voting is starting on the abortion amendment now and then the GOP bill after that. Then the Dems bill.

Care to explain what is what for the idiots amongst us?

the Stupak amendment just passed. that one cuts out any chance of any federal money being spent on abortions. Which really wasn't a chance anyway because of the Hyde act. But this gives the Blue Dogs more cover.

the next vote is on Boehner's amendment. (which I'm guessing will fail)

then the final vote for the whole enchilada.

did they lock the Republicans out again?

IronTom: did they lock the Republicans out again?

The Republicans were locked out? I thought they weren't present because they were hamming it up for the teabaggers outside the Capitol Building....

...instead of, you know, inside doing their jobs.

Abortion Amendment has been adopted.

netweavr: Care to explain what is what for the idiots amongst us?

What is what is a tautology.

Ironically, what is what is a tautology is not a tautology, but rather a demonstration of what a tautology is.

They passed the goddamn abortion amendment? That's not a good sign....

IronTom: did they lock the Republicans out again?

they've been yammering all day long. and they all voted for that amendment that just got passed. now they're voting on Boehner's amendment. so no they aren't getting shut out. Unless you think just them losing the big vote is getting shut out.

Less than $500 for an abortion vs. more than $1 million for care/housing for each unwanted child

How does that make sense?

/Keep your laws off my body!

netweavr: Abortion Amendment has been adopted.

*sigh* I figured it would pass, but still. It makes me sad.

Now would be a good time for some of those muslim dudes to crash a 747 into the Capital.

IronTom: did they lock the Republicans out again?

Don't you people ever get tired of lying?

This just in...

A health care bill will bring about the apocalypse.

The Abortion Amendment is irrelevant. Pretty sure laws already exist preventing Federal funding for providers of abortion.

/Could be wrong.

Doak: They passed the goddamn abortion amendment? That's not a good sign....

Democrats pretty much had to bring the abortion amendment up for a vote if they wanted the overall bill to pass.

Aidan: It makes me sad.

But so be it. Come, Patsy!

Who's the republican who voted nay on Boener's plan?

Boehner goes down in flames

BMulligan: Don't you people ever get tired of lying?

It's their entire strategy. Of course they're not giving it up.

This will probably end badly. . .

Boehner's gonna have a hard time limping away from this.

/igotnothin

Doak: They passed the goddamn abortion amendment? That's not a good sign....

It was inevitable and expected. Shameful, but inevitable and expected.

I think that one Republican voted nay just for shiats and giggles.