The only solution would be to bribe three or four Blue Dogs to go ahead and vote for the bill, knowing they will likely lose their seats in 2010

Three or four? More like fifty and counting. And Pelosi knows this.

http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=153583

“The Senate Finance Committee had the good sense to eliminate the extreme penalty of incarceration. Speaker Pelosi’s decision to leave in the jail time provision is a threat to every family who cannot afford the $15,000 premium her plan creates.”

“Criminal penalties

Prosecution is authorized under the Code for a variety of offenses. Depending on the level of the noncompliance, the following penalties could apply to an individual:

• Section 7203 – misdemeanor willful failure to pay is punishable by a fine of up to $25,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.

• Section 7201 – felony willful evasion is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years.” [page 3]

She is a monster. There are a lot of people who can’t afford that, nor should they have to bear that insufferable burden.

I’m wondering if the writers for the next installment of the “Bourne” movies have their intrigue as well sorted out as yours above.

Take some aspirin, that must have hurt!