Well crap - healthcare passes

And Bart Stupak is an asshat of royal proportions. He billed himself as Blue Dog Conservative, as a Pro-Life Democrat. He was going to vote no on the bill if it contained any provision for Federal funding of Abortion. From Bart Stupak's own Congressional website:

STUPAK ANNOUNCES $726,409 FOR AIRPORTS IN ALPENA, DELTA AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES
WASHINGTON, DC � U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) announced three airports in northern Michigan have received grants totaling $726,409 for airport maintenance and improvements. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration.

Only $726K for a human soul? Bart -- I never realized that you would sell yourself that cheaply... Hat tip to The Blogmocracy who offers this cheery image of the future: There is a very interesting nine-page PDF on just how the IRS fits in to this new healthcare bill (with as many as 16,500 new employees especially hired for the job). From the title page:

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

The Wrong Prescription:
Democrats� Health Overhaul
Dangerously Expands IRS
Authority


Committee on Ways and Means Republican Report
Prepared for Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Charles Boustany (R-LA),
Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight
March 18, 2010

So this was not written by people who were wearing tin foil on their heads. This is the real deal and it is happening. This November will be interesting -- November 2012 will be even more interesting.