It was my understanding that they couldn't do anything about it, there are only 40 republicans in the senate the Democrats had enough votes to end the filibuster.

Don't get me wrong many if not most of them are guilty of Constitutional oversteps as bad as any, but blame them only for that which they do, and can possibly prevent, not for that which is beyond their powers. We must above all things be honest and fair about our charges.

Yes, Joe. I do remember seeing some case law, somewhere - maybe back in law school - where a higher court held that a legislature was not constitutionally authorized to bind future legislatures in perpetuity.

The Latest Lie

Well the President in name only admitted what I have been saying for a month when he said this bill will cut the deficit in half?

I said a month ago looking at what was going on with this bill, needing to be passed by the end of the calendar year, was about taxing and collecting as of the 1st of January 2010. The bill, not taking effect until 2014 now, is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme to collect money and in two years Obama can stand up and say he cut the deficit in half.

The deals that went into getting this bill to this point are beyond absurd and warrant a criminal investigation. How can you possibly exempt a state from the Medicare increases “forever” what is that coming from a bunch of lawyers who are supposed to be so much smarter than us?Joe Leinweber Jr, Ret USAF

Michael.... God, I love you, man! You tell it like it is!