Fearing being denied the ranking member slot on a major committee strikes me as a pretty good reason to think Olympia Snowe might well vote against any Democratic health care reform proposal. If they were to pass over her you'd think the post would go to the junior senator from South Carolina, right-winger extraordinaire Jim DeMint. Because while Jon Ensign sits between Snowe and DeMint in terms of seniority, I really can't see Ensign being entrusted with any new position of authority at the moment.
Posted by armand at October 13, 2009 12:47 PM | TrackBack | Posted to PoliticsWell I guess we now know the answer to that question. We will see if it holds on the floor.
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