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McConnell: Dems Proceed at 2010 Peril

Senators hit the Sunday talk shows after health vote

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 22, 2009 11:15 AM CST
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(Newser) – The morning after Harry Reid scored his 60 votes, many a senator headed for the talk shows to expound on their views of the Senate health bill. A look around the Sunday dial:

  • There were 39 people unhappy with last night's outcome, and Mitch McConnell leads them, telling State of the Union that Dems proceed at their own 2010 peril. "The American people will be heard sooner, or they'll be heard later."
  • Ohio Dem Sherrod Brown said his four Dem comrades (Lieberman, Landrieu, Nelson, and Lincoln) who don't support a public option shouldn't rule the day, telling State of the Union, "I don’t think they want to be on the wrong side of history."

  • Nebraska Dem Ben Nelson said he wouldn't vote for the health bill as it stands, but it "can be amended. It can be improved. And the debate should begin and ought not to stop the opportunity to improve the bill."
  • He may have voted aye last night, but Joe Lieberman is not voting for a final bill containing a public option. "If the public option is still in there, the only resort we have is to say no," he told Meet the Press.
  • Facing reelection next year, Colorado Dem Mike Bennet told CNN he's willing to vote in favor of health reform even if it costs him his job.

In this Feb. 29, 2008 file photo, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks.
In this Feb. 29, 2008 file photo, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks.   (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. answers a question during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. answers a question during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
In this Nov. 25, 2008 file photo, Sen. Joe Lieberman, who is still not impressed by a bill with a public option.
In this Nov. 25, 2008 file photo, Sen. Joe Lieberman, who is still not impressed by a bill with a public option.   (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., pauses before heading into a Democratic caucus on health care reform in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., pauses before heading into a Democratic caucus on health care reform in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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COMMENTS
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divetrader
Nov 23, 2009 12:53 PM CST
McConnell: Dems Proceed at 2010 Peril. <---This is one of your more pathetic attempts at fearmongering.
skeptik
Nov 23, 2009 8:13 AM CST
WellPoint, WellPoint.....where have I heard that name before?? ....oh yeah, the giant insurance company that declared war on a national heathcare policy. Well, if they say it's bad for the country & going to be expensive, they MUST be right.....*rolls eyes*
Guava_Jelly
Nov 23, 2009 5:51 AM CST
@ cornelison- Canada is a beautiful country without doubt (I'm there on a quarterly basis), but Canada does NOT = America, never has never will!!! Perhaps, you should listen to other rhetoric besides the Canadian plan

 
Mitch McConnell • Joe Lieberman • health care reform • Ben Nelson • Sherrod Brown • Sunday morning talk shows

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