HEALTH CARE LATEST - AT 12:33 P.M. ET:   The Dems are starting to act as if they have the votes to pass the bill tomorrow.  From Fox:

House Democratic leaders have decided against including tighter restrictions on abortion funding in the final health care bill, indicating that they believe they have enough votes to pass legislation without the support of anti-abortion Democrats.

Members of the House Rules Committee, which began deliberations Saturday that will set the terms for Sunday's expected vote in the full House, told Fox News that no changes would be made to the abortion funding restrictions contained in the Senate version of the bill.

Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., who has led the charge to include in the final bill tougher anti-abortion language passed last November by the House, postponed a Saturday morning news conference in which he was expected to announce a deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

COMMENT:  Not that shocking.  Abortion is a religious cause for the left wing of the Democratic Party.  For some, abortion rights became the central issue in their lives.  (I've known people like that.)  The pro-life caucus, if things hold, is being put out to pasture. 

The real shame here is the behavior of so-called "moderate" Democrats who folded under pressure.  There is nothing moderate about this health bill.  They will have to explain it to their constituents, who should reject the explanations.

March 20, 2010