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While debating Monica Crowley on Megyn Kelly’s Fox News program today, Democratic consultant Julie Roginsky claimed that there was Republican support for Obamacare when it passed Congress.
Roginsky was wrong, and probably knew she was wrong…just hoping people are uninformed enough to believe her.
But in fact, even at the time, the only thing bipartisan about Obamacare was the opposition to it.
As you can see in the links below, in the House, the vote was 219-212, with zero Republicans voting for the bill and 34 Democrats joining all 178 Republicans voting against.
And in the Senate, 58 Democrats and two “Independents” (Lieberman and Sanders) voted for the bill, with 39 Republicans voting against and one Republican not voting.
http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/111/senate/1/396
http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/111/house/2/165
Even votes to repeal Obamacare since it passed have generally included at least a few Democrats voting for repeal, along with every Republican.
The only thing bipartisan about Obamacare is the opposition to it.
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TeaPartyNow| 9.5.12 @ 2:56PM
There isn't enough truth in American Politics today to fill a thimble. Recovery that is real is impossible. One side lies, the other side points the finger, & this goes back & forth forever. One side slanders, the other does the same blah blah blah, nothing productive in the whole thing anymore.
The American People have lost most of their freedom. And those to whom we look for help are in a non stop mud slinging match because obama and romney are the worst that America has ever seen.
But go ahead Ross, crawl inside of you blanket of 1980 to mask what really is killing us today. Spin it, twist it, make it look like romney/ryan never lie. The right will lose in 2012, but only because that is all that it is really trying to do.
Ross Kaminsky| 9.5.12 @ 4:04PM
TPN,
Having not voted for a Republican for president for two decades, I feel no need to reflexively defend the GOP.
But these two parties are not the same, and "what is killing us today" is the Democratic Party, plain and simple.
JD| 9.5.12 @ 3:00PM
Perhaps the Republican not voting is counted as a supporter. Did he vote "present"?
Butch| 9.5.12 @ 4:28PM
Maybe I'm not remembering correctly, but weren't Republicans even locked out of the drafting and tweaking?