The 244-188 vote was not what Mr. Obama had hoped for. A week of presidential wooing -- including a visit to the Capitol, a return visit to the White House by moderate House Republicans and a bipartisan cocktail party Wednesday night -- did not yield a single Republican vote. The president also lost 11 Democrats.
That is most disturbing. While they may have differences, the fact that the entire Republican party didn't vote for it, showed how partisan this has become. I for one, hope that this bill is a huge success, and everyone who didn't vote for it, especially in the house gets crucified in the upcoming elections. They dont deserve this kind a president. I hope Mr. Obama decides that enough is enough and really does play politics with these guys. Then they'll come back to earth!
It's unfortunate that Mr. Obama has got this splat right on him at the start of the Presidency, but he's got to take it as it comes!
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Very true...for once Mr. President should get tough and just tell them 'Go to Hell' and get the bill passed...and as u said they will then know they have no other choice but to go with him...come'on for once we have a go-getter person as the president and it's high time we make use of this guy...
What we are missing here is
a) this bill contains a lot of stuff that just plain goes against what conservatives believe in
b) the democrats (Pelosi and the gang) are to blame just as much as republican leadership in the house
I want Obama to succeed just as much as anyone, and I think he did all the right things, but it can't just be him. It has to be him and the Dem leaders in congress.
But does that mean that ALL the Republicans hate EVERYTHING in the bill? If every single party member voted against the bill after some concessions - what kind of signal does it send to the president?
Blame game is a nice circle. I'm just saying - it can't go only one way (from Republicans to Democrats.)
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