I'm sure we'll all miss hearing about it.
The Senate Dems have clinched a deal amongst themselves, President Nelson being satisfied that the country's healthcare will be run to his approval, and President Lieberman being content to have made his mark. This means it's 90% certain of passing, probably early in the New Year.
My ignorance of this complex issue is vast, but for what it's worth I'm inclined to agree with Yglesias:
I don’t want to endlessly rehash the intramural argument about whether this bill is worth passing or not, since at the end of the day I’m looking forward to working with all the netroots activists of the world on more and better legislation in the future. But to repeat—despite flaws, I think this is an excellent piece of legislation. Among other things, it represents a return, after fifteen years, of the idea that congress should be trying to pass major legislation that tackles major national problems.
i had to finally remove yglesias from my feed. i got tired of his liberal "pragmatism." i'm glad so many disagree with him. the divide between liberals and progressives grows.
Posted by: kjc | December 20, 2009 at 05:50 PM