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It’s hard to say where ObamaCare is going to wind up. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that Democrats will have the votes by the time they bring the bill to the floor. Rep. John Larson (D-CT), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, says they already have the votes.

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), who has been counting votes for the majority, told The Hill that the vote could be put off past Easter (April 4th). House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) shot down both Larson and Clyburn, saying that a vote will come “later in the week.”

To top all of this, President Barack Obama is warning House Democrats that he will not support or campaign for them if they cast a vote against this major part of his domestic agenda. Some Democrats may actually welcome this, as they view their re-election to Congress as more important than Obama’s presidency.

It’s also unclear whether Democrats will use the Slaughter Solution (named after House Rules Chairwoman Louise Slaughter). This rule would deem the Senate version of the health care bill passed up passage of the fixes via reconciliation by the Senate. Such a move could provide political cover during campaigns this fall by giving members in tough re-election bids an excuse to say they didn’t cast a vote for ObamaCare.

In an MSNBC segment about citizens bringing guns to presidential events, network commentators suggest that one man carrying an AR-15 rifle was motivated by racial hatred against Barack Obama. What they intentionally didn’t show you is that the man with the gun is an African American.

I see this all the time in Washington, but that about takes the cake for the most ridiculous form of dishonest hackery I’ve seen…well… this week, at least.

I’ve been watching MSNBC off and on this evening and I’m not sure I can even continue to do that. Their entire evening line-up is so woefully in the bag for the Democrats that it’s disgusting. This passes for news in our country. It’s not just tonight; it’s an instance of the straw breaking the camel’s back. The discussion of how the “right-wing extremists” are organized by “big money” and “lobbyists” to create a faux-grassroots (“astroturf”) movement against the health care reform legislation is beyond hypocritical.

First of all, freedom of speech is supposed to be protected in this country. So, MSNBC has the right to take such a position. However, it borders on fraud to present yourself as a news orgainization or refer to yourselves as journalists in such circumstances. The people who show up to these town halls have every right to say any stupid or idiotic thing that they want to say as well.

Two cable news personalities — CNN’s Anderson Cooper and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow — have hit ratings lows within a week of each other.

Tuesday night’s Rachel Maddow was seen by only 789,000 viewers, a series-low performance since her show debuted last summer.

Friday’s Anderson Cooper 360 was the anchor’s least-watched show since Barack Obama’s inauguration, with 622,000 viewers.

Wow. MSNBC’s coverage makes Fox News look like the Charlie Rose show.

Dennis Kucinich talks on Iraq, and Duncan Hunter, Jr. regurgitates six year old talking points.

Following is a clip of Morning Joe on MSNBC, wherein Joe Scarborough has on two of my favorite political commentators: Christopher Hitchens and Pat Buchanan. Hitchens takes apart the idiotic US anti-drug policy in regards to how it is applied in Afghanistan. He later goes on to criticize Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s use of sex appeal.