New Deadline Set for Health Care Bill

By GottaLaff

Plan B, C, D.... How about Plan P.O.*:

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) "has set a new deadline of Sept. 15 to complete bipartisan health care talks," Roll Call reports.

"Baucus has told his Senate colleagues that at that point he will move forward with a markup of a health care bill, whether he has a bipartisan agreement to work from."

This is Plan B?

Democrats Prepare Plan B on Health Care

With health care reform sidetracked for another month, ABC News reports Democratic leaders "are quietly preparing for Plan B."

"Under the scenario now being discussed, bi-partisan talks would be aborted and parliamentary maneuvers used to force the bill through with a party-line vote."

Interesting side note: The "Gang of Six" senators involved in bipartisan health care negotiations represent six states with a total of less than three percent of the U.S. population (Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Maine, New Mexico and Iowa).

*Public Option. Or, Pissed Off. Your choice, because choice is what the Dems are all about, right, Blue Dogs? Yeah, right.