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."

The big buzz word in terms of health care these days seems to be "reconciliation." And the looming question is, will the democrats use the parliamentary maneuver to push their health care legislation through? For those who haven't heard the talking heads pontificate on this subject, reconciliation is a procedure that the democrats included in the 2010 budget that allows them to pass health care reform with only a simple 50 + 1 majority in the Senate.