Are House Republicans really going to try to run ads accusing the Democrats of voting for unpopular parts of the Senate bill like the ‘Cornhusker Kickback’? Really?
I know political attention spans are often as short as goldfish, but surely the counter-ad “I voted for a bill to ensure that the Cornhusker kickback was removed, while my opponent voted AGAINST that bill” would be pretty damning. Unless the Republicans are planning on voting for the patch – and thus completely ruining their “Obama = health care = teh socialism = ZOMGs” message?
goldfish has a memory span of about 3 seconds
on a related note, the House seems to be freaking out over the possibility that they'd have to vote for the Cornhusker Kickback and other unmentionables. Is there really no way we can spin it that "hey, if even one Republican Senator had negotiated in good faith, we wouldn't have needed to bribe our own people"?