And Nelson should see a plastic surgeon about that banana he calls a nose! It's beek like!

well if it reduces the deficit, I guess Joe Lieberman will have to filibuster it.

I tried to activate my BOBCESCA symbol(similar to the Bat symbol but bigger) but the damn thing is broken.

Can you post a copy of the bill when it hits the intertubes tonight?

Thanks man. Oh...I think this bill has everything you wanted. Please pull the bullshit out of it asap so I can restart my life.

Is it me or are the "centrists" and "moderates" behaving like two-year-olds throwing tantrums in the middle of a Toys-R-Us? (I'd call them attention whores, but the term could be construed as a grievous insult to ladies of the evening.)

2074 pages.
It's posted

http://democrats.senate.gov/reform/patient-protection-affordable-care-act.pdf

GOP= Elephants
Dems= Donkeys
Wingers= Tea Bags
Ben Nelson= Jackass

From FDL...

"...the big story of why this bill looks so good from the CBO’s perspective is that they delayed the implementation of the main pieces by one year. The exchanges, employer responsibility, individual mandate, and Medicaid expansion all don’t start until Jan. 1, 2014. That’s how they shrunk the cost."

Well...there's this:
Subtitle B—Immediate Actions to
9 Preserve and Expand Coverage
10 SEC. 1101. IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO INSURANCE FOR UNIN11
SURED INDIVIDUALS WITH A PREEXISTING
12 CONDITION.
13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the
14 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish
15 a temporary high risk health insurance pool program to
16 provide health insurance coverage for eligible individuals
17 during the period beginning on the date on which such
18 program is established and ending on January 1, 2014.

so THAT's not shitty.
Hmmm...I'm thinking perhaps some time should be taken to actually read & digest what the bill says

ceu: Will it end on 1/1/2014 because that's when the public option kicks in and those folks will be rolled over into that, or will it be a done deal then? I'm confused.

Not sure, stacib, as I haven't read that far yet. I zeroed in on Sect 1101 regarding immediate assistance.
I will say, however, that there are a lot of misconceptions floating around on the intertubes as to what the bill contains, so it may be a good idea to not believe everything you hear. Make use of the section listing at the beginning to zero in on those parts that you have questions about & read them if what you're hearing doesn't jibe with what Reid or Dodd or others have said.