[dep]

rich lowry has put it very well over on the corner:

"Listening to the debate on the floor today, it was clear that Democrats considered it a moral and ideological obligation to pass this bill—consequences be damned. The leadership is congratulating itself now—Pelosi is already the greatest speaker of all time apparently—but there's a tough road ahead in the Senate. Pelosi could lose 39 votes. Reid can't lose any. Passage in the House definitely creates more pressure on Reid to get it done, but the slender margin—despite the size of the Democratic majority in the House and all the arm-twisting and deal-making (what did Cao get?)—has to make Senate moderates even more nervous. There's a long string yet to be played out here, and it's still likely to stretch into next year, by which time Pelosi’s historic accomplishment of Nov. 7 may look foolish."

[goldstategop]

The House is dominated by liberals. There were enough of them to ensure 218 votes for it. There are not that many in the other house. And do Senators facing re-election want to vote for massive tax increases and cuts in Medicare benefits for seniors? That's a question the Senate will have to answer - if they really like Pelosicare. The narrow margin of the House vote is really underwhelming!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus