Why You Can't Make A Deal With The Devil

Remember that "compromise" deal struck with Blue Dogs to get the healthcare bill out of Waxman's committee? Well as what was probably the plan all along, the bill is being moved to the left as it approaches a vote on the House floor, and the compromise provisions are being thrown away. And yes I did just equate Pelosi as the devil. There are certain democrats that are intelligent and well meaning and we just have a difference of opinion about things. Evan Bayh is a recent example, Daniel Patrick Moynihan is another from the past. Pelosi is a socialist/fascist thug who hates individual liberty and wants the government to control vast stretches of the economy, so she is the devil in my book. I believe that if constitutional provisions were a bit different she would actually start arresting people who disagreed with her.

Speaker Pelosi is backing away from a deal she cut with centrists to advance health reform, said a source familiar with talks.

Pelosi’s decision to move away from the agreement that was made with a group of Blue Dogs to get the bill out of committee would steer the healthcare legislation back to the left as she prepares for a floor vote.

Pelosi is planning to include a government-run public option in the House version of the healthcare bill. She wants to model it on Medicare, with providers getting reimbursed on a scale pegged to Medicare rates.

"The speaker is full-steam-ahead," said a senior Democratic aide.