Shouldn't the "skinny repeal" have required 60 votes anyway?

[Goodheart]

I mean, it wasn't a budget matter but a social policy one.... thus the budget reconciliation process should not have applied?

[dawg]

1. Well, that's a moo point now.

You know, like a cow would make.

[Goodheart]

2. I guess the days of filibustering are over.

[dawg]

3. Republicans can still filibuster.

We just aren't allowed to. Didn't you get the memo?

[Johonny]

4. It would have gone to conference as well

where the house was planning to stick crap the senate wouldn't vote for back in it.

[unblock]

5. the fear was that it would *not* go to conference and the house would pass it as is

precisely to avoid any further disagreement with the senate.

[marylandblue]

6. I think the skinny repeal only included items that didn't need 60 votes

That is one reason it was so skinny.