Kuyleh
December 11, 2009 4:39 PM
This wasn't obvious to everyone already?
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Middleclassvotingbloc
December 11, 2009 4:56 PM
Limbaugh let the cat out of the bag!!!!
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Middleclassvotingbloc
December 11, 2009 4:58 PM
I do hope the Democrats finally get it. What else will it take for the Democrats to understand that the Republican's only goal is for the Democrats to fail in ever policy or legislation proposed. FIGHT BACK REID AND PRESIDENT OBAMA, FIGHT BACK!!!!
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Silence
December 11, 2009 5:06 PM
Was this a secret?
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Middleclassvotingbloc
December 11, 2009 5:10 PM
THE UNTOLD STORY IS THAT THE DEMS POLLS ARE DOWN BECAUSE THEIR CONSTITUENTS ARE NOT PLEASED WITH THE AMOUNT OF FIGHT THEY HAVE SHOWN THROUGH OUT. IT IS TIME FOR RECONCILLATION OR A CHANGE TO THE RULES WHICH WILL ALLOW A MAJORITY VOTE IN THE SENATE IN ORDER TO GET THE WORK DONE AND TO PLOY THROUGH THE BACK LOG OF LAWS ALREADY PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
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Signalman
December 11, 2009 6:53 PM in reply to Middleclassvotingbloc
Visualize using your SHIFT key, please.
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Middleclassvotingbloc
December 11, 2009 5:13 PM
Just get it done Democrats. We voted you in to represent now get it done!!!
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Powkat
December 11, 2009 5:29 PM
Duh, but this news will never pass the lips of Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson or Katie Couric. And Fox News will spin it so that the Dems are slowing thing down.
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Mr.E.
December 11, 2009 7:39 PM
Um . . . ok, but what was the sound of the other shoe dropping? Was Limbaugh saying that the Rs tactic is a good thing or a bad thing? I would expect the former, since he was fast to proselytize for Obama's failure, but if HE is criticizing the Rs for being only the Party of No, that would be interesting.
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FredB
December 11, 2009 8:52 PM
Is this the first time Rush has told the truth?
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neesy08
December 11, 2009 10:02 PM
proposing ammendments to slow up the process, not to help out the voters. gee, thanks mitch!
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NuttyProf
December 11, 2009 11:38 PM
god that guy's head is big
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ilovebacon
December 12, 2009 10:24 AM
And here's why they're stalling, in my opinion:
Sen. Robert Byrd is frail and very old. They are waiting until he's either hospitalized or dead. It's cynical and disgusting, but total GOP. Now if only an email or memo discussing this could be found.
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