[laconic]

You are all missing the point: we have 47 votes in the Senate and need only four more to get a majority (there won’t be the 2/3 needed for repeal). But, it puts on the spot the supposed “Blue Dogs” from Red States in the Senate, including Tester of Montana, Nelson of Nebraska, Pryor of Arkansas and Conrad of North Dakota, all of whom must run again in two years and all of whom at least voted against the Dream Act and indicated they opposed the Second Stimulus. It also puts Webb on the spot, who has been Obama’s “Silent Butler” on every stinking issue but who must run in a Red State where conservatives easily won the Governorship and 3 out of 4 contested House races this past year.

[originalbuckeye]

And McCaskill who distances herself from her every vote (in support of Obama) as often as she can. I heard Reid basically said bring it on and said he would protect the ‘donut hole’ for Medicare recipients. I suspect that's why the Dems have been spending boatloads of taxpayer money on ads about the ‘donut hole’. Medicare must be where they think they can garner support for keeping Obamacare going.

[Jess79]

Don’t forget Manchin.