Republicans Fail To Block Democracy

"A 60-39 vote backed by all 58 Democrats and two independents - overcame a Republican-led filibuster designed to block consideration of the bill and it kept up momentum behind President Obama's top legislative priority."

So the healthcare bill struggles on... The real issue is that not one Republican voted in favor. They weren't asked to vote in favor of the bill, just to vote in favor of it being discussed. Republicans? Democracy? Two words that are fast becoming mutually exclusive.

If, as the wingnuts would have us believe, "Obamacare" is demonstrably flawed, wouldn't it be good if it came up for debate so they can shoot it down and look like heroes? Nope. They know that even this half-dead compromise is infinitely preferable to either the status quo or their own own crappy bill. The debate will only make them look full of sh*t - hence the lock-step opposition to letting the democratic process continue.