Posts tagged “Olympia Snowe”
The Wall Street Reform Bill’s Prospects
It looks like the recently-watered-down version of the Wall Street reform bill now stands a good chance of passing in the Senate, when it reconvenes next week after the July 4th recess. The bill was watered down last week at the behest of Republicans Scott Brown, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, who simply couldn’t abide [...]
Calling Maria Cantwell
On Friday June 25, we learned that the conference committee had finished hammering out the consensus version of the Wall Street reform bill: Nearly two years after the American financial system teetered on the verge of collapse, Congressional negotiators reached agreement early Friday morning to reconcile competing versions of the biggest overhaul of financial regulations [...]
Idle Thoughts
How fervently do you think Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe thank their lucky stars every night that they aren’t up for re-election this year, and facing a far-right primary opponent of the Scott Brown or Marco Rubio variety? Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postShare on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itBookmark in BrowserTell a friend
Calling Out Republicans For Hypocrisy
In the time of Bush, Republicans were recklessly profligate with new spending, and blithely unconcerned with financing that spending. That’s why one of the most enduring footprints Bush left for posterity as he trampled the economy is the slew of records he set with the national debt. Records like “Largest increase in a single year’ [...]
I-Am-Spartacus, Democrat Style
It strikes me that what we are witnessing is Democrats’ version of the iconic I-am-Spartacus moment from the 1960 film. One by one, Democratic senators are standing up to say: “I am the one who is prepared to kill healthcare reform if my idiosyncratic demands are not met.” Sadly, this is the only type of [...]
White House Denial Still Unconvincing
Last Friday, TPMDC reported that although Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was very close to rounding up 60 votes for a public option with an opt out clause, the White House was pushing him to do with the public option with a trigger instead, in order to (maybe or maybe not) get Olympia Snowe‘s official [...]
You All Must Be So Proud
Sources: White House Pushing Back Against Senate Public Option Opt Out Compromise – TPMDC (10/23/09): Multiple sources tell TPMDC that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is very close to rounding up 60 members in support of a public option with an opt out clause, and are continuing to push skeptical members. But they also say [...]
Embarrassing Failure Or Lucrative Success?
Max Baucus has been negotiating in secret with Republicans for months. Almost single-handedly, he has managed to delay the passage of healthcare legislation for months while holding out the chimera of bipartisan support. In the meantime, by an amazing coincidence, the forces of opposition have continued to gather steam—conservative opposition, as well as opposition by [...]
Words, Actions And Healthcare Reform
Politics — or at least legislation, the passing thereof — would be so much simpler if there was a simple mechanism to compel you to walk the walk once you had unambiguously talked the talk. Take Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, and healthcare reform. She clearly knows what her constituents want to hear, and she has [...]