President Obama and the Democrats had a super majority in Congress which would allow them to pass whatever they wanted whether the Republicans wanted it or not.  However, even the leftist policies of the Democrat leadership was too much for their own members.  No matter, they used legislative bribery to bring some of the lower hanging fruit into the fold.  Now, the Democrats must get their own people to vote for a bill that neither house in Congress can truly agree on.  They dallied and now have lost their super majority in the Senate. 

Urban Myth 1:  It's the Republicans' fault we didn't get a health care reform bill passed and signed into law.

Does anyone remember the big wooden door that Neil Cavuto used to keep on camera during his show?  Behind that big door, the Democrats, Rahm Emmanuel, and David Axelrod were hammering out the health care bill without inviting Republicans. 

Urban Myth 2:  The Republicans' refuse to take part in crafting health care reform.

So today, we were treated with hours upon hours of  on camera "negotiations" between President Obama, the Democrat leadership and the Republican leadership.  At the end of the day, President Obama hinted that the Democrats were prepared to go it alone on health care.  Obama was alluding to the reconciliation process which the Democrats would use a budgetary maneuver that requires 51 votes instead of the usual 60 votes in the Senate.  It's no secret that the Democrats have been planning to use this "nuclear option" for a few weeks now so basically today was nothing more than a complete waste of time.  It was meant to embarrass Republicans, but I think it kind of backfired on the President. 

Urban Myth 3:  It's the Republicans' fault that they won't negotiate.

South Park, whether you like the show or not, always has great political and social commentary.  Listening to Obama at the end of a long day of "negotiating", I was reminded of a clip where the boys at South Park were trying to muster up the courage to test an urban myth they knew that if you say "Biggie Smalls" 3 times in a mirror, Biggie Smalls will appear.  This clip reminded me of what the Democrats have been doing for the last few weeks in front of the cameras instead of a mirror.  "We looking at reconciliation", "we'll pass it without the GOP", "we're going to plan B".  Threats, threats and more threats.  If they had the courage, they'd go ahead and do it but they know they'll pay for it in November.  They don't want to do it alone because they won't have anyone to blame but themselves.



"Reconciliation".  "Reconciliation".  "Recon..."  Your move Dems, it's always been your move.