...good luck Nan & Dingy Harry. You’re going to try and ram this through, elevating the level of partisanship to new heights, and you’ll suffer the consequences. Not only will Republicans offer amendments until the cows come home - amendments that must be voted on, but if you succeed, you’ll get your asses handed to you in November, watch your president get the boot in 2012, and finally watch the SCOTUS invalidate this legislation. All for not.
The solution for Barack Obama is simple.
He must immediately schedule another Healthcare Speech in prime-time and demand that all of the television networks cancel their regular programming. He can also tell Pelosi and Reid that it will be given in front of Congress, like the State of the Union Address. Members of the Supreme Court would be required to attend, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ambassadors, would all have to attend.
Do you think that would get him over the hump?