HOPE that HEALTH CARE BILL WILL FAIL

Is this the high-water mark for ObamaCare?

Beacon of Hope Ed Morrissey, Hot Air:

Democrats have another problem, even in the House. The Senate is not considering the Pelosi plan, but one they wrote themselves. Unless Reid pulls his own bill out of consideration and substitutes Pelosi’s — which is a possibility — that sets up a conference committee and second vote in each chamber, assuming that the Senate passes anything at all. If that happens, a conference committee will have to meet to produce another bill that would then go for a full floor vote in each chamber. If abortion funding makes its way back into the bill, or if mandates or taxes increase, or if conscience protections get stripped, then all of the hurdles that Pelosi barely cleared the first time return, and without the ability to amend the bill (conference reports get straight up-or-down votes without amendments in order to have both chambers pass identical legislation for the President to sign.)

Not enough to relax on, but a nice shot in the arm to those of us shaking our fists at our representatives in Congress and up nights devising new curses to hurl at their sorry asses.

Thanks Goodness for the American system of deliberative legislation…