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Sen. Blanche Lincoln was the 60th Senator to say she'll vote in favor of cloture on the health care bill at 8pm. In other words, the Senate is giving their "ay" vote in favor of Obamacare tonight.
Lincoln and Mary Landrieu, the 59th vote, tried to insist that this was merely a referendum for beginning debate. Because the bill can be changed after cloture is invoked, they claimed that they weren't actually voting for the bill. Here's Landrieu:
Lincoln and Mary Landrieu, the 59th vote, tried to insist that this was merely a referendum for beginning debate. Because the bill can be changed after cloture is invoked, they claimed that they weren't actually voting for the bill. Here's Landrieu:
I've decided that there are enough significant reforms and safeguards in this bill to move forward, but much more...
60 Vote Threshold Met; Things Not Looking Good For Republicans
Nice demonstration of argument by assertion. When all else fails, just repeat the assertion.
"Ahenbarbus...
You know how you can tell you're a retard. ..."
You know how you can tell when you've won the argument? When the other guy's response is that you're stupid.
You want to pick this up? Post on one of the Townhall columnists' forums on the subject. This thread is dead, and I'm out of here.