Why Democrats Believe They Must Pass Health Reform

Holy Grail.

BY Gary Andres
March 4, 2010 12:00 AM



President Obama confirmed the worst kept secret in Washington this week: Democrats will move health legislation forward in Congress without any Republican support, despite a bevy of polls saying slow down or start over.

Now the newest parlor games in Washington are the black art of vote counting and brushing up on arcane Senate procedures like “reconciliationâ€