It's all rigged. I think the election of GWB in 2000 was rigged too, but not because of the FL recount. It's rigged now for the return of Bill Clinton via Hillary in 2008. There is nothing we can do. It's possible Bill may take over and Hillary will "bake cookies."
You need to take a few wraps off the tinfoil, Teddy. There is no grand conspiracy at play.
Tonight feels like a low point to some, but the Senate accomplished nothing with today's votes. The House bill is irreconcilable.
Also rememember that 95%+ of Americans don't have a clue what happened today, and the Driveby Media is certainly not going to talk about how evil this mainly-Democrat bill is, so most Americans will not be affected in any way by this Senate vote that is causing such gnashing and wailing.
There are many other issues that will play out in the next five+ months that will likley have greater impact on the midterm elections.
Hillary will never be President unless McCain splits the party ala Perot when he is crushed in the primaries.