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| Barney: If GOP wins seat in Mass., health care dead |
| 2010-01-16 |
| A senior Massachusetts lawmaker says if Republicans win a special Senate election there next week, President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is dead. Democrat Barney Frank told reporters Friday: "If Scott Brown wins, it'll kill the health bill." The Massachusetts congressman said Democratic candidate Martha Coakley should have campaigned harder for the seat held for decades by Edward Kennedy. Nonetheless, Frank said he thinks Coakley will win Tuesday's contest. Latest polls show a close race between Brown and Coakley. Kennedy died last summer of brain cancer and Democrat Paul Kirk was appointed to fill the seat on an interim basis. Brown has said he would be the 41st vote against the health bill. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 HET-HOLAND ! Republican Party of Germany : former Socialists and former Kommunuists and former : NAZI'S : Support : BARNEY ! Europe to the : RESCUE ! OBAMAITES : READY ! California : Glendale : Armenians : Serbians : Florida ,etc. : Support : Porn613 : Virvera 3 Way Fuck : Liberal : Constitutional : EU : STYLE !! |
| Posted by: Jomoper McCoy2284 2010-01-16 23:44 |
| #9 Yup Barney, you are fortunate to have a ring side seat to the beginning of a voter revolution. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-01-16 19:25 |
| #8 I read recently that only 30% of Massachusetts voters think their own healthcare system (similar to the Feds I think) works very well. So saying a national version of the same might be dead might actually convince patriotic voters to vote for the lefty GOP candidate. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2010-01-16 13:45 |
| #7 RE: #5 Coakley: "Yeah, they stink on ice". |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2010-01-16 13:03 |
| #6 I hope this arrogant stooge is right. I notice that the short AP article is from yesterdays Boston Globe.(NYT) The headline read "Lawmaker: If GOP Wins Seat, Healthcare Dead". You'd think they would put Barney's name in the headline? |
| Posted by: Tom- Pa 2010-01-16 11:25 |
| #5 We know, Barney. That's the reason Brown's got a really good shot at winning up here. The peasants are revolting. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-01-16 10:55 |
| #4 Hope Brown remembers Pim Fortyn, and has proper security. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-01-16 08:25 |
| #3 The Massachusetts congressman said Democratic candidate Martha Coakley should have campaigned harder for the seat held for decades by Edward Kennedy. Funny, I don't recall Barney having too many, if any, tough races in his political career. |
| Posted by: Raj 2010-01-16 08:23 |
| #2 Better get a wooden stake and some garlic just to be sure. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-01-16 05:54 |
| #1 and so we hope... |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2010-01-16 00:15 |