Jophiel wrote:
The further the bill goes along, I think you'll see more (moderate) Republicans offering tepid and conditional support which will eventually translate into a handful of GOP votes. It's increasingly looking like a reform bill will be passed in 2009 and any reform bill will be a victory for the Democrats and a defeat for the GOP which has vested itself in blocking anything. When there'll be a clear winner and a clear loser, you'll see some people who decide they want to be on the winner's side, explaining their choice with quotes of "It's not perfect but it's a start" and "Well, we stopped them from getting X" and "The time in history is now", etc.
The objective from the start has not been to block any and all health care reform Joph. That's a wonderful Liberal talking point, but it's never been true. The objective from the Right has always been to create health reform that actually reforms the health care industry, not just change who pays for it and how.
