Rip it up and start again

摘要

Could Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts scupper Obamacare altogether? There are currently two health bills, one passed by each congressional chamber, that Democrats had hoped to merge somehow into a final law. But because the Senate bill passed with just 60 votes-the minimum needed to overcome a Republican filibuster-Republican leaders are gleefully claiming that Mr Brown's vow to be the "41st vote" against reform will prove the death blow to that dream.