The President Speach & a Q&A on CIR
 

The President

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzuqk...c8&feature=sub

The Q&A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZBkD...xA&feature=sub

Re: The President Speach & a Q&A on CIR
 

blah blah blah stuff we aint ever heard before!!!!

Re: The President Speach & a Q&A on CIR
 

the Q&A was the best part! But your right!!! blah blah blah

Re: The President Speach & a Q&A on CIR
 

18:40 - 19:20 hints at DA

25:00 - 26:00 mentions Dream Act

Re: The President Speach & a Q&A on CIR
 

Without listening, seems an effort to get an edge over republicans. I don't buy they are to blame for no CIR, he did pass health care reform w/out a single republican vote.

Re: The President Speach & a Q&A on CIR
 

I was wondering how Health Reform came to a pass, yet CIR seems like its on a different path.

Re: The President Speach & a Q&A on CIR
 

Thats because they had 60 Dems then. With Brown being elected, they only have 59 now.

So, out of the 60 needed. only 59 are Dems. Therefore they need a Republican (at least ONE) to vote with them.

59+1= 60


Simple math, kids.

Re: The President Speach & a Q&A on CIR
 

and that is lugar.

Re: The President Speach & a Q&A on CIR
 

Corrections for all of the above:
1-The Democrats have 58 *members* in the Senate ,as I'm sure ALL of you know by now, Sen. Byrd passed away.
2-Not all Democrats support CIR on its face and need to be cajoled by leadership to vote "yes".
3-Insurance reform (aka, "health" reform) was passed thru reconciliation. See trickery abounds in law-making if you're really, really interested in making it happen.

And this last point is why Obama says he needs a handful of Republican votes, not just the two needed to make 60, and is the reason he mentioned the "11" Republicans who voted "yes" in 2007.

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Comments appreciated, but this is how the Senate passed w/out any Republican vote:

QT>>>>>>>
Reid: Dems will use 50-vote tactic to finish healthcare in 60 days
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...within-60-days
UNQT>>>>>>>

why can CIR not be passed within same vain ?