Please, please, PLEASE! Everybody, make this point with me: The reconciliation process being considered is ONLY to reconcile the differences between the Senate and House versions.
That is, the Dems are not considering "ramming" through Congress, you know, with majority votes, the ENTIRE MASSIVE Health care bill: it is only for fixes at the margins.
Not that there is anything wrong with using it for the entire bill, but the fact is that the bill has already passed both Houses of Congress.
To credit where credit is due, Chuck Todd also made this point on MSNBC...
Since I will be correctly nailed for this not being a diary, I will at least do everyone a favor and provide links to reconciliation-related recent diaries, starting with the one that should have received more notice (which would have made my attempt unnecessary):
Daily Kos Reconciliation will only "fix" the Senate HCR Bill by DrLori
Daily Kos Reconciliation Usage - Republicans 14, Democrats 5 by Something the Dog Said
Daily Kos Reconciliation Rules: Facts, Myths, Sunsets and the Byrd rule. by FistJab
Rachel Maddow Expose [sic] GOP Lie On Reconciliation (includes video!) by ProgressiveLiberal
Daily Kos Democrats should offer: we'll refrain from reconciliation - as long as GOP refrains from filibuster! (just an idea (contained in the title), really, like mine!) by shurley