Seein' as some version has passed both chambers of Congress it is now very much in the Dems hands... The Repubs have been bumped off the track by their own choosing... The two versions will have to be reconciled in order for the bill to go to Obama for signiture... So unless the House just rubber stamps the Senate's bill, something that is being referred to as "ping-ponging", then it's going to take some time to get it shaped up and reconciled... If it takes another couple months and comes out with some form of public option or better governemnt oversight of the pools then it is very concievable that over the long run it will save more lives than if it were just rushed thru as it is...

B~