Alright, so I don't think many people would argue that August was a rather...trying month for the President. Luckily he's on vacation now, but while he was in DC the place was nearly caving in around him. Congressmen couldn't stick to their talking points, angry town halls led Members to question their support, and the Republican attack machine did not miss a beat or opportunity to slam their democratic opponents for their support of health care reform.

Last week the Newell for Congress Campaign discussed the possibility of the Democrats using reconciliation to pass a health care bill in the Senate that included a public option. By using reconciliation, Senate democrats would only need a simple 50 + 1 vote to pass the bill -- And they clearly have those votes. Over the weekend that possibility took one more step towards becoming a reality, when Chuck Schumer (D-NY) appeared on "Meet the Press."

Okay, so at this point everyone has said some things they wish they could take back. If Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer could, I imagine they might have rethought their wording in that USA Today op-ed. Calling our opponents in this debate "un-American" might be taking it a step too far, even if their actions do undercut the democratic process. On the other side of the aisle, Former Governor Palin's statements about the health care bill having "death panels" have since been thoroughly debunked with experts on the subject calling her opinion "exaggerated and misunderstood."