Everybody had been waiting breathlessly to see which way Snowe would fall. Would Snowe have ice in her veins? Can she weather the storm of attack from her Republican party? Would she flake out from the middle ground? In other words will the Baucus bill have a Snowe ball's chance in hell of getting a Republican vote? Well after watering the bill extensively, particularly getting rid of the public option in order to woo Republicans, the Baucus bill passed out of committee 14-9. Of course without all that compromise, it would have only passed 13-10. It is nice to claim bipartisan support but it is hardly a great victory for the Democrats.
On a different note, the insurance industry is now against healthcare reform saying it will increase premiums $4000 on average over the next ten years. I think any intelligent person would consider the source of this "research". I can tell you my insurance has gone up over 60% in the last 3 years without reform and in 10 years at this pace my premium will increase way more than $4000. If a proposal is too confusing to me I usually just look at who is endorsing or against it. For example if the tobacco companies are for something, it is probably not going to be good for your health. The insurance industry is looking out for my premium? Come on! People should now root for reform more than ever.
I don't lik Rush Limbaugh. But all the reaction out there against him trying to buy part of the Rams? I think this just plays into his hand. He was not serious about buying in. He knew that the NFL would not let him in. But by trying to buy in it caused an uproar from the players, owners and people like Sharpton. Now he can go on his show and claim that he was discriminated against and get his base rile up again. The NFL owners are not exactly a group of good people. I mean why do they still allow a franchise in our capital to be called the Redskins? They all looked the other way as steroids and other drugs were used all over the league. Criminal records of some of the players are astounding. It is like the kettle calling the pot black when it comes to their complaint about Limbaugh. My question is: Who are the morons who invited Limbaugh into the partnership? Are they trying to sabotage their own candidacy to help Limbaugh get publicity?
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