Game Still On

By Taylor Marsh on 29 September 2009

–updated–

new White House photos

Rockefeller amendment on public option fails: 8 yeas – 15 nays.

(Baucus voted nay, then smiled at Kent Conrad and Blanche Lincoln.)

Schumer amendment on public option fails: 10 yeas – 13 nays.

(Baucus voted nay again, kept on smiling at Kent Conrad and Blanche Lincoln.)

Ensign, the GOP’s veterinarian, just spent some time pontificating about “best practices.” Woof.

The headline of the day: More Americans Believe In UFOs Than Oppose A Public Option.

Just to note, it’s not a bad sign that Schumer’s amendment got to 10 yeas.

…as for the photo, Obama didn’t get game by giving in when it got tough. Keep pushing.

About Taylor Marsh

Veteran political analyst and author of "The Hillary Effect - Politics, Sexism and the Destiny of Loss," now available in print at Amazon.com, and 1 of 4 books chosen by Barnes and Noble to launch their "NOOK First" Featured Authors Selection program. Former Miss Missouri, Broadway dancer, & relationship consultant at LA Weekly, produced & wrote one woman show "Weeping for JFK."

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