Wow. this was really really frank. Pass Healthcare Reform NOW!!!!
Harry Gives ‘Em Hell
Wow. Harry Reid’s letter to Mitch McConnell.As you know, the vast majority of bills developed through reconciliation were passed by Republican Congresses and signed into law by Republican Presidents – including President Bush’s massive, budget-busting tax breaks for multi-millionaires. Given this history, one might conclude that Republicans believe a majority vote is sufficient to increase the deficit and benefit the super-rich, but not to reduce the deficit and benefit the middle class. Alternatively, perhaps Republicans believe a majority vote is appropriate only when Republicans are in the majority. Either way, we disagree.
As Ezra says, this can be summed up as: Reconcile this.