I can see the DEAL, as clear as day, as more sign on too the Public option and it passing becomes REAILITY in Republicans minds, they will call the President and a few Key Democrats will be calling as well, saying; we’ll vote for the Passed Senate bill and make it "truly by-partisan", but only if you drop the Public Option and reconciliation Bill for budget Items, that’s the deal I see coming and Obama will jump at it, he will sell us out.
I believe I figured it out, the possible course Senators are going to take, when Republicans come running the closer "Reconciliation" looks possible, from listening to Senator Harkin on the Ed SHOW/MSNBC/03/01/2010.
I believe this is what’s going to happen. try this out, as a possibility; As the number of Senators approach 50, Republicans will start calling and saying they want to guarantee their votes on the Regular HCR Bill, in exchange for the Public Option and Reconciliation and Obama and Democrats will say, in turn to us... we added a few measure to lower cost in the regular HCR Bill, it will do about the same thing, as a Public Option and we get a Regular Bill that cannot be tampered with and with less restraints.
I hope, I’ am wrong, but with Obama’s single mindedness about by-partisanship, (based, in keeping the country together during wars and conflict’s, partly) I believe Obama and others like Harkin would sell out, just to get the 30 million covered and guilt us who bought the Public Option as the best cost driver, or prices downward and made the jump in our thinking to Universal Health being built as the next steps.
For President Obama, By-Partisanship is a Prize, he wants for the Country, not just for himself, but there is ego in this, as well.
Update:
Many want Links and research, I believe many know much of what are the PO and Reconciliation and what is a Regular Bill Passage and what it takes and can and cannot be done under reconciliation.
Reconciliation, can be used to pass, budgetary items, and Finance, for instance, you cannot pass Rescissions Regulation, or Per-existing Condition Rules and changes.
I contend therefore, that as the 50 Senators approach and come on board for Reconciliation, for parts of the Passed HRC Bill, Republicans will want in, even if it’s a small number, but want it passed with as a whole bill, with no Reconciliation of parts.
The House will pass the Seante Bill and become the law, then a Reconciliation Bill can be passed as fixes, it is a senirio, I offer as a possiblility, the dropping of Reconcilaition Bill for a few shinny objects to satisfy the House to come on board and just Pass the Senate Bill.