In a rare sign of sanity, the House passed Health Care...it still needs approval in the Senate and then some sort of reconciliation together...Let's all "pray" that the Senate stays sane.
Update: Regardless of what happens now, Pelosi has proven a capable House leader; despite my own reservations about her ideological position, I commend her for getting it done. And, don't think this was as close as it seemed. The Democrats, in their bargaining, likely assured a number of unsafe conservative Dems a "No" vote as long as they could bass the bill. The maneuver is political and meant to try and strengthen their incumbency. Notice the one Republican defector came from a very liberal area, which indicates the larger political dimensions of this vote.
As for the Tea Baggers, Republicans, and naysayers...I quote the great John Adams, 2nd President: "Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society." Let's move on. Keeping people from losing their health care because of "preexisting conditions" is archaic; keeping a regional monopoly over insurance providers is so nineteenth century capitalism; and not providing a gov't option, the very option that provides the Armed services and congress with health care, is absurd.
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