Olympia Snowe just tried to kill health care reform

[Are_grits_groceries]

McJoan has the details. But in a nutshell, Snowe just voted for a cute little trick that would have effectively killed putting the bill on Reconciliation. Meaning, the bill would then have to pass with 60 votes to break a GOP filibuster, and since no GOP Senators are supporting the bill, unless we get Kennedy's replacement any time soon, and get all Dems voting together (that will be the day), the bill would be dead.

Details:http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/23/785528/-Snowes-True-Colors

http://www.americablog.com/

Snakes! all of them!

[stopbush]

1. Can we all just admit that she's a slimey shithead R that isn't to be trusted?

Fuck her and her "my party has left me" shit.

[Warpy]

5. No shit, she's shown herself to be the enemy of the American people

just like those smarmy bastards she claims she's better than.

I hope people in Maine are paying attention to what this harpy has just tried to pull.

[iceman66]

2. Maybe the Democrats in the Senate will finally realize

that Snowe is not to be trusted.

We can only hope!

[Better Believe It]

3. It can pass with 50 votes without going the reconciliation route

[gateley]

4. It was just posted that there may be a snag in naming Kennedy's replacement

as soon as we had hoped.

And what about Senator Byrd? He's not doing too well these days.

[Hepburn]

6. Quelle surprise....

...not.

[Canuckistanian]

7. Procedural tricks is all they have now

I wouldn't be surprised if the whole "trigger option" was another ruse in order to avoid reconciliation.

I'd say she's still "with the party" and they haven't gone anywhere without her.