New York Sen. Chuck Schumer jumped smack into the middle of the war over health care yesterday, warning that congressional leaders may resort to a rarely used maneuver to ram the legislation through. Schumer said Democrats might use an arcane legislative procedure to get a bill through with just 51 votes to smash a potential GOP filibuster. That would also mean the bill could be passed without support from Democrats who have reservations.| No, Mr. or Ms Reporter, that would mean the bill would have to be passed without the votes of Democrats who have reservations and without the votes of Republicans... and those who voted for it would wholly own the results, however bad. |