In the House, Pelosi and the left did something that shows us just how desperately they want to pass this public option: they abandoned one of the lefts foundation principles government funding of abortions for poor women.
Yet the liberals were willing to sacrifice that basic tenet of liberalism in order to pass this healthcare bill.
What does that tell us?
It tells us that they plan to put it back in at some later
date, probably in the middle of the night.
Count on it!
The courts will put it back in.
No the loop hole amendment has already been written.
Worse than that, they are willing to cede control of congress to get it passed. They know the Republicans lack the cojones to undo it and that they can eventually regain the congressional majority.