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House Democrats are marching forward with plans to move the Senate healthcare bill through their chamber without actually voting on it. The House Rules Committee on Tuesday morning released a memo defending the so-called "deem and pass" procedure, which the memo said has a long precedent in the House and is used commonly. "For starters, despite what the minority may claim, the precedent for adopting a resolution and at the same time concurring in a Senate amendment to a bill was set back in 1933," the

Anybody who thinks this is a good strategy isn't thinking clearly. They're too close to the situation   -Mitch McConnell

 

Paul Begala, riffing on Napoleon Bonaparte, once said, "Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself." That makes sense to me! What makes precious little sense is for the many Republicans who do not want to enact health care reform to be framing their opposition in such a way that they come off concerned about the Democrats' electoral future.

If that wasn't enough, when you come out of this thing and you're looking at the reconciliation fight that may loom ahead of us, it certainly will have represented a death panel for the Democrats this fall   -Michael Steele

 

Paul Begala, Democratic strategist and former aide to President Bill Clinton, will be the principal speaker at the Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick's 96th annual banquet March 17 at the Woodlands Inn and Resort. The organization will also present its Man of the Year Award to Martin F. Quinn of Pittston and will honor Pittston native James A. Gilmartin with its W. Francis Swingle Award. Banquet tickets, which are $60 for adults and $50 for guests under 21, must be purchased in advance.  

An article in Tuesday's Section A about President Obama's healthcare plan quoted Democratic strategist Paul Begala as saying, "The Republican leadership is more likely to perform in a gay marriage than they are to work with Democrats on healthcare." The quote should have read, "The Republican leadership is more likely to perform a gay marriage than they are to work with Democrats on healthcare."  

President Barack Obama offered his much-anticipated new health-care plan Monday in an eleventh-hour bid to rally Democrats behind sweeping legislation that would expand coverage, tighten regulation of the insurance industry and make the nation's medical system more efficient. The White House, releasing the $950 billion blueprint ahead of Thursday's health-care summit with congressional Democrats and Republicans, in effect challenged GOP leaders to offer an alternative. But with Republicans firmly agai

The cost of inaction is too great for our nation and for every family facing the heartbreaking reality of skyrocketing health-care costs and denied care or coverage   -House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

 

Time contributor Peter Beinart on three ways to break the cycle. 1.  

Democrats are in danger of losing their grip on the majority in Congress if they don't show more leadership and coordinate better, according to former aides and restive party strategists.  

Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick President Patrick M. Bilbow announced that this year's principal speaker at the annual St. Patrick's Day banquet will be Paul Begala. Begala is a Democratic strategist who serves as a political contributor for CNN, appearing frequently on CNN's The Situation Room as well as other programs on all CNN networks. Begala was formerly co-host of Crossfire, CNN's political debate program.

a witty dynamo from Sugar Land, Texas…who brought energy, focus and credibility to our efforts.   -Hillary Clinton