Rep. Schakowsky predicts public option will pass: "we can do it without the Republican votes"

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http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=6992380

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Such statements that Obama is a socialist or that illegal aliens will be covered are only scare tactics from the right wing, Schakowsky said afterwards, predicting the public option will pass.

"At the end of the day, we can just as we did with the stimulus bill in the House, we can do it without the Republican votes as much as we may want them," said Schakowsky.

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1. So put Single Payer back on the GD table and PASS IT

[scheming daemons]

2. True for the House.... but with only 59 in Senate... how to get past the filibuster?

[PassingFair]

5. "Reconciliation"

http://niagarafallspolitics.com/?p=508

Let's take a shot at it,
we have nothing to lose
that we won't lose anyway!

[Cha]

3. Rep Jan Schkowsky is my kind of pol..

intelligent and positive..not trying to scare anybody.

[PassingFair]

4. She makes me want to move to Illinois!

My absolute favorite in the House.

SHE should have been the front runner
for Obama's senate seat.

...in a perfect world....

[Cha]

6. I've liked her for years like you, PassingFair..

I understand she wanted to stay as Rep..saying there was lots of work to be done where she is.

[PassingFair]

7. I think she didn't want to get befouled by the poop being flung around....

by Blago during the seat-selling scandal.

Too bad.