FOXNews.com - Pelosi Pushes $300 Billion 'Fix' to Senate Health Care Bill

FOXNews.com - Pelosi Pushes $300 Billion 'Fix' to Senate Health Care Bill: "Senior Democratic aides told Fox News that Pelosi has offered up the new package of changes to Senate Democratic leaders, with the hope that they will be able to pass it using a controversial procedural maneuver known as 'reconciliation.' The maneuver would allow Democrats to pass the measure with just 51 votes, without having to first overcome the normal 60-vote threshold.

Some Democrats are keen on using that process, since the election last week of Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts broke the Democrats' 60-vote supermajority. However, some Democratic moderates -- notably Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh -- have balked at using the controversial tactic to ram through health care reform measures."

Reminds me of the "nuclear option" discussed with judge appointments a few years ago. It's a perfect chance to see who's positions are political based.