Georgia Senators doubt passage of ObamaCare
Sen. Johnny Isakson doubts ObamaCare is going anywhere and notes that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will not listen to any compromises (not that a compromise would be a good thing):
Georgia’s senators are bracing for a contentious debate on health care reform and are dubious of Majority Leader Harry Reid’s efforts as he prepares to unveil the Senate’s version of health reform legislation, possibly as early as this week.Isakson and Chambliss are still capable of voting for a bad bill, such as a health insurance cooperative, which Chambliss has found interesting. While they will not support a government-run option, they are still very capable of voting for a bad bill.“He doesn’t have the votes to start the debate much less pass the bill,” said Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., who sits on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and who voted against that panel’s version of health care overhaul legislation. “Senator Reid is between a proverbial rock and a hard place.”
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Isakson and his fellow Georgia Republican, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, have echoed similar sentiments and have complained that Democrats have shut the GOP out of the legislation-crafting process.“Any room for negotiation would be an improvement,” Isakson said. “The Democrats have not allowed any debate on anything that didn’t include a public option. Reid has been put in the position of trying to deliver something that the administration and Pelosi wants, but it’s not what’s best for the American people.”
By the way, both Chambliss and Isakson voted for Medicare Part D, a $9 trillion expansion of an already existing, bankrupt entitlement.
