Same here, Russ. Depressing day. It's gonna be a depressing LIFE for a lot of Americans once this monstrosity passes and becomes law.
This is being shoved down the throats of all Americans against their will. This is TYRANNY.
Why? What Obama and the Democrats are doing is what communists normally do. Didn't people know this was going to happen when they voted Obama to office?
Didn't Rush, Hannity, Levin and other conservative commentators tell us every day about Obama and what he was going to do to the country if he won the election? And don't forget, exit polls in 2008 showed that 20% of self-identified conservatives voted for Obama and no doubt many of those voted for Democrats in the House and Senate races.
It is over because they have the votes in the House and the Senate to pass whatever they want. A Democrat is a Democrat and will do what is expected of him/her, and that includes Lieberman.
All of the Senate Republicans, including the RINOS, aren't voting for this, but their combined 40 votes won't do diddly squat to stop this monstrosity from becoming law.
The Rats don't care if they are re-elected next year, as that's not the point. The point is to implement their leftist agenda, and they hold their beliefs as strongly as does a terrorist detonating himself in a middle of crowded market in the Mid East. Anyway, they are probably confident that ACORN will do their dirty work come election time.
People should realize that elections have consequences, and we should unite in getting these jerks out of power in 2010 and 2012, and beyond.