From the Jolt:
At Least the Senate Finally Voted
Yeah, we knew the vote to repeal Obamacare wouldnโt get a majority, but it was a little surprising that not a single Red State Democrat cared enough about his or her reelection prospects to sign on: โThe Senate on Wednesday voted down a repeal of President Obamaโs healthcare law in a 47-51 party-line vote. The vote came two weeks to the day the Republican House voted 245-189 to repeal the law, and just days after a federal judge ruled Obamaโs signature legislative achievement is unconstitutional. Neither the result nor vote breakdown were surprises. No Democrats in attendance voted in favor of the measure and no Republicans rejected it. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) were absent for the vote.โ
Jeff G. at Protein Wisdom writes, โThe way forward is now clear: the House must work on refusing funding; the states given injunctive relief need to stop complying, in lieu of the federal government getting a stay; the GOP must bring the vote in both Houses consistently; and in the run-up to 2012, the defeat of ObamaCare needs to be tied to the defeat of Obama and any Democrats in the Senate. The electability question as pertains to the kinds of โmoderatesโ and โindependentsโ we conservatives / classical liberals hope to attract? Should be answered, on their part, with โanyone but Obama or the Democrats.โโ
ADDENDA: No matter how badly your week is going, look at the bright side: At least you didnโt park your car near Tahrir Square.






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