GradeGov insider news

Now that the Health Care bill is being voted on by the Senate Finance comm., the Senate Majority Leader intends to bring the bill to the floor as early as Oct. 20, 2009.

However, the point of this post is to let folks know that if the Senate considers the bill under reconciliation,w/out getting into the weeds, there is a process that allows amdts and motions to be offered after all time has expired for debate. This amdt process is ugly, terribly inefficient and makes the Senate look like a bunch of boobs. In a nut shell, Senators can offer an amendment, get 30 seconds to explain the effect, and the Senate votes, right then and there. I have seen 50+ amdts voted on, essentially back-to-back over a two day period. Senators have no idea what they are really voting on. If this occurs, the TV visual of this could be tremendous. It will make the campaign about “reading the bill” look like kindergarten work. This side show could begin as early as the third week of October.
Take a look at this 4 mins video.............YIKES!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ig6LdxDYU