This unexpected win on HCR has the Senate and House GOP reeling. GOP Leaders now expect cooperation in Finance Reforms and NCLB Reform....They feel that they can no longer hold in line individual members who are now afraid of being in opposition to popular education programs and being cast as pro-wall street by opposing such reforms:
http://www.foxnews.com/...
Waterloo, indeed! Congratulations General Barack Wellington... you may have broken the gridlock and saved our majorities! With victory, now the administration and Democrats really do seem to have the upper hand.
Of course, in the meantime, any attempt to work with the Democrats will cause a huge backlash with the GOP base. Members will be caught between actually doing something (and appealing to independents), and their rabid, unforgiving base.
It will be an interesting few months...
PLEASE NOTE: This disarray may be brief, like it was in January, 2009. We must hit them hard before they have a chance to regroup...