Olympia Snowe confirms she’ll filibuster health reform

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/2009/12/olympia-snowe-confirms-filibuster-health-care-bill/

By Sahil Kapur
Sunday, December 20th, 2009 -- 5:24 pm

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) said on Sunday she will join Republicans in filibustering the Senate health care bill, claiming the process has been moving too fast.

"I deeply regret that I cannot support the pending Senate legislation as it currently stands," Snowe said in a statement, announcing that she won't allow it to proceed to a final vote.

She cited "continued concerns with the measure and an artificial and arbitrary deadline of completing the bill before Christmas that is shortchanging the process on this monumental and trans-generational effort."

[BeyondGeography]

1. Pissed that the train left without her

You'll still get primaried, fool, your own party hates you.

[grassfed]

2. can they rip out the concessions they made to her?

[iceman66]

3. Big surprise there!

:sarcasm:

I certainly hope she will face a serious Democratic challenger the next time she is up for re-election.

[Ozymanithrax]

4. Republicans were never going to support the bill.

Ms. Snow made that clear. Who ever runs against her should wield health care like a club.

They had to cater to a few centrist Dems and a narcissistic megalomaniac to get 60 votes. But they are going to pass that sucker.

[AlinPA]

5. All republicans are voting no to cloture. No change there.

[treestar]

6. They have 60 votes, so how can she?

:wtf:

[still_one]

10. She can't. It is time that Maine found a new Senator when her term is up /nt

[Renew Deal]

7. This has been in committee or at the full Senate since like June

How much more time does she want?

[orwell]

8. Uh Senator Snowe...

...there's a call for you on the clue phone.

You don't have the votes. But thanks for playing.

Pick up your parting gifts on the way out...

[still_one]

9. What filibuster? they don't need her. In fact, I hope they have a good Democrat to run against

that hateful, inhumane person

[HughMoran]

11. Fuckin' stupid ^&%^

Supporting good for nothing right-wing trolls will really help your constituents.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

12. She's holding out for a deal like Sanders and Nelson.

[asjr]

13. Another Snowe job.

[Parker CA]

14. Let's hope this isn't an insight to some knowledge she may have about a defector from the 60.

I'm still not convinced LIEberman is going to give his vote on this.

[The Straight Story]

15. So Someone with an R is going to try an stop what we have been saying is bad

I can't see how folks here could be upset with that.

[Nikki Stone1]

16. Does this mean one of the Dems is backing out?

?

[City Lights]

17. Thanks for nothing, Snowe.

Shit or get off the pot already. People are DYING while you're stalling.

Gawd, I hate republikans.