We should recognize Senators Baucus, Lincoln and Conrad for their integrity.

[Atticus]

Once bought, by God, they STAY bought!

None of this "party loyalty" or "listen to your constituents" BS for them!

If they aren't "primaried"---BIG time---the Democrats should take bids and sell the tent, 'cause the show will be over.

[DireStrike]

1. Are there primary contenders yet in their states?

[alsame]

2. Good question. But I wonder if they will follow the

Lieberman playbook, switch to Independent and get bankrolled by the GOP to knock out a real Democrat.

[Atticus]

4. Bob Johnson, State Senate President, is "considering" a challenge to Lincoln.

As for Baucus and Conrad, there is a lot of talk, but no actual Democrats with their hat in the ring.

[DireStrike]

6. Ok. We have to stop these cowards.

Our focus should be to take these sort of people out. Beating republicans is not very useful if the guy votes with them most of the time anyway.

[rurallib]

3. I'd laugh if it didn't hurt so badly.

[grantcart]

5. We will see. This may have been the Kabuki tease before the show

The insurance companies may find that all of their investment is lost in the reconciliation process.

[tularetom]

7. So these senators from little one horse states get to make these decisions for everybody?

Somehow I don't believe the framers of the constitution intended for things to work out quite this way.