STOP THE MADNESS, SCHEDULE A VOTE

The Republicans in the House of Representatives bowed down to their Tea Party masters and voted to repeal the new health care law.  Now that they have turned their backs on millions of people, it is time for Harry Reid to put an end to this madness and schedule a vote in the Senate.  The Republican leader in the Senate is, predictably, calling for a vote on the repeal measure and the media is giving its usual deference to Republican talking points and complaints.  So, rather than giving Mitch McConnell (R-KY) the chance to whip up mass hysteria, schedule a vote and be done with it.

Senator Reid should not be concerned with the outcome of the vote.  If he polls his caucus, he will only have to worry about Sen. Manchin of West Virginia.  All of the other members have either voted for the original bill or are true Democrats and will support the new law.  Plus, if the Democrats are successful in changing Senate rules to make the filibuster harder to enact, then it will be easier for Republicans to bring the repeal vote to the floor of the Senate as an amendment to some other piece of legislation. 

Senator Reid should actively seek to put an end to this madness and force the Senate Republicans to vote against providing 30 million people access to affordable health care.  Polling is changing as more Americans want this new law to remain as is or want it improved to go further.  Let the Republicans show the American people that they are, once again, on the wrong side of history.