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House Postpones Caucus Meeting--Leadership To Meet With Members Individually
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
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As an addendum to this post, which noted that House leadership would hold a caucus meeting this afternoon to regain control over their caucus and put together a new coalition to pass health care: that meeting has been canceled, and rescheduled for 9 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Leadership will instead hold individual meetings with key members--including progressives, and blue dogs--to achieve the same ends.
We'll bring you more information about who's involved and what the message is when we get it.
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Maritza
January 20, 2010 2:05 PM
Democrats are such wimps!
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CT Voter
January 20, 2010 2:07 PM
Key members? Isn't every member a "key member", at this point?
Prepare yourselves. Dems are going to fold like a cheap suit.
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dswx
January 20, 2010 2:10 PM in reply to CT Voter
I disagree simply because Pelosi knows what is at stake. And the individual meetings are more likely to be productive.
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felix
January 20, 2010 2:15 PM in reply to dswx
Agreed. Pelosi's a pretty good tactician.
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felix
January 20, 2010 2:15 PM in reply to dswx
Agreed. Pelosi's a pretty good tactician.
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CT Voter
January 20, 2010 2:18 PM in reply to felix
She is, but when you have Barney Frank insisting that Dems do nothing (!!!!) on HCR, I'm not optimistic about her chances of getting this herd of cats in order.
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felix
January 20, 2010 2:19 PM in reply to CT Voter
Frank is throwing a fit. He'll calm down.
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felix
January 20, 2010 2:28 PM in reply to felix
Shit. Maybe not. Just read that post on the TPM homepage.
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fbacon2
January 20, 2010 6:44 PM in reply to felix
He is calming down.
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TBender
January 20, 2010 2:25 PM in reply to dswx
Agreed. Much more effective to beat up on her caucus individually.
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Schmed
January 20, 2010 2:11 PM in reply to CT Voter
Prepare yourselves. Dems are going to fold like a cheap suit....
....and we get three years of a do-nothing Congress chasing their own tails while the White House sits by watching them.
Cue the Who.
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Progressive Party
January 20, 2010 2:13 PM in reply to Schmed
I agree...that song has been running thru my head all day!
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CT Voter
January 20, 2010 2:24 PM in reply to Schmed
I kinda look forward to that first phone call from the DSCC telling me I need to contribute in order to expand the Dems' majority.
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wbgonne
January 20, 2010 2:33 PM in reply to CT Voter
If they got 99 senators they'd still refuse to pass anything without unanimity. Wouldn't be prudent.
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ottis
January 20, 2010 2:15 PM
I believe it is time for a sternly worded letter to be distributed.
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Philv
January 20, 2010 2:19 PM
Time for Nancy Pelosi to knock some heads. She's a really good speaker, so if anyone can do it, I think she can. I recommend she starts with Barney Frank...
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Isepick
January 20, 2010 2:52 PM
I am wondering if she cancelled the main meeting, b/c she knows the rank and file are in line already, and only needs to concentrate on the fringes of the party. Especially now that Labor has signed on to passing this thing as well...if anyone can herd cats it is Speaker Pelosi. I have more respect for her than anyone else in the 'leadership' right now.
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felix
January 20, 2010 2:54 PM in reply to Isepick
This is my impression, but I just don't understand the noise, if you want to call it that, coming out of the White House.
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Philv
January 20, 2010 3:37 PM in reply to Isepick
I don't know, I read the opposite, people are so hysterical that a group meeting will quickly turn into mass hysteria as everyone feeds on each others cowardice. One-on-one you have a better shot of turning things around.
As for the WH, what's going on right now better be them preparing for the House not being willing to go along...and the State of the Union better be the "I'm not going to take it anymore" speech, not the Bill Clinton laundry list.
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IndyLinda
January 20, 2010 3:16 PM
Hopefully Nancy's bringing her brass knuckles (and brass balls) to these "individual meetings".
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August 14, 2010 1:53 PM
Pelosi always changes her thoughts and decisions depending on the condition which is a feature of a politician.
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