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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

The media likes to make it seem more dramatic than it is. This is just part of the byzantine and clunky procedure of creating law in the U.S. The House will vote by the end of the week and the outcome will be the same.

It's about as likely to be meaningful as the blinkered constitutional challenge.

I actually think the GOP is making a huge mistake here. They've cast themselves as the "party of NO," and in the process have alienated the center in order to appeal to their shrinking base. This is, in fact, exactly what I would have counseled them NOT to do after Obama's win.

In the meantime, Obama's numbers are up, health care's numbers are up, the media narrative is that Obama is a reformer (remember, people don't care about the details) and the Republicans are obstructionists.

If they continue down this path, they've basically handed Obama another term. And they had a huge opportunity when he failed to immediately deliver on his promises of reform. Who advises these nimrods?

I do. Occasionally. In my spare time. What can I say, I dont really like them very much.