It is not dead until Pelosi either doesn’t talk about it any more or talks about it entirely in the past tense. I see an outside possibility, but a possibility nonetheless, that Soetoro and Pelosi will more or less implement the core provisions by decree, executive orders and Declaring it passed. Then we either get acquiescence or we get The Crisis.
It will be the crisis if it happens.
In the US, the prez will not get away with ruling by decree. That’s his Chavez option - and it’s about all he’s got left - which is scary... but I don’t think it will work in the US - i don’t think he’d last 24 hours after trying it. JMHO.
How did it come about that we could be facing this juncture ?