The House will likely vote on the Senate health care bill and a bill with changes to the Senate version (the reconciliation package), sometime next weekend, probably at 3 in the morning Saturday  night. Alternatively, the leadership may try to make it look like the Democrats are not voting for anything other than a rule (the Slaughter approach). With all House Republicans voting no, Speaker Pelosi can lose no more than 37 Democrats to get to the 216 she needs (current lineup: 253 Democrats, 178 Republicans). 39 Democrats voted no on the House bill that passed 220-215 in November, but since that time, one no voting Democrat has tickled  and retired (Congressman Massa), and one switched to the GOP in Alabama (Parker Griffith). Jay Cost of realclearpolitics.com has been keeping track of the no votes who could vote yes this time (37), and the yes votes who may vote no this time (27). Cost thinks only 10 of the 37 no votes are really in play. Politico is reporting that 34...(Read Full Post)