I actually think this very good news. There was no way that we were going to get the 60 votes so putting another nail in the coffin of some 2012 election Dem Senators is a real plus. They are going to regret their vote.
The democrats are on record supporting an un-Constitutional law.
Hopefully the Republicans will remember this, and figure out that they can use this in their 2012 campaigns. (Not holding my breath - Republicans are not too bright, and the rest are gutless).
Yep, they could have taken this issue away from 2012 conservatives and appeared to have “learned their lesson” and Obama could have signed it and appeared more moderate. Now the Supreme Court will get to look at Obamacare and will likely declare it unconstitutional. And since there is no severability clause, the whole thing, regulations, bureaucrats, and mandates will be chucked out the window.