You do understand that if Dems choose reconciliation, the parliamentarian gets to decide what stays in the bill, and what goes? This is called the Byrd Rule. And most likely, the public option will be the first to go. We need 60+ votes, if at all possible.
Alan Frumin May Rise From Obscurity to Craft Senate Health Bill
By Brian Faler
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) Republicans have said that if Democrats invoke reconciliation, they would respond by turning to Frumin to try to leave a health-care measure in tatters.
Senator Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, said he has been researching Frumin’s role under reconciliation. He said he didn’t want to give Democrats advance warning by identifying the provisions he might target. “I’m not going there,” Coburn said.
Concern The chamber’s No. 2 Democrat,
Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, said he was concerned that “just about any of the insurance reforms we’re talking about” could be eliminated by Frumin on grounds they aren’t connected to the budget. That includes provisions to bar insurance companies from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions.
Also vulnerable, said Senator Kent Conrad, a North Dakota Democrat, is a public insurance plan that Obama and many in his party consider crucial and is opposed by most Republicans. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a5R...So it sounds like WE THE PEOPLE, who support a public option, need to make our presence known at these infamous townhalls, and maybe quit spouting snark on anonymous message boards. I'm not sure what more can be expected of this president who has put his very life at risk to bring about meaningful healthcare reform. There are some very good Dems who support the president, but the M$M chooses not to highlight them, they've chosen to amplify the opposition, at the top of every newscast.
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