Thursday, September 17, 2009

The Baucus Bill Hello Goodbye

Everyone is acting as though the Baucus bill is the final bill. Yesterday, Gibbs said the Baucus bill is only a "building block." The bill is a work in progress. Seems to me that if only 1 republican is needed to get to 60 Senator votes, then a public option ought to be included. But still, one republican seems practically impossible at this point. Moderate republican Olympia Snowe said she wouldn't vote for a bill with a public option. Another moderate republican Susan Collins also says her problem with the public option is scope and cost. That's it folks. They are the two most high profile moderates. Maybe there is one lurking in the background just waiting to vote for the public option. Ha! The question is: How much of reform would need to be sacrificed to accommodate 1 republican?
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