HUH? – AT 7:58 A.M. ET:  According to Democratic fantasies, we are no more than four days away from changing one sixth of the American economy, without a single Republican vote in support. 

The news is filled with reports of gimmicks that the Dems may pull to try to get health "reform" passed.  Get this one, from this morning's Washington Post:

After laying the groundwork for a decisive vote this week on the Senate's health-care bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that she might attempt to pass the measure without having members vote on it.

Instead, Pelosi (D-Calif.) would rely on a procedural sleight of hand: The House would vote on a more popular package of fixes to the Senate bill; under the House rule for that vote, passage would signify that lawmakers "deem" the health-care bill to be passed.

What a racket.  This device would be used if Pelosi doesn't have the votes to pass the entire bill.  This is an insult to the whole notion of democracy.  Not only will the bill not have any GOP support, it won't have enough Democratic support actually to pass. 

On this your health care may depend.

Please note the use of the term, "sleight of hand."  This is the Washington Post, a liberal paper.

The tactic -- known as a "self-executing rule" or a "deem and pass" -- has been commonly used, although never to pass legislation as momentous as the $875 billion health-care bill. It is one of three options that Pelosi said she is considering for a late-week House vote, but she added that she prefers it because it would politically protect lawmakers who are reluctant to publicly support the measure.

Do you believe what you're reading?  The woman admits to the crime.

We're watching this unfold hour by hour.  As Americans, we should be ashamed.

March 16,  2010