Stupak: Still No Agreement

Honky.

What's he want?

Cover? The ability to back out of his claims without looking stupid? Or does he actually still thinking he's going to get something of substance here?

What Stupak claims to want is for the government to tell people who've received federal assistance that they can't buy certain kinds of health care plans. That's what his amendment says. That's the distinction with the Nelson / Ellsworth-style text that's in the bill right now. That's the concession he's fought over for months. And from everything I know that's not something Obama could possibly make happen in an EO even if he wanted to. So what are the "negotiations" over? What would the "agreement" be? Is Stupak holding out for Obama to do something unconstitutional?

Must squeeze out all the attention he can get until his complete fall back to obscurity.

He said he has "pretty close" to 8 members standing with him.

What does that mean? Either you have eight or you don't. Pretty close to eight could mean him. I can't stand this man. He says he's fighting to be sure that federal dollars aren't spent on abortion. They aren't and won't be. End of story.

I hope his political career is nearly done.

Stupak is still way better than the Republicans, difficult though he seems at this moment. Stupak is clearly willing to sell his vote on HCR, which he supports in its virtual entirety despite his foolish attachment to one extraneous issue. Stupak is acting foolish on this one point although he will likely accept some compromise in the end.

The Republicans are foolish, not acting foolish on one issue. They will not sell their votes at any price. They are relentless in their attachment to their one overriding concern - that the wealthy not be forced to pay any money to aid their poorer fellow citizens even if these fellow citizens forfeit their very lives for the lack of that aid.

Stupak is willing to tax the wealthy to help the poor. He is so far above the Republicans that he seems like a saint in comparison.

This man is a pawn of ultra-right wing bishops who are now determined to get their way ever since the Nuns and Catholic hospitals have challenged their nonsense.

Get a primary challenger to this thug and kick him out, I say.

Obama's Gallup poll is up to 50% today, up 3 points from Friday....

This just in, the deal struck, a press conference shortly. Is this, what, the third time we hear that??

Stupak has now voted with 229 other Dems and against all 178 Zombey GOP and 22 Dems on the second procedural motion to move along the HCR. By their deeds you shall know them.