Daschle remembers what happened to a Dem run congress the last time they tried health care reform...a lot of his friends lost their jobs.
Demos in Congress, especially Blue Dogs, are likely getting VERY nervous about this issue. Dingy Harry already said that immigration with Amnesty is next, not sure they want to try and get reelected with those two anchors around their necks.
Bam has to decide if he is all in or not. If he decides to go for it all, d**n the torpedoes, he risks everything. If he fails, then many will believe it is OK to oppose him and this will be the end of the emperor mentality.
We shall see, but this is good news.
schu