The prob is not Reed & Pelosi. It's the entire Congress where Bills go to die, the American narrowmindedness too and the Media influence. Most sheepish electorates have been chained by talk show and TV guys. They can't think on their own. When the media says "Go against Bush"... "Go for Obama' and in turn "Go against Obama", they do just that. The American electorates sh'd grow up. 'Tea party' is just a bunch of losers & confusionists, who either have no heads or are sick in the head. The best hope for the country and for Democrats is to push for a bold jobs bill--let Republicans oppose it, and force them to filibuster against it. And then take the argument to the American people. Push for taxing the bankers and protecting consumers--let Republicans oppose it, force them to filibuster it, and take that to the American people. And stop talking about health care and pass the damn bill. Push the fix through the Senate on reconciliation. That’s what many congressional Republicans did in 2006 when they supported George W. Bush’s surge in Iraq even though most Americans opposed it. Back then, it was called voting your conscience