re: #446 Walter L. Newton

You miss the point. The left had it’s chance and they blew it. Not the GOP, not Bush, but the current majority blew it. Plain and simple. And reconciliation could be used to pass this, read up a little before you put your foot in your mouth.

If Reconcliation could be used to pass Healthcare bills why did Senator Robert Byrd insist that it couldn’t back under Clinton.

I’m not arguing that the Democrats didn’t miss a chance, I’m explaining why they missed their chance, because there were people like Liberman and Nelson who were ready to fillibuster one of their own parties central ideas.