Yes, the Health Care bill passed the House Saturday 220-215. One Republican voted for Pelosicare: GOP Rep. Anh (Joseph) Cao of Louisiana. Since he was elected, Cao has backed the S-CHIP expansion, the $108 billion IMF bailout, and the omni-waste spending bill. And he voted to rebuke GOP Rep. Joe Wilson for calling out President Obama on his health care lies. Here is the cheap price the Democrats paid for Cao’s vote, again from Michelle:

Cao wrote he obtained commitment from President Obama that he would work together to address the health care issues of Louisiana, including the FMAP crisis and community disaster loan forgiveness, as well as issues related to Charity and Methodist Hospitals. “I call on all my constituents to support me as I work with him on these issues.”

But wait, do not get depressed. There is some hope. The fat lady is not singing. Even the AP thinks the bill might be dead in the Senate.

WASHINGTON – The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.

Speaking from the Rose Garden about 14 hours after the late Saturday vote, Obama urged senators to be like runners on a relay team and “take the baton and bring this effort to the finish line on behalf of the American people.”

The problem is that the Senate won’t run with it. The government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate.

If a government plan is part of the deal, “as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote,” said Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent whose vote Democrats need to overcome GOP filibusters.

“The House bill is dead on arrival in the Senate,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said dismissively.

In Senate, the stumbling block is the idea of the government competing with private insurers. Liberals may have to swallow hard and accept a deal without a public plan in order to keep the legislation alive. As in the House, the compromise appears to be to the right of the political spectrum.

Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, who voted for a version of the Senate bill in committee, has given the Democrats a possible way out. She’s proposing to allow a government plan as a last resort, if after a few years premiums keep escalating and local health insurance markets remain in the grip of a few big companies. This is the “trigger” option.

That approach appeals to moderates such as Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. “If the private market fails to reform, there would be a fallback position,” Landrieu said last week. “It should be triggered by choice and affordability, not by political whim.”

Of course the AP article leaves out this small fact:

PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail. JCT Confirms Failure to Comply with Democrats’ Mandate Can Lead to 5 Years in Jail

Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail. The JCT letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health insurance coverage” and who choose not to pay the bill’s new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years.

Again, I would like to know why the GOP let many pro-life Democrats off-the-hook by supporting the Stupak Amendment to, perhaps, prevent federal funds from being spent on abortion. As usual, the GOP tried to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and gave some conservative democrats cover going into the fall elections.

Obama will continue to press this, as is evidenced by this email mailed out yesterday:

This evening, at 11:15 p.m., the House of Representatives voted to pass their health insurance reform bill. Despite countless attempts over nearly a century, no chamber of Congress has ever before passed comprehensive health reform. This is history.

But you and millions of your fellow Organizing for America supporters didn’t just witness history tonight — you helped make it. Each “yes” vote was a brave stand, backed up by countless hours of knocking on doors, outreach in town halls and town squares, millions of signatures, and hundreds of thousands of calls. You stood up. You spoke up. And you were heard.

So this is a night to celebrate — but not to rest. Those who voted for reform deserve our thanks, and the next phase of this fight has already begun.

The final Senate bill hasn’t even been released yet, but the insurance companies are already pressing hard for a filibuster to bury it. OFA has built a massive neighborhood-by-neighborhood operation to bring people’s voices to Congress, and tonight we saw the results. But the coming days will put our efforts to the ultimate test. Winning will require each of us to give everything we can, starting right now.

Please donate $5 or whatever you can afford so we can finish this fight.

Tonight’s vote brought every American closer to the secure, affordable care we need. But it was also a watershed moment in how change is made.

Even after last year’s election, many insider lobbyists and partisan operatives really thought that the old formula of scare tactics, D.C. back-scratching and special-interest money would still be enough to block any idea they didn’t like. Now, they’re desperate. Because, tonight, you made it crystal clear: the old rules are changing — and the people will not be ignored.

In the final phases of last year’s election, I often reminded folks, “Don’t think for a minute that power concedes without a fight,” and it’s especially true today. But that’s okay — we’re not afraid of a fight. And as you continue to prove, when all of us work together, we have what it takes to win.

Please donate to OFA’s campaign to win this fight and ensure that real health reform reaches my desk by the end of this year:

https://donate.barackobama.com/History

Let’s keep making history,

President Barack Obama

He has to keep on trying, because his ultimate goal is this:

So if you want to make yourself feel better, why don’t you try letting all those blue dog lapdogs know what you think of them.

Lap Dog Blue Dogs who Voted for Pelosicare

Congressman Arcuri - New York’s 24th congressional district - R+2.
Congressman Baca - California’s 43rd congressional district - D+13.
Congressman Berry - Arkansas 1st congressional district - R+8.
Congressman Bishop - Georgia’s 2nd congressional district - D+1.
Congressman Boswell - Iowa’s 3rd congressional district - D+1.
Congressman Cardoza - California’s 18th congressional district - D+4.
Congressman Carney - Pennsylvania’s 10th congressional district - R+8.
Congressman Cooper - Tennessee’s 5th congressional district - D+3.
Congressman Costa - California’s 20th congressional district - D+5.
Congressman Cuellar - Texas’ 28th congressional district. - EVEN.
Congresswoman Dahlkemper - Pennsylvania’s 3rd congressional district - R+3.
Congressman Donnelly - Indiana’s 2nd congressional district - R+2.
Congressman Ellsworth - Indiana’s 8th congressional district - R+8.
Congresswoman Giffords - Arizona’s 8th congressional district - R+4.
Congresswoman Harman - California’s 36th congressional district - D+12.
Congressman Hill - Indiana’s 9th congressional district - R+6.
Congressman Mechaud - Maine’s 2nd congressional district - D+3.
Congressman Mitchell - Arizona’s 5th congressional district - R+5.
Congressman Moore - Kansas 3rd congressional district - R+3.
Congressman Murphy - Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district - D+2.
Congressman Pomeroy - North Dakota’s at-large congressional district - R+10.
Congressman Salazar - Colorado’s 3rd congressional district - R+5.
Congresswoman Sanchez - California’s 47th congressional district - D+4.
Congressman Schiff - California’s 29th congressional district - D+14.
Congressman Scott - Georgia’s 13th congressional district - D+15.
Congressman Space - Ohio’s 18th congressional district - R+7.
Congressman Thompson - California’s 1st congressional district - D+13.
Congressman Wilson - Ohio’s 6th congressional district - R+2.

RELATED: Congressman Cao is a backstabbing SOB!

28 out of 52 congressional members of the “blue dog coalition” supported the Pelosi/Obama bill which will raise our taxes, destroy Capitalism, give the government more control of our lives, is in complete violation of the Constitution, will raise costs, and add trillions to the deficit. It will force us onto government run health care, will guarantee people something they have no right to, will instate death panels, will force jail time if you want freedom, and is the end of America as we know it.

Also, 14 of these “lap dogs” who voted for the Pelosi/Obama care freedom destruction bill of 2009, reside in Republican districts.

8th congressional district - United States Marine and Republican candidate for Congress, Justin Kelly is running against the supposed “lapdog” from this district, a candidate we must support.
http://www.votejessekelly.com/