So looks like Health Care Reform is going to get passed pretty quickly.

[Brittain33]

I am worried there is some magical thinking going on about this passing the House. Especially given Arcuri's announcement this morning... they are trying to get a House majority they may not have by running that bandwagon through the caucus. I hope it works, but I can't count on it.

[Brittain33]

You're overestimating, my friend.  Remember when the "hard deadline" was last August?

The obstacles here are well-defined. Last summer, they weren't.

[Brittain33]

For all my mopiness, I found this anecdote about John Adler--a potential switch to yes--very reassuring.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_03/022681.php

[Brittain33]

Are there any liberal activists threatening Kucinich and Grijalva with a primary challenge over this, or do they get a pass because they're against it for "noble reasons"?

The response to Grijalva's comments on Daily Kos was about 90% fury, so they aren't "getting a pass" from most Kossacks. Politics in his district being what they are, the practical opportunities for unseating him are nil, though.

That's my first reaction, but reading Grijalva's comments, I think he's just positioning himself for negotiating against Obama's nifty Republican ideas unveiled this week, and won't be the last vote against reform. I have to hope so. He hasn't closed the door on the bill and I have to believe he's not trying to lose this one.