For It Before He Was Against It: Arcuri Will Likely Vote No On Health Care

Let's look at these objections:

1. The bill is too sweeping and comprehensive. More sweeping and comprehensive than the bill you voted for in November? Fail.

2. Democrats plan to use reconciliation to amend it in various ways. WTF does that have to do with anything? Fail.

3. It calls for taxes on health benefits. The amendments that you don't want to use reconciliation to pass will lower the taxes on health benefits to what they were in the bill you voted for in November. Fail.

Michael Arcuri - who are you crapping?

Chicken shit dim-wit. What makes this moron think he's going to win reelection on a platform of "I was for it before I was against it?" Wouldn't it be better to be able to say, "I'm willing to risk my career in order to help 31 million Americans get health insurance, save tens of millions of Americans from medical bankruptcy, and keep skyrocketing medical costs from destroying our economy?"

I been a Democrat my whole life and I used to live near your district in Syracuse. If I still lived there, I would work like hell for your defeat. Harry Truman said it best. "Given the choice of a real Republican and a Democrat who acts like one,the voters will choose the real one every time." We don't nedd any DINO'S in upstate New York.

Yet another nail in the coffin of Obamacare. There are going to be many more people like this guy in the coming weeks who are going to switch from yes to no.

Nice smile.

What we need now are brave representatives like NY Assemblyman George Michaels, from upstate, who voted in favor of legalizing abortion in 1970 (changing his vote to break a tie). Here's what he said on the floor of the Assembly:

One of my sons just called me a whore for the vote I cast against this. I fully appreciate that this is the termination of my political career. But Mr. Speaker, I must have some peace in my family. And I therefore request you, Mr. Speaker, to change my negative vote to an affirmative vote.

Of course Michaels was right. He lost the next election. But he found his core, which is far more important. What I hate most is the fucking hypocrisy, saying, Elect me so I can serve the people but acting so as to serve his own political survival.

he's opposed to reconciliation? news flash: you're in the freaking house! (which is as far as you'll ever go)

The Dems are insane. I write all the time how they need to fight for the people and they act like "we the people" don't matter. If a health care reform bill does not pass with a public option, the Dems will lose big time in November. They are blind to what the American people are saying. I am disgusted with them.

Arcuri is a fool.

Bush 2004, 52-46 of freak'n course. It's NY for shit's sake. They pounded 911 down their throats. He has to remember that he has won and been reelected as a Dem. Time to act like one.

well, the taxes on health benefits thing *is* pretty ugly...

You can justifiably trash Arcuri all you want but part of his decision is based on the fact that he and no one else in holding office fears the President's wrath. Because he has none. Dems as well as Pubs have exploited this weakness and will continue to do so, on a daily basis.

It will be up to Rahm to REALLY put the pressure on him to make sure he votes YES.

If you are in his district suggestion . . . Call Him!

Well we know who drew the short straw today don't we. The Dems never have had any interest in HCR. HCR is to Dems what abortion is to GOPers. It's just incomprehensible how the same Dem will be for HCR one day and against it the next, is he chickening out, does he have no spine, what can be behind it. Oh, here's a good one, he's worried about begin bi-partisian. It is hard to put this all together and makes sense out of it when it really makes no sense at all because...

WE'RE BEING PLAYED !!!!

Now that makes sense doesn't it? If it feels like you're playing whack-a-mole, You Are!

We need someone with the persuasion abilities of LBJ:

"Nice little congressional seat you got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it."

And, the Cadillac tax measure is one of the few things that will apply downward pressure on costs. Remember, part of the complaint against how the US does things now is that we spend far more than people in other countries and get less for it.

More per person isn't the solution; it is part of the problem.

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