Thursday, November 5, 2009

Democratic senate moderates step back

"Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) hosted a meeting of moderate Democrats this afternoon, including Sens. Mark Begich (D-AK), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), and Kent Conrad (D-ND), to compare notes on health care legislation. But, as is becoming a common theme around these parts, they say there's not much to discuss until they can see the bill with a CBO score."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/pryor-reid-has-tried-to-find-the-middle-ground-among-dems--but-has-he-succeeded.php?ref=fpb

You can add Joe Lieberman to that group.

I suppose these Democratic senators, mostly from Republican leaning states, spent some time examining the returns from New Jersey and Virginia. That's why they're now focusing on cost.

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