every time another Democrat joins the anti-Obama ranks.

I am glad to see some small acknowledgment here that right wing fundamentalists don't speak for Christianity. It clearly stands as evidence of the diversity that exists in present day Christianity in this and other countries, and flies in the face of the anti-Christian bigotry often expressed in the left wing blogosphere.

I was there with McGovern, and with Clinton. This diary is a lot of manipulative fear mongering.

If the votes aren't there for a PO then let's have insurance reform at least. No bill means repugs are back in power and we can forget about anything in healthcare and we can count on a lot more wars.

Thank you, John! You're there just in time.

George Miller says it will pass at 225. So that's a 7 vote margin only.

Michael McMahon- first term and last term Congressman from NY.

I fully expected at this time last year we would be in Great Depression 2.0. The fact that unemployment is only as bad as the 1980s, is a minor miracle. Hardly anyone seems to appreciate the fact we were close to full, across the board, collapse of all economic activity. I support WPA type interventions, but you also have to find the tax money to support those interventions. And we live in a country where those who are employed don't seem to want to pay taxes, even to keep their own job.

Gee, some on the left hates it when Democrats win, because they might hang out with rich people. Well, I'm on the left and I don't hate rich people, and I don't mind it one bit if Obama hangs out with some of them. The whining, and purity obsession, the ideologues who think they are somehow on the side of the "real people" who have less is so self defeating and absurd.

I guess we'll find out which likely voter screens are the most accurate.

Acting on the best that is in us, is hard. Reid deserves support and congratulations for doing the right thing in a way that is actually doable. Going down the road of the right and humane policy is no small step.

Jewish culture in the U.S. has a strong tradition of social justice, rooted in rabbinical prophetic teaching, and in a history of being a marginalized people. So this finding is not surprising.

from Huffpo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-cre amer/growing-momentum-for-publ_b_303415. html

And Chris Bowers from Open Left reports we now know we have 51 votes for PO in the Senate, under cloture or budget reconciliation. I would say things are looking up. No one in their right mind thought the Baucus group would pass PO.

The PO is not dead. It never had a shot in the Baucus venue. It's stronger than ever, and we know now, as per analysis from Chris Bowers and others that there are 51 votes for the PO in the Senate, either with cloture or with budget reconciliation. The PO is on track.