Legal Commentary

They Send Letters . . .

By Big Tent Democrat

to the wrong people:

Nearly four dozen of the nation's leading health care luminaries [sent] a letter [to House leaders . . .] We have come further than we have ever come before. Only two steps remain. The House must adopt the Senate bill, and the President must sign it. [. . .] Some differences between the bills, such as the scope of the tax on high-cost plans and the allocation of premium subsidies, should be repaired through the reconciliation process[.]"

(Emphasis supplied.) Far be it from me to correct "four dozen health care luminaries," but that is 3 steps, not 2. And the third step is the point now. House Dems will not cross the unions. The third step has to happen with passage of the Senate bill. Unless the "luminaries" have GOTV operations as strong as the unions, they sent their letter to the wrong place. They need to send it to the OTHER side of the Capital - the Senate.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on January 22, 2010 (boomark / email).