healthcare bill

I don't know if you have been following the debate on the floor of the House, but I've noticed a trend with the last two committees given time to speak. The Republicans of (I think Ways and Means) screamed and yelled about it being a freedom killin', job killin' bill. This latest group is chanting the mantra of "government takeover." They are also enjoying the scare tactic of telling people they will be jailed under this bill if they don't follow the rules.

I couldn't be in front of the teevee screen today as my daughters felt the need to stimulate the economy - though it came in the form of purchasing things they need for school. Ems will probably charge me with torture as we've been watching the debate for a few hours now. At some point, I'm sure she will head upstairs and leave me to scream at these people in this box.

The Republicans sound like broken records. Not one of them has anything fresh or informative to say.

If you've been following the announcements coming out about the healthcare debate over the past two days they have certainly included some mixed messages. A couple of days ago I received an email from PDA (Progressive Democrats of America) excited that Speaker Pelosi was going to allow a 20 minute floor debate on Rep. Weiner's single-payer amendment followed by an up-or-down vote. We were encouraged to put together action plans for our readers.

From the email:

Last night PDA got word from Congressman Weiner’s office that Speaker Pelosi is keeping her promise to allow the Weiner single-payer amendment full debate and vote on the floor of the House. This will happen on Friday or Saturday.