Pelosi vs. Clyburn On Whether Dems Have Votes

Either the Dem vote counter Is way off message or the Speaker is bluffing.

Speaker Pelosi: We Have the Votes to Pass a Healthcare Bill:

“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested in an interview House Democrats have enough votes to approve healthcare legislation ‘if we took it up today.’ In an interview conducted Tuesday, PBS talk show host Charlie Rose asked Pelosi whether the House would approve a Senate-passed bill if it came up for a vote this week. ‘Yes,’ she said. ‘If we took it up today, yes.’” (UPI, 3/10/10)

Despite Dem Confidence, Top Party Vote Counter Unsure Of Outcome On Gov’t Takeover Of Healthcare:

ABC HOST: “How many votes do you have right now?”

CLYBURN: “(Laughs) Well, we have not started counting votes yet.” (ABC News’ Good Morning America, 03/13/10)