Wednesday, October 28, 2009 This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” October 27, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.Now they’re promising an opt-out, as if there’s going to be voluntary or some flexibility when, if the facts are, you got to pay all the taxes even if you don’t participate, it’s just — it’s a joke.GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: It seems like a simple question, but apparently it isn’t. What is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’

WASHINGTON (CNN) - After announcing his intention to move forward with a health care reform bill in the Senate that includes a version of the public health insurance option that would allow states to opt out, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told CNN that he has not ruled out using a budgetary procedure called reconciliation which would allow Democrats to pass the bill with a simple majority.Related Posts:Politico — 30 Senate Dems urge leadership to include public optionSnowe to Reid: ‘What’s t

From Fox News, October 27, 2009. “Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democrat-turned-Independent from Connecticut, said Tuesday that he will not vote for a healthcare reform bill that includes a government-run insurance plan. This means that as things now stand, Democrats will not have enough votes to pass healthcare reform with a so-called public option unless Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) can pick up unexpected GOP votes. Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine), the only Republican to vote for