Time to Panic

Jonathan Cohn headlines his latest plea to ignore a Brown win and pass health care anyway "Pelosi Isn't Panicking. Her Party Should Listen."  Umm, call me cynical, but maybe the reason Pelosi isn't panicking is that Pelosi's got one of the safest seats in the country?  I mean, take this for what it's worth but if Brown wins today, my advice to Blanche Lincoln, and Ben Nelson, and  their counterparts in the house?  You should panic.  They're coming for you next. 

Hell, If I were Blanche Lincoln, anyone in the leadership who wanted to get me to the floor for a health care vote would have to pry me out of the darkened room where they'd find me huddled in the corner, rocking back and forth and crying.  Maybe Cohn's right and the thing's too far gone to save, so you might as well vote for it anyway.  But that's not exactly soothing, is it?

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/01/time-to-panic/33753/