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As this is written, the lobbying of House Democrats on the health care bill is going on apace, and every hour brings news of another no vote converted to yes, or a yes vote switching to no.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic leadership is expressing confidence that the jerry-rigged bill they've put together will pass -- which is evidence either that they have the 216-vote majority pretty well in hand or that, like any party's House leadership, they're professing confidence to prevent a stampede against them. Republicans are saying the Democrats haven't gotten to 216 yet but...
Health Plan Means Bigger Deficits and Higher Taxes
And much of this sacrifice was done at the point of a gun with the government forcing people to do that. The Federal Imperial Government issued you gas cards and once you used that amount for that period you couldn't get any more. And as for the Greatest Generation, they are the ones now crowing about not touching their Social Security. From the Greatest Generation to the Whiniest Generation.
And you misrepresent what McCain said.
The US has been in Japan since April of 1945...