Let's stop and rethink ObamaCare says...

.. Barney Frank?

I had to do a double take just to make sure that I saw what i did on MSNBC (yep, it was more fun to watch the lefties explode on-air than to watch the FOXy cheerleader squad).

And I waited to make sure I didn't mishear/read it... but both Wizbang and American Spectator both read the same thing...


And there are at least two key statements in his quote IMO:

I hope there will be a serious effort to change the Senate rule which means that 59 votes are not enough to pass major legislation, but those are the rules by which the health care bill was considered, and it would be wrong to change them in the middle of the process.

In other words, Barney knows he's not going to be able to get anyone to jump ranks to break a Republican filibuster... but it also tells me that Barney doesn't see a "nuclear option" as getting through the Senate either.  No matter what happens, if a bill comes back to the Senate floor right now, it's D.O.A in his opinion.

the other key line to me is:

I am hopeful that some Republican Senators will be willing to discuss a revised version of health care reform because I do not think that the country would be well-served by the health care status quo

What it also implies. is that he's begging the House Democrats to NOT vote for the Senate Bill as is.  Why ask to discuss a revised version, when if the House were to vote for the current version, the 41st vote wouldn't matter on the filibuster process.   There would be no need to bring this up ..

I know Barney's playing CYA.. and he's realized that ObamaCare is the driving force behind Scott's victory.. and he knows if ObamaCare goes through Congress, there are a few more Democratic Senators and Republicans that are getting thrown out in November.

But I think Ezra Klein (Washington Post) pretty much pointed out that Democrats are screwed either way if Obama does agree to give up on this hard left/socialist agenda... and I Have to paraphrase:

"If ObamaCare passes... Democrats are getting thrown out for passing unpopular legislation.
If OBamaCare does not pass... Democrats are getting thrown out for passing "NO major legislation"

Basically implying any new Stimulus package, cap-n-trade, and Amnesty are dead as well... basically Ezra all but said that Democrats are losing seats this November... it's just a question of what they can do to minimize the Democratic bleeding.