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Obama tries to quell Dem rebellion ".......[Big SNIP] But here’s the thing: No matter what Dems continue to say — and no matter how hard Republicans try to foment disarray among them — it’s far from clear that any legislative fix can pass and go to the president. As one senior Senate Democratic leadership aide put it candidly to me: ” House Republicans won’t support the Landrieu bill. Upton wouldn’t pass here. So nothing will pass both Houses and get to the president.”

All of which is to say that all of the chips have been placed on Obama’s administrative fix. That’s probably the only fix we’re getting, and the rest of the machinations among Dems are probably going to amount to little more than noise and posturing. Indeed, even Obama’s fix, if insurers don’t play along, is probably not going to be a major factor.

So we’re back where we’ve always been: All that really matters is whether the law works over the long haul, and the fate of Dem lawmakers is heavily bound up in that outcome. Dems should probably just resign themselves to that political reality and do all they can to make the law a success, and to communicate to constituents that patience and a long view are necessary."

The only good that has come from this fiasco is that the Tea Part, Cruz, Lee, and a few others who stood by them, have been unequivocally vindicated.

Even old senile McCan't repeal established law is now calling for the repeal of obamacare.

Dems should probably just resign themselves to that political reality and do all they can to make the law a success, and to communicate to constituents that patience and a long view are necessary.

The public is not patient, nor should they be. Listen to the stories of the dis-insured. There will be a Million Defrauded Citizens march on D.C. demanding Obamacare Repeal by Christmas. It will make that Rostenkowski event look tame. And remember, this same cancellation of policies will hit the group market next year at this time, which the Dems now know. Obamacare is the walking dead. Obama just needs Feinstein, Manchin, Landreaui et al to tell him so.