Dems and reps are the same thing....
If they were the same thing, we wouldn't have seen the Stupak amendment, we wouldn't have seen the Nelson or Landrieu bribe, we wouldn't see the DNC panicking over Massachusetts. If Dems and Reps were the same thing, this bill would have been passed. And the only possible counter-argument is that the Repubs didn't cooperate with the Dems, not because of philosophical differences, but because of political calculations.
Aside from being unprovable, I find that assertion patently ridiculous. I still have faith that the GOP can be reformed to true conservatism; in fact, it is not THAT far off from getting there. I still don't buy this Dem=Repub bullshit - the majority of Dems are socialists, and the majority of Repubs are conservatives. They are philosophical opposites, they are diametrically opposed. I'm sick of the Republican fiscal irresponsibility, but I'm not prepared to say that's endemic of a broader pattern of fiscal liberalism within the Republican Party.
Both this healthcare boondoggle and the upcoming amnesty push are designed to solidify Democrat control of government. Yes, some Republicans are hardly different from their Dem counterparts(McCain, Graham, etc..), but they oppose this bill, they oppose increased entitlements, and they oppose taking this liberty away from the people.
If Republicans were the same as Democrats, we wouldn't see Obama, Pelosi, and Reid frantically trying to find a way to pass this travesty. 'Nuff said.