"The only thing that Sen. Coburn's stunt achieves is to stop us from moving to the DoD appropriations bill that funds our troops - not exactly the kind of Christmas gift that our troops were expecting from Dr. No," said Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. For their part, Republicans aren't exactly being coy about what their play is. "We're doing everything we can to stop this bill," McConnell spokesman Don Stewart told reporters this afternoon. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/in-bid-to-derail-health-care-reform-republicans-delay-passage-of-troop-funding.php?ref=fpblg December 16, 2009 By Brian Beutler With Democrats closing in on passing a Senate health care bill, Republicans are upping the obstruction--and they're playing chicken with U.S. troops to do so. _________________________________________________________ Time for RePIGs to turn in their flag pins. Harry Other posts:
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