1. - They will try, but cracks are already appearing (Jim Webb says wait for Brown).  The leadership is going to push it, but the rank and file want to get re-elected and that is going to hurt.  can Pelosi keep the razor thin majority in place?

2. - I think they will go with plan B.  The house will try to pass the Senate version.  At least at first.  If that fails, they will turn to Olympia Snowe.

3. - That is the only thing I am fairly sure of.  My answer is yes.  But I have doubts it will succeed.

I believe Jim Webb sees the writing on the wall, it remains to be seen if more will listen. Pelosi has no problem marching others off to the slaughter from the security of her San Fran stronghold. Reid, on the other hand, is in a very weak position in his home state of Nevada. There they are lighting up the torches and sharpening the pitchforks.

Olympia Snowe has to be looking at what happened so close to home. I'm not so sure she would be so open to the same suggestions that may have worked only a month ago.

Yes I feel there will be an effort to get something pushed. We should know better very soon.

There is another thing to think about.  Pelosi is calling all the shots now.  If the house votes on the senate plan, the senate will never see it again (well, perhaps in reconcilliation).  I agree with you about her.  And with any luck, she will march the lemmings right over the cliff.

Yeah, I do get metal images of Pelosi b*tch slapping Reid and coercing him to his part for the peoples republic revolution.

Sarcasm accepted. It is not the difficulties that define the president, it is how the president deals with them. President Clinton was first attacked by AQ, he did little to stop them, tried to make them criminals. AQ continued to attack right up to the end of his administration.

President Bush had to  deal with a recession the second month into his administration, followed by the China test of his presidency, got that calmed down and our people back, then 9/11 and instead of sweeping it under the carpet he did something. War was declared by AQ durning Mr. Clinton and we joined that war during Mr. Bush who said this will be a long war that would outlast his administration. He understood the danger, and our enemy.

President Obama took office, in response to AQ he began to show weakness to the world and weakend our security system. Our economy started to slide and in response he destroyed our ecconomic system. We get attacked again by AQ twice and it took a second attack before "terrorism" was brought back into the presidents lexicon. Is there any reason his poll numbers have nosedived? Well, yeah. He is an empty suit with little understanding of the world and how it works. The people are starting to see this and for some strange reason reject his ignorance.

It had nothing to do with "major difficulties" and everything to do with "major difficulties" because the variable is not the difficulty but how it is handled by our leader.

He seems to think it is the same anger that swept him into office, is what swept Brown into office. Kind of like people holding their nose, saying you (Obama) stink, and him saying "They can't possibly me "ME",  they must mean Bush".

In one way it is the same and you said it - anger.  But that is the only similarity.

The voters have spoken... will the administration listen?

no.

LOL that's pretty definitive!

I'll be relatively sure by the end of the first quarter of the new year in 2011. The left talk(ed) about Obama's massive intelligence (I haven't seen it, but) let's see if it's true or not. He did nothing to head off the election results, but now that he's sacrificed his pawns it will be interesting to see his next move, now that his job will be on the chopping block.

If it was true, he would never have done what he did.  The fact that he is too stupid to know that he knows not shows his lack of intelligence.  As such, since he cannot see how wrong he is, he will never try to change.  And thus he will be one of the stupidest presidents in history.  Perhaps only exceeded by Carter. (in intelligence, not in failure).

Well I can't picture him building houses, so Carter will have that on him.

yes, Carter does have a trade.

Perhaps he can build a retirement home for community organizers before he passes on.

Physically?  or mentally?  If the latter, I am afraid it is too late.