Would the Bill have passed if the Stupac amendment was not approved? No, however they WILL remove it when it goes to conference with the Senate version!!! So this was just political cover.

This will be the same situation when the Senate removes the "public" option and get Lieberman and others to vote for it, then it will get added back in durning conference with House.... Don't be fooled...

Yes, it is extremely odd that 99% of the dems who voted no are up for re-election.

I don't agree with Cao - principle first. I want to say I watched the vote, and he waited until it didn't matter anymore if he voted for it. I'd like to believe that if it came down to his vote, he'd have done the right thing... He's won 'Cold Cash' Jefferson's district, and he did what ALL politicians do - he covered his own hide.

Would the Bill have passed if the Stupac amendment was not approved? Sneaky, huh...

Thanks...I was glad to learn my rep in congress voted NO! He might get reelected.

Many thanks for the good work reporting, Jamie. Many thanks also to the few Dems that voted no. Unfortunately I have no confidence that should the GOP return to power that they have the gumption to reverse it.

I have to applaud those Democtats that voted no. We all should. As for the 1 Rino that voted yes, I hope he is up for reelection in 2010 and I hope the responsible clear thinking voters remember him for what he pretends to be.

At least some Democrats seemed to have a conscience and did the right thing. I'm proud of Suzanne Kosmos from Florida for voting against the bill.

The vote was so close, what analysis can be done to show which Dems voted their conscious vs. the ones that were allowed to vote NO by Pelosi? On the other hand, does it even matter??

I've been following your blog/tweets on all of this.

Thank you for all of your hard work.

A) Really enjoyed seeing you, Mr. Boorz, Mr Howard and Mrs Compton in Orlando!
B) This is just more nails into the Constitution.

Seriously though: I saw my Dr. on Thursday. His magic pills weren't fixing the problem which means it could be a life-threatening issue. He wanted me to have an ultrasound and some CT scans. You know what? Here in the terrible US of A, I had the ultrasound and the CT scans completed by Thursday (the same day) evening. Guess now I will "just die" with the Dem plan because I will have to wait 6 months to have a half-assed, disinterested job done next time I need a scan.
The simple solution was to make Congress do the job that it was supposed to do all along: Prevent impediments to interstate commerce by forcing the states to not limit competition from out of state insurers.
If Congress were restricted to Constitutional confines, there would be so much money from such a productive country that no indigent would go without someone to take care of his health problems for free (within reason, of course).

Take care & keep up the great job!

ok everyone..take your favorite drink..raise your glass and make a toast to freedom..you will be missed

I am keeping this list handy for the future. I appreciate their attempt to block this bill. I will let them know,.