Baucus is a liar! Harkin: Senate Can Pass a Public Option

[ProSense]

Harkin: Senate Can Pass a Public Option

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa.), the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, said that the Senate "comfortably" has a majority of votes to pass the public plan, and that he believes Democrats can muster 60 votes to break a filibuster.

"I have polled senators, and the vast majority of Democrats -- maybe approaching 50 -- support a public option," Harkin said told the liberal Bill Press Radio Show. "So why shouldn't we have a public option? We have the votes."

"I believe we'll have the 60 votes, now that we have the new senator from Massachusetts, to at least get it on the Senate floor," Harkin later added. "But once we cross that hurdle, we only need 51 votes for the public option. And I believe there are, comfortably, 51 votes for a public option."

[ccharles000]

1. k/r

[Avalux]

2. Of course he's a liar.

He's also 40K in debt and just bought a million dollar house in the DC area. Can you guess what his next gig will be when he's booted out of office?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. Yep.

[Cha]

4. Does baucus want to go down in

flames?

[Avalux]

5. I don't think he cares. He can always get a job as an insurance co. lobbyist.

See my post upthread.

[Cha]

6. I did see your post..that's what

made me ask the question..he has no sense of history or his place the world.

Too bad but there it is.

[jgraz]

7. He's too busy going down on insurance lobbyists.

[Vinca]

8. Bingo.

[jenmito]

9. And Schumer just told Baucus that he disagrees and says they'll stay at it 'til

they DO get 60.

[Jack Rabbit]

10. There is a word for somebody who takes money from lobbyists and votes industry's way . . .

Republican.

[ProSense]

11. Baucus lied to his constituents:

"I WANT A PUBLIC OPTION TOO"

[Buck Feck]

12. Yes

The full Senate.