[grumpygresh]

So we will only need 51 votes to kill obamacare in 2013?

[GreenLanternCorps]

So we will only need 51 votes to kill obamacare in 2013?

That was already the case. Since Obamacare was passed as a budget reconciliation measure, it can be repealed as a budget reconciliation measure.

[ModelBreaker]

“So we will only need 51 votes to kill obamacare in 2013?”

Reid has a majority. After he exploits the rule change, he will just change it back.

[denydenydeny]

So we will only need 51 votes to kill obamacare in 2013?

That's how I interpret it. It's THEN that the GOP needs to be firm, because there will be an overwhelming media assault.

If you want to know what it will look like, it will resemble the scene in The Exorcist where the priest throws holy water on the possessed girl.

[MN Mitch]

So we will only need 51 votes to kill obamacare in 2013?

That was my first thought as well. I would bet the GOP will have a majority for most of this decade. By setting a precedent like this, Harry has just given us a whole lot of power. Thank you, Harry.

Let's hope the 2013 GOP isn't as spineless as they usually are.