That’s just a political reality that most of the people involved have already factored in.

There’s not enough tea in China to “buy” all the votes they need to pass this stuff.

Borrow my zip code and call them – 72714
Or if you want to call from a Little Rock Zip use 72223

Evidence in favor of your prediction is:

http://www.redstate.com/dan_perrin/2009/07/06/roll-call-president-obamas-oct-15th-deadline-for-health-reform-increasingly-difficult/

And Reid will try to bride the Maine sisters, and then give a finger to all the other Republicans in trying to pass this.

My guess is that it barely passes the House (guaranteeing probably another half-a-dozen vulnerable Dems losing their seats in 2010), and is never brought to a vote in the Senate, because not only does Reid fail to get both Maine sisters, but he’ll lose somewhere between half-a-dozen to a dozen ‘Red State’ Dems and so is never able to invoke Cloture.
(Note: Much the same thing will happen to Cap ‘n’ Tax in the Senate, which will probably never be heard from again in this Congress…)

Obama’s agenda is looking like it’s going a whole lot of *nowhere* right now.

These guys *blew* it by not starting with Card Check & Amnesty first…

My sense is that the White House will not listen.

…it will do so more enthusiastically if Obama learns from the Clinton experience and rises to the educative role that he relishes. He must respect the thoughts, feelings and calculations of ordinary citizens who are not easily spun on important issues. People will take out their calculators when he lays out his plan, and he can’t avoid speaking candidly about its costs and consequences. And he can’t forget that he has a big story to tell about a changed America, one in which health care is but a pile of bricks in the new foundation he is laying.

In other words, the plan is doomed.

And it is happening as we speak…

I’ll be at at least one.

I haven’t decided to “shrug” yet.

Thank you.

I am only one. But I am a conservative Republican precinct committeeman, one of about 2,000 in Maricopa County trying my darnedest to recruit more into the about 4,000 existing vacancies.

“Name your price.”