McMahon was under pressure to support the Democrats» healthcare reform bill in March but ultimately cast a vote against the legislation. (thehill.com)
Instead of taking the month of August off like the rest of the American workforce (hey, wait a minute...), senators will now have to stay on the job and focus on passing an apparently - revised - but - still - mysterious healthcare reform bill, like it or not. (fortune.com)
Plus, this year many progressive activists are turned off by what they perceive to be a failed healthcare reform bill, while others oppose Obama's expansion of the war in Afghanistan. (epolitics.com)