Using "reconciliation" for healthcare

[adriane23]

Soleron said:
Yes, it's wrong.

But socialised healthcare is needed, immediately. If the Democrats only do one thing with their term it has to be healthcare; they've had everything else blocked by the Republicans and their concessions to "bipartisanship" have not been returned in kind.

(From the UK, where the NHS is possibly the only good thing in the whole country. Have experienced the American system; the inequality between rich and not-rich on health is massive and costs the whole country more in the long run [healthy workers benefit everyone]).

I completely agree, but threatening or even mentioning reconciliation before the summit was a poor decision. It's basically giving the message "If you don't compromise with us, we'll just go around you......kick rocks bitch." With heavy emphasis on the bitch part.....

Edit: I'm at work so I can only read the CNN updates but did McCain just have a 2008 campaign flashback???