Reid is looking at a Medicare tax on capital gains to pay for reform, unfortunately he is consulting Snowe about it.

Reid wants us to leave Lieberman alone. Jane does not plan to.

Guttmacher Institute is not happy with how its study is being misused.

Stupak, like all blue dogs, is only emboldened by victory; his demands on what’s in the final bill seem to increase hourly. If progressive do not hold the line on health care, they will become politically meaningless.

Stupak did have the backing of the Catholic Church, which is really throwing their weight around in Washington these days.

The call reports on “no trigger, no opt-out” are starting to come in. A primary battle has really put Michael Capuano on the progressive straight and narrow. The Stupak Amendmant is now a campaign issue in the Massachusetts Senate race.

We will not get reform done perfectly in one step, but that is why it is important to fight for the right foundation to fight our next battles. I’m not the only one who acknowledges the current health care system going to soon collapse; Business Roundtable sees it coming, but is fighting to lay the groundwork for themselves.

Health care reform might make gay couples a family. . . in a minor legal sense.