Now the dems are scheming and making plans, they are desperate about passing health care should Brown get the nod.
Democrats consider backup plan for health care reform - CNN.com
But Democratic sources on Capitol Hill say "what-if" discussions are taking place about how they could proceed with health care if Coakley is defeated, and they privately admit none of their alternatives is very good. According to senior Democratic congressional officials, here are options under discussion:
Pass health care reform before Scott Brown is seated.
But multiple Democratic sources say this is unlikely. Even if House and Senate Democrats could reach a deal to meld their bills and pass them in the next couple of weeks -- a big if -- there would be a huge outcry from not only Republicans, but also an increasingly distrustful public.
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For that reason, one senior Democratic source says some Democratic lawmakers who voted yes last time have already warned they would vote no if health care is voted on in advance of any swearing in of Brown.
In my opinion this health care propsal is dead and has been for many months. They should have trashed it months ago and started over with REAL reform. Brought in Republicans, some of them former and current physcians, and put the whole damn thing on C-Span as was promised to us 8-9 different times by President Obama during his campaign for President. Instead- it,s been Obama, Pelosi and Reid writting this in the back rooms of the White House. No-one trusts it- not even many democrats. 25% of the democrats have split to go and vote for Brown in this race. Secretly, I beleive that many democrat lawmakers are praying for a Brown win because it will give them the excuse to bail on this peice of shit bill.