Filibuster: All 40 GOP Senators

Pardon me for prefacing this news with a quote by the equivalent of a dear leader for some of my friends on the Right:

And if that means the Democrats or the Republicans are destroyed along the way, well, good. Good

Yeah, brilliant strategist, that Beck. Because both parties are the same, right? Anyway, this should get interesting:

This Saturday’s Senate vote on National health care for America looks likely to turn into a long, drawn-out bloodbath as all 40 of the Republicans in the chamber have vowed to filibuster the bill.

Comments

[Sissy Willis]

Don't know 'bout your friends on the right for whom Beck's the equivalent of a dear leader, but for me Beck's an exuberant entertainer and a surprisingly good instructor when he gets his facts right. Occasionally over the top, but that's part of the charm. PLUS. No one does "visual aids" like Glenn. : )

[chercast]

Beck's hype is distracting sometimes, but that is what it is. Republicans could learn "catchy" and "energy" from Beck. The last effective catchy rallying cry was the "House Call". Republicans need to get better at this kind of rallying cry. "Read the Bill" was one. This morning I sent my two Senators (Washington State) who will vote for this monstrosity of a health care bill a "EXCHANGE Card for Your ERISA"....after all they should be first in line to benefit from health reform. My version of their Pelosi Christmas Gift to my Senators. When everything gets lost in translation and 2000+ page bills, you have to cut through that with something the polar opposite.

[Joe]

http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/20575
Dr. Utopia says he might not run again in 2012.

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Darleen at PW has the agenda for "health care" and it is a wee bit broader than signing up the uninsured:

•An income surtax on taxpayers earning more than $500,000 a year,[1]
•An excise tax on high-cost “Cadillac” health insurance plans that cost more than $8,500 a year for individuals or $21,000 for families,[2]
•An excise tax on medical devices such as wheelchairs, breast pumps, and syringes used by diabetics for insulin injections,[3]
•A cap on the exclusion of employer-provided health insurance without offsetting tax cuts,[4]
•A limit on itemized deductions for taxpayers with a top income tax rate greater than 28 percent,[5]
•A windfall profits tax on health insurance companies,[6]
•A value-added tax, which would tax the value added to a product at each stage of production,[7]
•An increase in the Medicare portion of the payroll tax to 3.4 percent for incomes great than $200,000 a year ($250,000 for married filers),[8]
•An excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages including non-diet soda and sports drinks,[9]
•Higher taxes on alcoholic beverages including beer, wine, and spirits,[10]
•A tax on individuals without acceptable health care coverage of up to 2.5 percent of their adjusted gross income,[11]
•A limit on contributions to health savings accounts,[12]
•An 8 percent tax on all wages paid by employers that do not provide their employees health insurance that satisfies the requirements defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services,[13]
•A limit on contributions to flexible spending arrangements,[14]
•Elimination of the deduction for expenses associated with Medicare Part D subsidies,[15]
•An increase in taxes on international businesses,[16]
•Elimination of the tax credits paper companies take for biofuels they create in their production process–the so-called “Black Liquor credit,”[17]
•Fees on insured and self-insured health plans,[18]
•A limit or repeal of the itemized deduction for medical expenses,[19]
•A limit on the Qualified Medical Expense definition,[20]
•An increase in the payroll taxes on students,[21]
•An extension of the Medicare payroll tax to all state and local government employees,[22]
•An increase in taxes on hospitals,[23]
•An increase in the estate tax,[24]
•Increased efforts to close the mythical “tax gap,”[25]
•A 5 percent tax on cosmetic surgery and similar procedures such as Botox treatments, tummy tucks, and face lifts,[26]
•A tax on drug companies,[27]
•An increase in the corporate tax on providers of health insurance,[28] and
•A $500,000 deduction limitation for the compensation paid by health insurance companies to their officers, employees, and directors.[29]

[Bob]

Sissy and Chercast--if you really want high energy emtertainment,a high IQ and the delivery of the Marx Brothers, try MarkLevinshow.com. He offers all his programs for free --listening any time or for download to ipod. The MSM never mentions him, it's almost a blackout, but his is a brilliant and true conservative voice. He really love his country.

[Silk]

Rawr! Claws out!

Might want to mention the rest of the quote. That is unless you're angling for a slot writing for the LA Times. I'd say you're a shoo in if you keep doing this.

Beck has said it would be good to destroy the Republicans only if that is the only way to break them out of the corruption and double-dealing. Not the first, second or even third choice, but if there is no other way, then so be it.

[Ameda Ultra]

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