“This is all just a charade. At the end of the day, what you see now will be the best that will happen. It is going to change for the worse but it will pass anyway.”
-Unfortunately, probably true.
The Dems are now turning to the “semantics” battle, which is kryptonite to inarticulate Repubs (at least those not named Palin, Christie, etc.).
Game over.
Call their bluff, House Republicans. They won’t be able to pass it with changes without you. Failure to get it done by 12/31 will be a huge failure for 0bama and should doom his 2012 campaign.