The Public Option
Mr. Obama, it is time to walk the walk
We want change. Quit playing footsie with the filibuster fanboys, and finish what you started. If you don't, our new majority is going to disintegrate.
Voting Relationships In the US Senate
The Economist's visualization of voting relationships in the US Senate
Death of the Lieberjority brings new life to the public option and reconciliation
Losing the 60th seat in the Senate might actually end up being the best thing that could have happened to get good healthcare reform done.
They're finally talking about reconciliation:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have begun considering a list of changes to the Senate bill [...] The changes could be included in separate legislation that, if passed, would pave the way for House approval of the Senate bill — a move that would preserve President Barack Obama's vision of a sweeping health reform plan.
With reconciliation, Democrats will have a 9 seat margin of error, rather than the 0 seat margin supermajority strategy. Now that each individual Senator in the Democratic caucus can no longer make demands by threatening to defect, we can finally get a good bill passed.