Well I’ve decided to move to the dark side and agree with Ezra Klien.
Just pass the damn bill as is. Show some steel and a bit of commitment to something other then re-election.
Screw worrying about being re-elected, just get it done.
Time for the Dems to man-up and grow some.

“For now, it’s worth observing that a Democratic Party that would abandon their central initiative this quickly isn’t a Democratic Party that deserves to hold power. If they don’t believe in the importance of their policies, why should anyone who’s skeptical change their mind? If they’re not interested in actually passing their agenda, why should voters who agree with Democrats on the issues work to elect them? A commitment provisional on Ted Kennedy not dying and Martha Coakley not running a terrible campaign is not much of a commitment at all.”

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It nice here on the dark side….