Who is the Dumbest Democrat in the House?

The one who votes for the Senate bill and the so-called “reconciliation” bill believing that the Senate will actually take up the “reconciliation” bill, says Senator Lindsey Graham. He has a good point. Once the House passes the Senate bill, the President has his moment in the sun signing a health care reform measure, leaving everyone else holding the bag. House members are stuck with a vote on a bill with abortion funding and all of the other onerous parts of the Senate bill and no fixes. The Senate is happy that its bill became law and moves on to other issues.
Today’s Wall Street Journal cynically suggests that the President is “playing” House Democrats, talking up reconciliation knowing it will be difficult to accomplish to maneuver the House into passing the Senate bill. He gets what he wants and House Democrats get nada.

Recognizing the high stakes gambling that is occurring, the National Right to Life Committee issued the strongest statement possible on Friday:

“Any House member who votes for the Senate health bill is casting a career-defining pro-abortion vote.”

There is renewed talk about solving the abortion problem with a “sidebar” bill that would walk hand in hand with the Senate version of Obamacare through the House and into the unknown. Only a fool would believe that the Senate will take up an abortion fix.

Defeating the Senate bill is the ONLY strategy that works to protect unborn children from death and older Americans from rationing.

Read the full NRLC statement here.

Barbara Lyons