Suzanne Kosmas, long rumored as a Yes vote, will support the bill: Kosmas, one of 39 Democrats to oppose a similar bill in November, said in an exclusive interview with the Orlando Sentinel that she decided to change her mind because the latest version addressed some of her previous concerns about its effect on small [...]

The quiet confidence among Democratic leaders over the health care bill belies the hardball tactics going on behind the scenes. The millions of dollars which will be spent this week by the Chamber of Commerce and the like is transitory and temporary, although where they’re playing offers a clue into who needs whipping. But the [...]

The video in question is taken from Ryan Grim and Arthur Delaney’s superlative chronicle of the House Financial Services Committee, and how it has essentially been co-opted by the banking industry. It isn’t available for embedding, so you’ll have to visit HuffPo to watch it. But I’ll let Grim and Delaney describe it for you. [...]