He certainly isn't telling them to do it because that's what the American people want.
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He's telling them to do it because he wants it and it will help revive his agenda.
It will be interesting to see how many moderate Democrats think that's a sufficient reason for them to surrender their seats come November.
The point that even the President can't finesse is that the bill is a stinker. So don't be distracted by the procedural antics surrounding reconciliation. That's just a symptom (and one the President wishes Republicans would focus on -- like "green eyeshade" talk about budgets, it quickly loses the interest of listeners). The underlying disease, of course, is that the health care bill itself is remarkably bad -- so bad that even Democrats don't want to vote for it.
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