healthcare legislation

Looks like the Stupak promise was what put it over the top.

Obama supporter Camille Paglia in the pages of Salon:

“The president is promoting the most colossal, brazen bait-and-switch operation since the Bush administration snookered the country into invading Iraq with apocalyptic visions of mushroom clouds over American cities.”

“The test of bipartisanship is not just how many Republican votes you have.”
- Rahm Emanuel talking about healthcare legislation & bipartisanship