Nancy Pelosi Claims to Have the Healthcare Reform Votes, But Does She?

  Nancy Pelosi is either counting her chickens before they hatch or she is trying to put a happy face on the healthcare reform bill. She is claiming that she is confident that she has the votes to pass healthcare reform.

“I have no question we have the votes on the floor of the House”

  But this isn’t necessarily the case. Representatives have returned home for their August recess only to face enormous criticism for the healthcare reform bill. But Nancy Pelosi has more to deal with than the Blue Dog Democrats who may eventually turn on this legislation after they feel the heat from their constituents; this bill may be losing support with more moderate Democrats also.

Concerns about providing abortion with taxpayer dollars, taxing small businesses, and adding to the federal deficit — coupled with political turmoil in their home districts — means that even Democrats aside from the so-called Blue Dog fiscal conservatives have expressed reservations about the House bills as they now stand.

  And on top of that little problem is the fact that liberal house members are unhappy with the deal that was struck with the Blue Dog Democrats. The Democrats are not united on this issue, this could be what ultimately brings down this legislation.

  Now is the time to keep the heat on, keep writing, calling, and emailing your representatives and senators. Now is not the time to back down, we can win this fight. Support for this legislation is dwindling but now is not the time to sit back and feel satisfied that this legislation will be killed, it probably will still pass. This bill may be in some trouble but it is not dead. We need to keep the pressure on until this bill is stopped. We can do it but we must stay on the offensive.

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