By GottaLaff
Ed Schultz:
All politics local. It forces Republicans to go home in 2014 and tell their constituents they don't want health care. Great move. Change we can believe in. We're not there yet, but we're close. It's a win for Dems and for Harry Reid, because Reid is showing leadership by not letting Republicans get in the way. He's throwing it to the people on a local level to decide what they want. They've got til 2014 to get out of this thing.
Like it or not, the Dems will change the system.
No Snowe vote? It's a victory for the Obama White House no matter how you look at it. He didn't force, get too pushy. He didn't draw a line in the sand (although we've been calling for him to do that). Nancy Pelosi has been strong.
4 of 5 bills, Houses combined, have a public option. So opt out was the fair thing to do, per Reid.
CBO score will be important. The federal money will have to get to the states, not a No Child Left Behind.
The progressive movement spoke up, went after Blue Dogs, pressured Reid. Had he not done this, I'd say he'd lose next year.
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