Looking at the bigger picture for the Democrats on health care reform, this might really be their last chance for a very long time to attempt a government takeover of health care. At this point in the election cycle, 2010 is looking like a very pro-Republican election as voters likely will express their displeasure with the Obama, Pelosi, and Reid agenda in a very demonstrable way next November. I don’t think anyone would be surprised if Republicans re-take the House in 2010 and make substantial gains in the Senate. In Larry Sabato’s latest 2010 crystal ball projections (http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=LJS2009111901), he has 12 Senate seats categorized as “toss-up”. Thats 4 “R” seats and 8 “D” seats. So the potential is certainly there for Republican (hopefully conservative) pickups in next years election. Add to that the fact that 2012 and 2014 should also be very difficult years for the Dems as far as Senate races go (they are defending 44 seats total in those two elections while the Republicans are defending 22 fairly safe seats that survived the onslaught of 2006 and 2008) and the future is not too bright for getting a controversial liberal health care bill through the Senate anytime after next years elections. In addition to the dreary prospects in the Senate for the Democrats, there’s also the long term political fallout for pushing this ridiculous piece of legislation that should forbid the Democrats from attempting this approach once again. So lets hope the health care bill being pushed at the moment dies somewhere along the way because this could be the last stand for the Dems on this issue for a very long time.