Please, please, PLEASE! Everybody, make this point with me: The reconciliation process being considered is ONLY to reconcile the differences between the Senate and House versions.
That is, the Dems are not considering "ramming" through Congress, you know, with majority votes, the ENTIRE MASSIVE Health care bill: it is only for fixes at the margins.
Not that there is anything wrong with using it for the entire bill, but the fact is that the bill has already passed both Houses of Congress.
To credit where credit is due, Chuck Todd also made this point on MSNBC...
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