Pope offended by attempt to link him to things he did.

Good news today on the Obama health care front, they're reporting that Pelosi is predicting passage. They have done a good insiderish nonchange maneuver: linking student loan reform to health care.

I like it. Anyway they can get those last 6 votes in the House, I like it.

so they're giving up on the Stupakians motivated by the abortion thing.

instead using economic populism to reach those conservadems worried about cost but not abortion funding.

Yes economic populism, exactly what you ALWAYS need to get socially conservative dems on board. To counter the right wing peeling off those voters.

Huh, why not go all out agin' the damn wall streets banks then, and agin' the big fat insurers, too, I'm sure that would 've worked even better.

But anyway today two cheers for Obama.

And to those who think the plan isn't good enough:

Grow.The.Fuck.Up.

Once the feds are regulating premiums total regulation of every thing else will follow and by holding down premium increases we put the insurers in a death spiral and in about 2 years we'll be back for a public option.