That light shinning in the east this Christmas Eve is a giant crap storm headed for the people of the US in the form of health reform. Now the senators can wing their magical way off to whatever exotic destinations for Christmas and the New Year, comfortable in the knowledge they will be protected from any hordes of the unwashed stupid masses (in their views) inasmuch as they will be coddled through any air port crowds by a phalanx of SS guards.