The latest whip count on the Senate health insurance reform bill is out, and it doesn't look good for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Republicans. The Hill nose count shows that, in addition to all 47 Democrats in opposition, two Republican senators are unalterably opposed: Rand Paul and Susan Collins.  That means that McConnell must round up every single remaining Republican senator to reach 50 votes and count on Vice President Pence to break the tie. There are 23 fence-sitting Republicans who could go either way.  Here are some of them: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.) – Capito said she does not know if she'll vote to advance the new bill. "We have another meeting this afternoon on the Medicaid cuts," she said Thursday. "I need to really look at it, look at the score, I still have concerns." She has expressed concerns the first bill did not do enough to combat opioid abuse and cut Medicaid too...(Read Full Post)