“The White House really wants to hold Senator Snowe...for two reasons. One, it gives you a Republican supporting it. For another, it gives some cover to conservative Democratic senators to stay on board with this. So I think the chances that the final bill has a robust public option are very, very low. It seems likely to me that there'll either be a trigger, that Senator Snowe has said she could support or some other compromise that gives some lip service to a public option, but doesn't actually amount to one. ”
“I think what we worry about is that the "trigger" would never be pulled...I can tell you the progressive caucus and I'd say the majority of the Democrats in the House are really, really anxious to see a strong public option...I think the President has a very strong hand in this [debate] right now and I think he needs to use it to the Nth degree.”
“It is a moral victory for all Americans -- especially the players that have been unfairly castigated by Rush Limbaugh. This decision will also uphold the unifying standards of major sports.”
“It has become clear that [Rush Limbaugh's] involvement in our group has become a complication and a distraction to our intentions; endangering our bid to keep the team in St. Louis. As such, we have decided to move forward without him and hope it will eventually lead us to a successful conclusion.”
“I've said many times before, we're all held to a high standard here. I would not want to see those comments coming from people who are in a responsible position in the NFL -- absolutely not.”
“This is not about the NFL...[and] it's not about me. This is about the ongoing effort by the left in this country...to destroy conservatism, to prevent the mainstreaming of anyone who is prominent as a conservative. Therefore, this is about the future of the United States of America and what kind of country we're going to have.”
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