Sunday, March 21, 2010

Do they have the votes to pass Obamacare?

well if you are to believe the New York Times, no. The vote right now is 211-208-12 with 216 being the magic number. 11 out of the 12 left undecided according to the NYT were yes votes before but 11 out of the 12 also only voted yes because of the Stupak amendment not allowing for federal funds for abortions which is not in the current bill that is going to be voted on tonight (maybe). The thing is Stupak has said all along that he has 10-12 democrats with him that are pro-lifers who will vote no. The democrats are calling their bluff because Pelosi doesn't think that there are that many. Bad news, the dems only need to peel off 5 of the remaining 12 while Boehner needs to hold on to 8, at least. Tonight is going to be very interesting indeed.

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