It's not gonna pass the way he wants it to. We'll see how his administration deals with it's first major gut check. His own party is divided over the issue, he's using scare tactics, and he's cutting deals in private with hospitals and pharmaceutical companies (something he said would be done not privately but on C-SPAN during the campaign). He said the Republicans "want to delay action so the special interests can kill it," all the while wheeling and dealing with certain special interests who can butter his bread.
FT.com / US / Politics & Foreign policy - Obama hits at healthcare ‘scare’ tactics
PROMISES, PROMISES: Do Obama deals break pledge?
Senior Democrat says no consensus on health bill
Democrats divided on health care overhaul*| ajc.com
Blah. Typical politics. Crap.