>>And the Rs could have passed it with another 12 yeses. So your take on this is that the Dems are supposed to vote unanimously, but the reps can vote however they like? Therefor it's entirely the fault of the dems that it didn't pass?
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>My take is that pelosi is the head of the Ds, and she is supposed to be able to get her crew to vote her way. She couldn't, so she blames Rs for the failure, even after her excoriation of Rs. How stupid is she?

She may be the leader, but she doesn't own anybody. She can't force them to vote any particular way. If the Rs are allowed to vote according to their constituancy, why aren't the Ds allowed the same latitude. Do the Rs not have a leader?