McGrath: If the Republicans have a majority in both houses, and a Republican president, there should be enough "right" thinking Democrats to provide 60 votes for repeal(or they could always use Reconciliation of course). Thats a strategy that seems acceptable to the Democrats.

Another possiblility, of course, is simply for the Republic majority to simply cut off funding. Most of the expensive benefits don't go into effect until 2014 anyway because that's the way the Democrats planned it. They didn't want the heavy costs to influence the 2010 elections.

DougR