My Senate HCR Reconciliation fantasy

[Jersey Devil]

or, stated another way, my dream of the ultimate of being hoisted by one's own petard:

1 - Senate Republicans get one or two small items knocked out of the Reconciliation Bill for violation of the Byrd Rule, or get of Dems like Lincoln, Nelson, Bayh, etc. to go along with one of their "poison pill" motions to amend so that the whole thing has to go back to the House for approval again.

2 - The rest of the Dems say, "What the hell, if there are going to be amendments, lets put a PO back in" and it passes.

3 - The House approves it.

LOL, I hope it goes smoothly with no changes so it doesn't have to go back to the House at all, but wouldn't that be sweet?

[vaberella]

1. House & rules comittee already ruled that nothing was in violation of the Byrd rule.

It was on KO last night, I believe.

[pnwmom]

2. The Senate Parliamentarian must rule. n/t

[dchill]

3. He DID.

Last night.